Churro Chex Mix
Churro Chex Mix combines crunchy cereal, pretzels, and pecans with a cinnamon sugar coating and sweet topping for the ultimate sweet snack mix.
Servings: 12 1 cup generous or mounded servings
Calories: 388kcal
Ingredients
- 4 cups Rice Chex cereal
- 4 cups Corn Chex cereal
- 2 cups thin stick pretzels
- 1 cup honey roasted peanuts
- ¾ cup unsalted butter
- ¼ cup light brown sugar packed
- ¼ teaspoon table salt
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 20 individually wrapped caramels unwrapped and sliced into quarters (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 275°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or heavy-duty aluminum foil.
- In a large heat-safe mixing bowl, combine the Rice and Corn Chex cereal, thin-stick pretzels, and honey-roasted peanuts. Set this mixture aside.4 cups Rice Chex cereal, 4 cups Corn Chex cereal, 2 cups thin stick pretzels, 1 cup honey roasted peanuts
- In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Stir in the light brown sugar and table salt. Cook and whisk until the brown sugar dissolves. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla.¾ cup unsalted butter, ¼ cup light brown sugar, ¼ teaspoon table salt, 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Pour the butter and sugar mixture over the Chex mix in the bowl. Gently stir and toss to coat the cereal, pretzels, and peanuts evenly.
- Add the granulated sugar and cinnamon to a small mixing bowl. Stir to combine.½ cup granulated sugar, 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- Spread the coated cereal mixture onto the prepared baking sheet in an even layer. Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar over the coated Chex mixture. Stir to combine.
- Bake in the preheated oven for about 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes to ensure the Chex Mix cooks evenly.
- Remove the Churro Chex Mix from the oven and let it cool completely on the baking sheet. Sprinkle the quartered caramels over the Churro Chex Mix to combine. (The caramels are optional)20 individually wrapped caramels
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