Spring Chex Party Mix
Spring Chex Party Mix is a fun and festive crunchy sweet snack everyone will enjoy. Use your favorite spring time or Easter candies to add bright cheery colors. You'll love the buttery and sweet vanilla flavors with each bite.
Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 1 hour hr
Cool 30 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr 35 minutes mins
Course Appetizer, Party food, Snacks
Cuisine American
- 6 cups rice Chex cereal
- 4 cups honey nut cheerios
- 1 1/2 cups roasted and salted peanuts
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 1/2 tbsp vanilla extract yes, tablespoons
- 1 cup M&M's chocolate Easter candies
- 1 cups pastel colored candy corn or any fun colored spring candies
- 1 cup pastel colored coated pretzels, broken in pieces or use regular mini or stick pretzels
Preheat oven to 275℉ and line a large sheet pan with parchment paper for easy clean up.
NOTE: If using plain pretzels add them to the Chex mix before tossing in the butter sauce.
In a small bowl combine melted butter, brown sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth and thick. Pour mixture over Chex mix and toss gently for several minutes to make sure all the ingredients are coated well.
Spread mixture evenly on your prepared sheet pan and place in the oven. Bake for 1-hour tossing every 15-minutes. Allow to cool completely and transfer back to the large bowl. Using a large spoon, toss in the candies and pretzels.
Tips:
Other variations-
- Corn or wheat Chex
- Crispix cereal
- Pretzel sticks
- Coconut
- Plain bugles
- Pecans
For a spicy version-
If you love sweet and spicy together try adding 1/4-1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper to the butter mixture.
Cool Chex mix completely-
Make sure Chex mixture is completely cooled before adding in your candies otherwise the coating from the candy will melt onto the other ingredients.
Storing Chex mix-
Chex Party Mix is great because it has a long shelf life after it is baked. This recipe will keep two weeks or more in an airtight container at room temperature.
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