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Original Chex™ Party Mix

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  • Prep 15 min
  • Total 15 min
  • Servings 24
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Have a party coming up? Then it's time to make Original Chex™ Party Mix! This crunchy, salty snack mix is a welcome addition to game day celebrations, holiday gatherings and more. And the best part? This Original Chex™ Party Mix comes together in just 15 minutes—and you can customize the recipe by adding any of your favorite sweet, salty or spicy snacks.
By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Mar 29, 2023
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Ingredients

  • 3 cups Corn Chex™ cereal
  • 3 cups Rice Chex™ cereal
  • 3 cups Wheat Chex™ cereal
  • 1 cup mixed nuts
  • 1 cup bite-size pretzels
  • 1 cup garlic-flavor bite-size bagel chips or regular-size bagel chips, broken into 1-inch pieces
  • 6 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons seasoned salt
  • 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder

Steps

  • 1
    In large microwavable bowl, mix cereals, nuts, pretzels and bagel chips; set aside. In small microwavable bowl, microwave butter uncovered on High about 40 seconds or until melted. Stir in seasonings. Pour over cereal mixture; stir until evenly coated.
  • 2
    Microwave uncovered on High 5 to 6 minutes, thoroughly stirring every 2 minutes. Spread on paper towels to cool. Store in airtight container.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Want to make a toastier version of this go-to party snack? Preheat your oven to 250°F. Mix the cereals, nuts, pretzels and bagel chips in a large bowl until well combined, then set aside. Melt the butter in a large roasting pan in the oven. Stir in the seasonings, then gradually stir in the cereal mixture until evenly coated. Bake for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Spread on paper towels, let cool about 15 minutes. Store in airtight container.
  • tip 2
    This Original Chex™ Party Mix can be made ahead of time and stored until ready to eat. Once mix is completely cooled, spoon into airtight containers and store for up to 2 weeks in a cool pantry.
  • tip 3
    Make this Original Chex™ Party Mix recipe your own by swapping in your preferred ingredients. Choose crunchy additions like nuts, sourdough pretzel bites, cheesy goldfish crackers, popcorn, caramel corn or broken tortilla chips. Or, choose to add some seasoned melted butter to your snack mix. Add a shake of dried herbs, a generous dash of hot pepper sauce or a squeeze of lemon juice with some grated lemon zest into the melted butter, and stir into your snack mix.

Nutrition

140 Calories, 6g Total Fat, 3g Protein, 17g Total Carbohydrate, 2g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1/2 Cup
Calories
140
Calories from Fat
60
Total Fat
6g
10%
Saturated Fat
2 1/2g
11%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
10mg
3%
Sodium
330mg
14%
Potassium
95mg
3%
Total Carbohydrate
17g
6%
Dietary Fiber
2g
7%
Sugars
2g
Protein
3g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
6%
6%
Vitamin C
2%
2%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
25%
25%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

More About This Recipe

  • Back in the 1950s, families first began spending time watching television together. On those cozy evenings enjoying Ed Sullivan or Milton Berle, the parents and kids wanted something they could snack on without taking their eyes off the (tiny, black-and-white) screen. And so the homemade Chex™ Mix recipe was born. Using simple ingredients that were already on-hand in the kitchen pantry, an enterprising 50s chef could pull a batch together during a commercial break and still be back in time for the regularly scheduled programming. Who was the first person to create and serve homemade Chex™ Mix? No one has definitively claimed that honor, although a rumor persists that it was first served in 1955 by the wife of a Chex Mix executive. When everyone at the couple’s holiday party asked for the Chex™ Mix recipe, its popularity grew, until soon it was appearing on boxes of Wheat, Rice and Corn Chex™ being sold nationwide. Check out Betty's best snacks< for even more snack-able, party-worthy variations and ideas.
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