This sweet Chex mix recipe is perfect for snacking on to satisfy your sweet tooth and sugar cravings with just a touch of heat to counter and round out the dish.
Making your own snack mix is so much fun. I'm sure you've had many different kinds of Chex party mixes over the years, today I'm sharing one of mine.
I wanted to make a sweet Chex snack mix as I have a huge sweet tooth. However, I did add a little hot sauce (optional) that gives the snack, in my humble opinion, a nice rounded flavor.
How to Make a Sweet Chex Mix
Ingredients
- Chex cereal
- Butter
- Brown Sugar
- Honey
- Baking Soda
- Dark Chocolate Chips
- White Chocolate Chips
- Tabasco or other Hot Sauce - optional
Note: I used wheat Chex and rice Chex cereal but you could also use corn Chex or any combination of all three.
Step 1. In a large saucepan combine butter, brown sugar, honey, and hot sauce. Bring to a simmer for 1 minute.
Note: You can omit the hot sauce but believe me when I say no one even noticed the heat. Also, you could add a little salt here but since I was using salted butter I did not.
Step 2. Add baking soda (it will foam up) to the sauce. The baking soda creates a reaction to make the sauce harden and keeps the cereal crispy.
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Step 3. Add the cereal and mix well. Continue to stir and cook for 30 seconds.
Step 4. Spread your Chex mix out on some parchment paper covering a baking sheet and allow it to cool slightly.
Step 5. While the cereal mix is cooling melt dark chocolate and white chocolate chips separately. Then use a spoon to drizzle the chocolate all over.
Step 6. Let the mixture sit until it is totally cool.
Break it up into smaller pieces and serve it in a large bowl. Or place it in an airtight container for future munching.
Sweet Chex Mix Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 cups Chex wheat cereal
- 4 cups Chex rice cereal
- 1/2 cup butter
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
- 1 tablespoon Tabasco or hot sauce optional
Instructions
- In a large saucepan on medium high heat melt the butter with the brown sugar, honey, and hot sauce.
- When the mixture starts to simmer cook for 1 minute.
- Add baking soda and stir. (it will foam up)
- Add the cereal and stir until well coated. Stir and cook for 30 seconds.
- Remove the pan from the heat and pour the mixture onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Spread the cereal evenly with a spatula.
- Allow the Chex mix to cool while melting the dark chocolate and white chocolate in separate bowls in the microwave.
- Use a small spoon to drizzle both chocolates all over the cereal mixture.
- Let cool and break up the mixture into smaller portions.
- Place in an airtight container until ready to serve.
Nutrition
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although attempts have been made to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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