As much sugar as I go through, you may be surprised to hear that it’s easier for me to hold back on sweet things than it is for me to stop eating salty snacks.
Chex® Mix is my major downfall — not the store-bought, packaged-three-months-ago-with-trace-amounts-of-salt-and-Worcestershire-sauce Chex Mix — only the homemade stuff will do. So when I make it, I make it like I mean it. Salty, Worcestershire-y and enough cashews that the nut fighting is over.
The recipe can be found on any Chex box and on most similar store brand cereal boxes. I make mine using wheat Chex and corn Chex (a ratio of about 75:25, heavier on the wheat variety), an extra tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce, an extra tablespoon of butter and a few extra dashes of each of the seasonings. I mix in twice as many cashews as mixed nuts. (When I double the recipe, I use one regular can of mixed nuts and a larger can of cashews.) I don’t usually add the pretzels or bagel chips but I have added Pepperidge Farm Goldfish® crackers. It’s all about what fits in a handful.
If you want to look at the recipe online, here is the link. While you’re there, check out the Caramel Crispy Chex Mix recipe. It is outrageously better than caramel popcorn! I use one variety of Chex cereal and I substitute Cap’n Crunch® cereal for the rest. Since the Chocolate Chip Crunchewy Cookies are one of the most popular recipes on my blog, I figure people must really love Cap’n Crunch.
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Time for you to share what you love – how do you make your Chex® Mix like you mean it?
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This post has nothing really to do with General Mills or The Quaker Oats Company. It is not a paid endorsement of any of the above products. I just write what I want to write and hope it relates to what interests you.
Love all that you add to your Chex mix! Thanks for the link to the original recipe…always nice to have a great base to start from