How to make the best savory Chex Mix. This simple and easy recipe is the original healthy traditional homemade snack mix with cereal, pretzels, and nuts. Baked in the oven.
At a friend’s house this evening, Grace discovered that she likes Chex Mix.
I’ve never been a fan, so she didn’t have to worry about me nibbling from her bowl.
I wonder if that was part of its charm.
At any rate, I poured Grace a bowl of Chex Mix (the premade kind, in a bag), and she immediately picked out all of the Chex and left the pretzels and crackers behind.
My like these little crunchy things, Momma.
I told her that they’re a kind of cereal, and that you can eat with milk or as a snack.
Can my have more of the little crunchy things?
Have you ever tried explaining Why not? to a 2-1/2-year-old who wants you to pick the cereal bits out of a friend’s bag of Chex Mix? It doesn’t compute.
My want more little crunchy things.
She was begging for a healthy food. No sugar involved. How often does that happen?
When we got home, I looked up the recipe for Chex Mix, tweaked it, and gave Joe a shopping list.
Note that we made our Chex Mix almost entirely out of Chex because that’s what Grace likes. Most people put in pretzel sticks and crackers such as Goldfish Crackers. You can use those if you want.
How to make the best homemade Chex Mix
- Preheat oven to 250º.
- In a large bowl, microwave butter for 30 seconds or until melted. Stir in Worcestershire sauce, seasoned salt, garlic powder, and onion powder. Gradually stir in Chex, pretzels, peanuts, and crackers.
- Spread on a baking sheet in a thin layer and bake for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
- Spread on paper towels to cool for at least 5 minutes.
- Store in an airtight container.
How to Make Chex Mix
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 3/4 teaspoon seasoned salt
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 4 1/2 cups Chex cereal use any combination of flavors
- 1/2 cup peanuts
- 1/2 cup pretzel sticks
- 1/2 cup Goldfish crackers or Cheez-Its
Instructions
- In a large bowl, microwave butter for 30 seconds or until melted. Stir in seasonings. Gradually stir in cereal, nuts, pretzel sticks, and Goldfish until evenly coated.
- Bake at 250º for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
- Spread on paper towels to cool, about 5 minutes.
- Store in an airtight container.
Nutrition
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mama2monkeys says
thank you for posting this. my almost 2 year olds love the chex. but chew and then delightfully spit out anything else where ever the stand
FeelsLikeHomeBlog says
Oh no! That might be motivation for me to pick through the bag. LOL! But really, making your own is cheaper and healthier, so it's a better option all around.
Amy says
We made Chex Mix at Christmas time. Nate really liked to too (although not the nuts- generally with nuts he chews them up like a wood chipper and then spits them somewhere- like my hand.) I really liked hearing him ask for more as it sounded like “More chipmunks please.”
Sherry says
Love Chex mix! it is the ultimate snack mix!!
FeelsLikeHomeBlog says
Ew! Grace really likes nuts. One of the reasons that I posted this is that we can all adjust it to our own kiddos. You could use bagel chips and pretzels with the Chex; that's what the original recipe calls for. Or some other combination. 🙂
shopannies says
delicious I am sort of like Grace as I take it apart piece by piece and eat every piece in order first cereal, then the pretzels ….
FeelsLikeHomeBlog says
That is so funny!
Brenda says
I like this idea, to only use the cereal (and a few nuts).
Sherry says
Love Chex mix! it is the ultimate snack mix!!
FeelsLikeHomeBlog says
Ew! Grace really likes nuts. One of the reasons that I posted this is that we can all adjust it to our own kiddos. You could use bagel chips and pretzels with the Chex; that's what the original recipe calls for. Or some other combination. 🙂
shopannies says
delicious I am sort of like Grace as I take it apart piece by piece and eat every piece in order first cereal, then the pretzels ….
FeelsLikeHomeBlog says
That is so funny!
Brenda says
I like this idea, to only use the cereal (and a few nuts).