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Sweet and Spicy Chex Mix Recipe

This sweet, spicy, crunchy, salty cheese Chex mix recipe is the perfect snack for the holiday season and great for gifting! It’s super easy to make and a crowd favorite. Get your holiday party started with this spicy snack.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 10 mins
Servings: 9 cups
Calories: 951 kcal
Course: Snacks
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Dry Snack Mix -
  • 9 cups Chex cereal I used a combination of rice, corn and wheat chex cereal
  • 1 cup mini pretzels twists
  • 1 cup mini pretzel rods
  • 1 cup mini bread sticks
  • 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 Worcestshrire sauce
  • ½ cups honey
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder

Instructions

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  1. Pre-heat oven at 250 F.
  2. In a bowl add all three types of chex cereal, mini pretzel twists, mini pretzel rods, mini bread sticks, bagel chips and nuts.
  3. 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.
  4. Pour the seasoning sauce over the dry snack mix.
  5. Using a spatula mix to coat all dry ingredients evenly.
  6. Transfer the chex snack mix contents onto a baking tray.
  7. Spread it into one even layer.
  8. Bake in preheated oven at 250 F for about 1 hour and 15 minutes or until everything turns crispy evenly.
  9. Remove snack mix from oven and let it cool completely.
  10. You can serve it straight away for snacking or keep it stored in air tight container for up-to 3 weeks.

Notes

  • Gluten-Free – use rice Chex, pretzels, and gluten-free bagel chips.
  • Nut-Free – Leave out nuts and use seeds like pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds instead.
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  • Nutritional Info – Please keep in mind that the nutritional information provided is only a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on the products used.
  • Make it your own:  If you don’t like any ingredient, feel free to replace it with another ingredient that you prefer, or leave it out.
  • Seasoning: If making for kids leave out chili powder and cayenne pepper completely or reduce the quantity.
  • Use the best quality ingredients for the best taste. The quality of butter used in the recipe will matter, use premium quality butter.
  • Be gentle while mixing buttered seasoning with the dry snack mix so they don't break.
  • Adjust the seasoning as per your taste preference. Experiment with different seasonings for the snack, check below for variations on seasoning.
  • Don't forget to stir every 15 minutes while baking. This prevents the snack mix from burning at the bottom and ensures even baking.
  • Adjust baking time according to your oven temperature. Note: every oven temperature varies and you may want to adjust the baking time accordingly to make sure the snack mix is crisped enough or reduce the time to prevent it from burning.
  • Allow to cool completely before you store the snack mix in air-tight jars.

Nutrition Information

Calories 951kcal (48%) Carbohydrates 144g (48%) Protein 19g (38%) Fat 39g (60%) Saturated Fat 13g (65%) Polyunsaturated Fat 5g Monounsaturated Fat 15g Trans Fat 1g Cholesterol 41mg (14%) Sodium 1618mg (67%) Potassium 527mg (15%) Fiber 14g (56%) Sugar 26g (52%) Vitamin A 1299IU (26%) Vitamin C 9mg (10%) Calcium 173mg (17%) Iron 25mg (139%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 9cups

Amount Per Serving

Calories 951

% 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.