I think this is the first time I have made Chex Party Mix. I might have made this back in the 80’s but I cant be sure. I have vague recollection; but it might have been me just eating what someone else made? I have seen so many people posting that they bought their ingredients and were making theirs. I guess I had a little FOMO so here is the one I tried. I went the sweet and salty version because I love sweet and salty. If it goes well, meaning not just me eating this, I will try making the savory version.
I was curios to when this Chex mix phenomenon all started. It started back in the early 1950’s by Ralston Purina; which is now General Mills – makes sense. It made the cover of Life Magazine in 1952. The original recipe had Worcestershire sauce and was named “Party Mix” kind of funny that no one made a pre-packaged version until 1985. I hope you enjoyed a little history of the origin of what you are all either making or eating.
There seems to be an endless options listing for cereal, nuts and crackers so let me know what are your favorite options. I would love to hear from you how they differ from this one I made. I know I didn’t have saltines on hand but I did have an unopened bag of pita chips so I broke them up a bit and added them into the mix.
Chex Party Mix with Cinnamon and Sugar
Ingredients
- 3 cups Corn Chex
- 2 cups Cheerios
- 1 cup Wheat Chex
- 2 cups pita chips
- 2 cups unsalted whole Cashews
- 2 cups Pretzel Sticks
sauce
- ½ cup butter
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 tablespoon honey
cinnamon and sugar
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 275℉prepare 2 sheet pans with a Silpat or parchment paper
- In a large bowl add all the cereal, nuts and crackers.
- In a heat proof bowl melt the butter, add the honey and vanilla. Pour this mixture over the cereal, nut and cracker mixture. Stir to cover all the cereal.
- Spread the cereal mixture so the mixture is close to a single layer onto each prepared sheet pan.
- in a small bowl or covered dish add the sugar and cinnamon and stir or shake to combine.
- You are going to bake these stirring frequently. bake for 15 minutes, stir.bake for another 15 minutes, stir bake for 10 minutes stir and add the cinnamon and sugar mixturebake for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool before serving, store in an airtight container.
