Sweet and Spicy Chex Mix Recipe
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4.9
Sweet and Spicy Chex Mix Recipe
Description
The Sweet and Spicy Chex Mix Recipe brings together multiple cereals—rice, corn, and wheat Chex—with mini pretzels, bread sticks, nuts, and rye bagel chips. The seasoning sauce made from melted butter, Worcestershire sauce, honey, and a combination of onion powder, garlic powder, salt, cayenne pepper, and chili powder evenly coats the dry ingredients. Baking at 250°F for about an hour and fifteen minutes crisps the mix throughout without burning.
The flavor combination balances sweetness from honey with the warmth and mild heat of chili and cayenne, complemented by the buttery, tangy Worcestershire sauce. The textural contrast between crunchy cereals, nuts, pretzels, and crispy chips makes this mix satisfying and versatile for various snacking occasions.
The snack keeps well stored in an airtight container for up to three weeks, making it practical to prepare in advance. Gentle mixing of the sauce and tossing during baking helps prevent breaking the mix and ensures even flavor and doneness. Adjusting the seasoning or baking time can tailor the recipe to taste and oven variances.
Ingredients
Dry Snack Mix -
- 9 cups Chex cereal I used a combination of rice, corn and wheat chex cereal
- 1 cup pretzels mini twists
- 1 cup pretzel rods mini
- 1 cup bread sticks mini
- 2 cups nuts I used a combination of almonds, whole cashews and pistachios
- 1 cup bagel chips I used Rye bagel chips. You can use plain bagel chips
Sweet & Spicy Sauce For Seasoning –
- ¾ cup butter melted
- 2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- ½ cups honey
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven at 250 F.
- In a bowl add all three types of chex cereal, mini pretzel twists, mini pretzel rods, mini bread sticks, bagel chips and nuts.
- In a microwave safe bowl melt butter. To melted butter add worcestshrire sauce, honey, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, cayenne pepper and chili powder. Whisk well.
- Pour the seasoning sauce over the dry snack mix.
- Using a spatula mix to coat all dry ingredients evenly.
- Transfer the chex snack mix contents onto a baking tray.
- Spread it into one even layer.
- Bake in preheated oven at 250 F for about 1 hour and 15 minutes or until everything turns crispy evenly.
- Remove snack mix from oven and let it cool completely.
- You can serve it straight away for snacking or keep it stored in air tight container for up-to 3 weeks.
Notes
- Use rice Chex and gluten-free pretzels and bagel chips to make a gluten-free snack mix.
- Substitute nuts with pumpkin or sunflower seeds for a nut-free option.
- Reduce or omit chili powder and cayenne pepper when serving to children or for milder flavor.
- Stir the mixture every 15 minutes during baking to prevent burning and to promote even crisping.
- Allow the mix to cool completely before storing in an airtight container to preserve crispness.
- Use high-quality butter for better flavor impact in the seasoning sauce.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 9cups
Amount Per Serving
Calories 951 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 951kcal | 48% |
| Carbohydrates | 144g | 48% |
| Protein | 19g | 38% |
| Fat | 39g | 60% |
| Saturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 5g | 29% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 15g | 75% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 41mg | 14% |
| Sodium | 1618mg | 67% |
| Potassium | 527mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 14g | 56% |
| Sugar | 26g | 52% |
| Vitamin A | 1299IU | 26% |
| Vitamin C | 9mg | 10% |
| Calcium | 173mg | 17% |
| Iron | 25mg | 139% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
4.9
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