This Chex Mix is one of our Thanksgiving traditions. It's so toasty, savory and crunchy! It makes a large batch - plenty to share with your crowd! I've been tweaking the recipe for years to get it just how we like it! You can easily customize your cereals and mix-ins. It makes 4 quarts of Chex Mix. It keeps for at least a week in an air-tight container - but never lasts long around our house!
1 large mixing bowl (you need to stir 4 quarts of the mixture)
Ingredients
Cereals & More: 18 total cups, you can vary based on what you like, this is what I use:
4cupscorn chex cereal
4cupsrice chex cereal
3cupswheat chex cereal
3cupsmini crackers or sesame sticks
2cups goldfish or cheese crackers
2cupsmini pretzels
Butter Mixture:
1cup butter or oil*melted
1/3cupWorcestershire sauce
1tablespoonsugar
2tablespoonsranch dressing mixI use Penzeys Ranch Mix
1/2teaspoononion powder
1teaspoongarlic powder
1/2cupgrated Pecorino Romano cheeseI use Locatelli
1teaspoonhot sauceoptional
1teaspoonsalt
Instructions
Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. Arrange 2 oven racks to upper-middle and lower-middle positions.Line 2 large rimmed baking sheets with parchment (makes clean up easy, but not essential)
Combine/gently mix all your cereals, crackers etc. in very large mixing bowl (makes 4 quarts).
Stir together all the butter mixture ingredients until well blended.
Pour half the butter mixture all over the cereal/cracker mixture and toss to coat. Pour the remaining butter mixture over and toss to coat again.
Spread coated mix over the two baking sheets. Bake for 1 hour. Rotating the pans half-way through and stirring every 15 minutes.
When finished baking, turn off oven, open oven door slightly and allow the oven to cool with the pans inside for about 30-60 minutes. Remove and allow to fully cool. (the mixture will fully crisp up once fully cool) Once cool, store in a large air-tight container.
Notes
1 cup butter or oil:
ALL BUTTER: 1 cup butter will give you a more buttery flavor.HALF/HALF: 1/2 cup butter and 1/2 cup oil (I use avocado or canola) gives you some buttery flavor and more crunchy texture from the oil.
Nutrition (approx. data estimated via online nutritional calculator.)