Crack Chex Party Mix

The Iconic Chex Party Mix gets a sweet twist with pecans, brown sugar, cinnamon, and a hint of dark chocolate.  Chex Cereal becomes Crack Chex Party Mix! Irresistible, crunchy, and totally addicting. Whip up a batch to give some to your holiday guests! That is if you don’t eat it all first:)

What is Crack Chex Party Mix? Let me explain…

I grew up eating Chex Cereal and I have to say that I am so mad that now they have all these great flavors! My mom only bought the corn or rice varieties! Kids are so spoiled these days.

Cinnamon, chocolate, apple? I want to revert back to my childhood and get to eat these on Saturday morning while I am watching the Smurfs!

Of course, we always had Chex Party Mix around. I loved making the iconic Chex Party Mix recipe and adding in pretzels and peanuts.

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Ingredients Needed

• Rice Chex Cereal
• Corn Chex Cereal
• Toasted Pecans
• cinnamon
• butter
• light brown sugar
• salt
• vanilla
• baking soda
• dark chocolate

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How to Make Crack Chex Party Mix

First: Heat oven to 250F. Mix the Chex Cereals, pecans, and cinnamon in a large baking dish, lined with non-stick foil or with foil and sprayed with non-stick spray.

Second: In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, mix the butter and the brown sugar. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Once it starts to boil, let boil for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Third: When 5 minutes are up, remove from heat and add the vanilla and baking soda. Whisk quickly. It will start to foam and bubble when you add these two.

Fourth: Pour over your Chex Cereal Mixture and stir quickly to coat all the cereal and pecans. Once all is coated, place in the oven and bake for an hour, stirring every 15 minutes. When the hour is up, let cool completely. If you want to add the chocolate drizzle, melt your chocolate either in the microwave or a double boiler on the stove top.

For the full recipe and detailed instructions, please refer to the recipe card at the bottom of the post.

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This Crack Chex Party Mix is the best of sweet, salty, crunchy, and delicious! Makes a great edible gift too!

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Crack Chex Mix Candy

The Iconic Chex Snack Mix gets a sweet twist with pecans, brown sugar, cinnamon, and a hint of dark chocolate. Chex Cereal becomes Chex Mix Crack! Irresistible, crunchy, and totally addicting.

4.91 from 11 votes

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Course: Snacks to Share

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour hour

Total Time: 1 hour hour 15 minutes minutes

Servings: 12

Calories: 522kcal

Author: Jennifer Stewart

Ingredients

• 4 cups Rice Chex Cereal
• 4 cups Corn Chex Cereal
• 2 cups Toasted Pecans
• 2 tablespoons cinnamon

Caramel Coating

• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups light brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 4 ounces Dark Chocolate

Instructions

• Mix the Chex Cereals, pecans, and cinnamon in a large baking dish, lined with non-stick foil or with foil and sprayed with non-stick spray.
• Heat oven to 250F.
• In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, mix the butter and the brown sugar.
• Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
• Once it starts to boil, let boil for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• When 5 minutes are up, remove from heat and add the vanilla and baking soda.
• Whisk quickly. It will start to foam and bubble when you add these two.
• Pour over your Chex Cereal Mixture and stir quickly to coat all the cereal and pecans.
• Once all is coated, place in the oven and bake for an hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
• When the hour is up, let cool completely.
• If you want to add the chocolate drizzle, melt your chocolate either in the microwave or a double boiler on the stove top.
• When melted, drizzle over your Chex Mix Crack!

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 522kcal | Carbohydrates: 60g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 520mg | Potassium: 232mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 40g | Vitamin A: 990IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 134mg | Iron: 8mg

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