Halloween Chex Mix

4.78 from 9 votes

This Halloween Chex Mix is a munchable, crunchable sweet and savory snack mix. An easy-to-make muddy buddy recipe that shouldn't be reserved for fall.

Prep Time10

Cook Time45

Total Time55

Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 322kcal

Author: Jennifer Fishkind

Ingredients

For the Sauce

¼ cup butter melted
¼ cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon Pumpkin Pie Spice
½ teaspoon vanilla extract

For the Chex Mix

4 cups honey nut Chex cereal
2 cups pretzels
1 6-oz bag Caramel Bugles Caramel Bugles
1 8-oz bag M&M’s Halloween colors – Gouhl’s Mix is what I used
1 cup harvest candy mix candy corn, candy pumpkins
½ cup Reese's pieces

Instructions

Mix the cereal, pretzels, and Bugles and in a large mixing bowl.
In a separate bowl, stir together melted butter, brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice, and vanilla and then pour over the dry mix.
TIP: Stir in the brown sugar mix slowly in small batches. So add a little, stir a little. Add a little more, stir. Continue until it is all incorporated and mixed evenly in.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat, spread out the mixture into an even layer and bake at 275 for 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes.
Let cool on the baking sheet and when totally cool, mix in the candy pieces.

Notes

Storage:

To Store: Store any leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks and try not to consume in one sitting!
To Freeze: You can freeze the cooled chex mix for up to 2 months.

Tips:

Ensure the butter mixture coats the cereal, pretzels, and bugles evenly. This will help in achieving a uniform flavor throughout the mix.
Allow the autumn Chex Mix to cool completely on the baking sheet before adding in the candy. This ensures that the pieces don't melt and helps maintain their shape.
As long as you use roughly the same amount of ingredients, you can really use almost anything in this Chex mix recipe for Halloween. Try adding bagel chips, melba toast, wheat thins, sesame sticks, broken tortilla chips, popcorn, goldfish crackers, sourdough pretzels, Cheez-Its, Fritos, or any of your other favorites.
You can easily make this fall snack mix recipe gluten-free. Make sure you do not use Wheat Chex in your snack mix, use gluten free pretzles, omit the bulgles, and check the labels on any other other mix-ins.

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