Classic Homemade Chex Mix
It’s the beloved snack mix that’s instantly recognizable, and so incredibly easy to make! Our Classic Homemade Chex Mix is a salty favorite that’s ready fast, customizable, and a great popable party snack!
Our Homemade Classic Chex Mix is an iconic snack, made at home! As an (elder) millennial, anytime you went to a party, and there was a bowl of this quintessential party snack there, you knew it was going to be a good time. It’s crunchy, salty, and (the best part) so customizable! Keep the chex base but substitute in your favorite kind of pretzels, nuts, and other salty, crunchy add-ins to make this new and exciting over and over again!
Ingredients Needed
- Chex Cereal – A mix of Rice, Corn, and Wheat is what you’ll find in this classic, but you can, of course, use whatever combination you want/have on hand.
- Pretzels – We love these extra small mini pretzels, but you can also use pretzel sticks, or regular mini pretzels.
- Bagel Chips – We love these bagel chips, and these garlic rye bagel chips are also an amazing addition.
- Nuts – Salted peanuts and cashews are our favorites, but you can also use all peanuts, all cashews, or swap in another nut like almonds.
- Ranch Dressing Mix – This adds a savory, herbal touch – and even better, add some from scratch flair by making your own!
- Worcestershire Sauce – Just enough to add a little touch of umami.
- Seasonings – In addition to the ranch dressing mix, we love to add some onion and garlic powder, and just a touch of savory thyme.
- Butter – Key to tying it all together!
SO Easy to Make
Melt and Mix
Just add the butter, spices, and Worcestershire sauce to a small saucepan to melt the butter. Finish with the ranch dressing mix and then whisk it all together. Meanwhile, add everything else to a large bowl and give it a mix before adding the seasoned butter mixture.
Bake
Add it all to a tray and then bake in the oven for an hour, stirring every 20 minutes for it all to get extra crunchy and flavor-coated.
Classic Homemade Chex Mix, done!
Customizable!
We love this Classic Homemade Chex Mix because it’s so easily customizable! You can adjust the ratio of the different Chex cereals, other cereals like Cheerios. You can use almonds or a mixed nut blend. Swap in Bugels, pretzel sticks, rye crisps, or even some popcorn.
Make it Spicy by adding a little hot sauce or cayenne to the butter and then swapping in some takis!
Make it Sweet by adding candied pecans, kettle corn, Honey roasted peanuts, or add in a M&Ms after it’s been baked and cooled.
Make it Cheesy by adding in Cheez-Its, cheese balls, or cheese popcorn!
So much flavor. So nostalgic. Soooooo snackable!
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Classic Homemade Chex Mix
Equipment
- small saucepan
Ingredients
- 2 cups wheat chex 3.5 oz
- 2 cups rice chex 2.35 oz
- 2 cups corn chex 2.35 oz
- 1 cup bagel chips 1.7 oz
- 1 cup itty mini pretzels 2 oz
- 1/2 cup salted peanuts 2.6 oz
- 1/2 cup salted cashews 2.3 oz
- 6 tablespoons salted butter
- 2 tablespoons worschester sauce
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 tablespoon ranch dressing mix
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat oven to 250℉.
- Mix Cereal and Nuts: Add all of the cereal, nuts, bagel chips, and pretzels to a large bowl and mix well.
- Melt Butter: Add butter, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, onion, and thyme to a small saucepan and heat over medium low to melt the butter. Once the butter is melted, remove from the heat, add the ranch dressing mix, and whisk well.
- Mix: Pour melted butter mixture over the chex mix and stir well so it is all lightly coated.
- Bake: Add the mix to a baking sheet and bake for 1 hr, stirring every 20 minutes.
- Serve and Enjoy or store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks.
