Chex Mix, how do you do it?
 

Chex mix is a Christmas-time staple at the FMB! abode. I really like the original kind on the box, with deluxe mixed nuts (none of that peanut-rich BS), rice, corn, and wheat Chex, and Goldfish crackers. Sometimes I'll add bagel chips or melba toast.

How do you do it? What's a "must" for Chex mix?

Worcestershire and butter

I usually buy some Chex Mix and dump it in a bowl.

Crushed up in a hamburger patty.

1. Buy bag of Chex Mix
2. Open it and enjoy
3. ???
4. Profit!

damn this sounds tasty.
it's been forever since I've had a good spicy check mix.

You people buying Chex mix are really missing out on the good stuff. It doesn't compare to homemade.

I haven't had the homemade stuff in years. My grandma used to make it every year. Looong before you could buy it in the store.

I agree with you. Good stuff.

My dad always made it around holidays (probably still does), also long before you could buy it.

I wouldn't suggest buying chex mix during this time of the season.

Corn Chex.

In a bowl with a little sugar and milk.

?

Not that I would, but why?

Homemade is the best. I like to use rice, corn, and wheat Chex, cheerios, cashews, pretzels, and Goldfish Crackers or Cheez-its. Butter, Worcestershire, garlic powder and season salt gets the job done.

This thread makes me want puppy chow.

Onion powder, too. But this is pretty much mine minus the Cheerios and pretzels. I do like to add some extra cashews and/or pistachios to the deluxe mixed nuts.

Corn and rice Chex, pretzels (sticks or round), garlic bagel chips, peanuts, cashews. The wife makes the seasoning so I'm not totally sure what all is in there, though butter, cayenne and W sauce are part of it.

All gluten free, of course (thanks General Mills)

I had some a while back that were tossed with olive oil and cayenne pepper. It might have been baked after that. It was fantastic. I'm a freak about spicy food.

My wife makes bushel baskets full of this stuff before Christmas. I'm not sure what all she put in it, but I do know it has: Pretzels, chex (wheat, rice, corn), cheerios, mixed nuts, Lea & Perrins (can't spell worsheshshchetshire) and butter.

In the oven, not the microwave, you heathens

Cinnamon Life instead of Chex

My wife always eats chex mix and she is skinny as hell. I eat broccili and I am fat :(

Same for me. My wife eats like a Hobbit. We'll do breakfast and I'll have two eggs and wheat toast, she'll have pancakes, biscuits, eggs, hash browns, and bacon.

I guess it could be the amount of calories I eat. I don't know I just know is not far because my wife will eat eggs cheese bacon and I will eat broccli and white race and I weight 304 pounds.

Food thread/tomatoes.

I hear those white folks are kind of high in cholesterol, watch yourself.

Ah. Heh.

Not sure where he is located, but store tomatoes in the winter suck most places I've lived.

Cali.

He's probably golden.

Well, that would make a difference.

My mom used to get pissed when it would stick together after letting it cool. That was always the best part

Rice wheat corn chex basically the recipe on the box. Sometimes in the microwave with a paper bag. That makes the whole house reek and pisses the old lady off something ferocious so it's been a while LMAO

Maybe oven bake some this weekend

I like the jalapeño cheddar flavor.

But i loooooove puppy chow....chocolate pb and powdered sugar

this

My chex mix may be the only thing I do that i'm proud of.

First, I always do two batches at once. It's perfect for a deep 9x13 pan.

Second, I hate wheat chex.

Third, I always melt the butter in a measuring cup, then whisk in the spices, then pour over the ingredients. Seems to give the most even coating.

I usually go with something along the lines of the following:

8 cups corn chex
8 cups rice chex
4 cups goldfish (usually just cheddar, occasionally cheddar and parmesan)
2 cups pretzel sticks (snyder's; never rold gold, they're too thin)
2 cups nuts (usually just cashews; last batch was cashews, pecans and almonds and was great - NEVER PEANUTS)

Occasionally I'll throw in some bugles or cheerios for variety, but generally not.


It's literally the easiest thing in the world to make. 10 minutes prep, stir every 15 minutes, let cool after an hour.

Oh, and I usually cook it a bit under 250. Although that may be having an electric stove and the temp being off. Usually go with 225. Also a key for making good cookies in my experience. But I do prefer them soft and chewy rather than crispy.

Feel sorry for the people that think chex mix from a bag is acceptable. It's like saying don't bother with Arthur Bryants because McDonalds has the McRib.

Making my holiday double batch today. A little extra spicy, and made in the oven like god intended.

Chex mix snobs lol

For a recipe to be proud of, this post MIGHT be missing something[s]. ;)

Took keg's suggestion on the Parmesan goldfish.

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I've always heard it called Muddy Buddies, not Puppy Chow.

:)

Pls give updates.

Why is there ONE ****ing Brazilian nut in your batch. WTF

Whatever was in the can. :shrug:

I like to shuck/crack my own nuts for mines.

Actually, I think I see two now. Two is fine. Just not one.

Is THAT what they're called? ;)

There are seven.

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Political correctness ;)

Fair enough. Still seems to be a very strange ratio.

I can't do anything about the Brazil nut ratio in a can of Planters Deluxe Mixed Nuts.

Nothing against the Brazil nuts but IMO you gotta go all or nothing. At least make it about 25 nuts or so. 7 is pretty weak.

I thought you were skinny and single? ROFL

Damn this thread! Chez mix is cooking and 4Lbs of thin sliced flank steak is in the jerky marinade. I will be Snackn' partners.

Crispix mix > chez mix

Not sure what you're referring to.

Full plan of attack is to melt the butter (stick and half) in pyrex (liquid) measuring cup in the microwave, stir in worchestershire sauce (4 tbsp), stir in seasoned salt (1 tbsp), stir in garlic powder (1.5 tsp), stir in onion powder (1 tsp). Pour over the mix. Bake.

Sad part of all this is that I can't remember what I did an hour ago, but the chex mix recipe I know from memory.

Sometimes I really like them, sometimes I really don't.

It's sort of weird.

Lately I've been mostly going with cheddar. Actually bought flavor blasted (basically goldfish with cheetoes seasoning..) by accident last time (not sure how I managed that...). Was afraid it would screw the mix up but I didn't notice any difference.

I've been chowing down on Chex Mix watching the SF-SD game. Good stuff, man!

For someone not sure what I was referring to, this post MIGHT be addressing exactly what I was referring to.

;)

I tried to cover all the bases

Damn, that's sexy.

I make the box version and add some Frank's Red Hot.

My parents made it when they played cards with company. I ate it as a kid but not now. I can't but it was good when I could. I just can't help ya' with any tips.

Guess I could do it with rice and corn with gluten free gold fish crackers if they exist. I just never made this before.

Currently have some cooking in the slow cooker ROFL

Never tried the slow cooker method but it was mentioned today so **** it :shrug:

Poverty Chex Mix.