It’s no secret that I have a bit of a thing for homemade Chex Mix.
It’s been my favorite snack to munch on ever since I was a kid. I make huge batches each year (including four this past weekend!) to give out as gifts to friends and family around the holidays. And as of now, I’ve posted — not one, not two, not three, but now — four Chex Mix recipes here on the blog, including my Slow Cooker Chex Mix recipe that continues to (um, surprisingly!) be one of the top recipes on Gimme Some Oven.
So much Chex Mix!!!
That said, of all the flavors I’ve tried, I’ve gotta be honest and say that about 90% of the time I stick with my own original recipe. Which is based off of the original Chex Mix recipe on the box, but — ahem — kicked up a big notch. Because when it comes to good Chex Mix, I’m a big believer that the more of that magical, zesty, bold sauce — the better.
So for anyone looking for a killer Chex Mix recipe this season, allow me to introduce you to my go-to recipe.
I call it my EXTRA-Bold Chex Mix. ♡
Extra-Bold Chex Mix Recipe | 1-Minute Video
Like I said, I literally made four batches of this stuff over the weekend. So I figured I’d snap a few photos during a batch to show you how zee Chex Mix and I roll.
First off, you’ve gotta start with the rockstar ingredients — All The Chex.
Well, back in the good ol’ days, these were the only three kinds of Chex. Now there are apparently all kinds to choose from at the store. But for my extra-bold mix, I prefer to stick with the holy trinity of Chex — wheat, rice, and corn.
You’re welcome to add whatever other crunchy ingredients to the mix that you’d like. Or you can definitely add in chopped dried fruit, M&Ms, or crackers after the mix has baked. But I tend to stick with what I grew up with — Cheerios, pretzels, and party peanuts. (Pro tip — I especially recommend adding those O’s. They tend to soak up tons of the sauce and get extra flavorful.)
Then, they key to this “Extra-Bold”-ness is all in the sauce. I don’t know about you, but I always felt like the original recipe was good, but never quite included as much of that zesty, buttery worcestershire-garlicky-seasoned-salty sauce. So over the years, I’ve upped and upped my amounts of sauce until I feel like I’ve found my happy sauce place.
And the result?!
Seriously the most irresistible batch of Chex Mix you’ve ever tried.
So give it a try! :)
Extra-Bold Chex Mix
Ingredients
- 9 cups Chex cereal (I used equal parts corn, rice, and wheat Chex)
- 2 cups mini pretzels
- 1 cup Cheerios
- 1 cup peanuts
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted and hot
- 1/3 cup worcestershire sauce
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons seasoned salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
Instructions
- Add the Chex, pretzels, Cheerios, and peanuts together in a large microwave-safe mixing bowl, and gently stir a bit to combine.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the melted butter, worcestershire sauce, seasoned salt and garlic powder together until combined. Drizzle half of the sauce evenly over the Chex mix. Then give the mix a gentle stir to combine. (I like to stir with a rubber spatula, to help prevent breaking the Chex.) Repeat by drizzling the remaining sauce over the Chex mix, and stir again until combined.
- Microwave uncovered on high 5 to 6 minutes, thoroughly stirring every 2 minutes.
- Spread the mix out on parchment paper or paper towels until it has cooled to room temperature. Store in airtight container for up to 3 weeks.
Did you make this?Let me know how it turned out in the comments below!
The video worried me. I only counted 5 cup of Chex and add ons! Threw me off. 13 on recipe. I even doubled mine. After watching video I had to double check. Lol whew scared I messed mine up.
I also like to use mixed nuts. I like to bake everything in the oven and I usually make a double batch of sauce also!
Thank you so much for sharing this recipe , I also love the extra bold taste to, its better then the original recipe
not quite bold enough for me – so I doubled everything (except the chex mix)
We got a craving for Chex Mix and went looking for a good recipe and decided to start with this. The Chex Mix Committee could not reach a consensus on the ingredients, so we took a fact-finding trip to the supermarket. We ended up with:
1 box of Wheat Chex. this was a key ingredient as the finance chairman of the Chex Mix committee felt that store bought snack mixes skimped out on the Wheat Chex.
1 box store brand Cereal, a mix of rice and corn Chex-like crisps, hexagonally shaped for variety
1 box store brand mini-cheese crackers
1 bag of peanut sized pretzel balls
1 jar of honey roasted peanuts
We made an attempt to try and calculate exactly how much butter and seasoning to use, then gave up and just decided that doubling the recipe sounded about right, and if it was a little on the high side, more butter and seasoning wouldn’t hurt. I added a teaspoon onion powder to the recipe,
We did the mixing in a new unscented kitchen garbage bag. It worked like a charm.
We opted for oven baking at 250 degrees, which was one of many cooking methods we found elsewhere. We roasted it at this temperature for a long time, like 5 hours -until all the moisture pulled out and it was REALLY crisp, at that low temp you don’t have to worry about burning the cereals. It was awesome.
You always agree with a recipe that is like yours. Always Cheerios and Party Peanuts (Planters). Only Butter. Way to go. It will never be there for three weeks!
Hi! Quick question. If you don’t have a microwave, what would be the best way to cook? Crockpot? Stovetop? Can’t wait to try this recipe. Thanks!
Spread out evenly on two cookie sheets, bake for 1 hour at 250° be sure to stir every 15 minutes.
What can you use instead of worcestershire? Anchovies …… so gross.
I’m almost every natural food store or aisle they make a vegan Worcestershire sauce that subs for this. Tastes the same and very similar in cost.
You can get vegan Worcestershire sauce.
This recipe is AMAZING!! I made a couple of small changes…..cashews instead of peanuts and the best one…. I couldn’t find any wheat Chex, so I bought a box of Life cereal in its place. As you may know, Life has a little sugar in it and, OH MY GOSH, the salty/sweet flavor of those mixed in was great…..they added a whole new dimension to the tasty treat!!!
Everyone loved it! Only change is I baked in 250 oven for 45 minutes and added a tsp paprika. So good!
Love the boldness and flavorful taste. It’s so much better than the original.
I came here to see if anyone still baked in the oven. Thank you for this info. Merry Christmas 🎄