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    HOLIDAY CHEX MIX

    December 19, 2020 by untoldrecipesbynosheen Leave a Comment

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    THE HISTORY

    The first ever Holiday Chex Mix was served by the wife of an executive of Ralston Purina in 1955. Who was to know that some 50 plus years later it would be a household name. The famous Chex cereal was first manufactured by Ralston Purina in the 1930's and was originally known as Shredded Ralston.

    By 1950 the name was changed to Rice Chex and by 1952 the first party mix recipe showed up on the back of a box of cereal. By 1965 the Cereal brand was purchased by General Mills and today the cereal has 6 varieties.

    General Mills also produces and sells 15 assorted flavors of Chex Mix. But thanks to BettyCrocker.com we have over 100 recipes on their site alone.The famous holiday snack is widely featured at parties, bagged and distributed to friends and family as treats and loved by one and all!

    MY STORY

    There are so many recipes and variations of this treat it's difficult to decide which one is my favorite. One thing I do know is that I like mine sweet and filled with candy! The recipe presented here is very quick and easy, with just a few ingredients that you probably already have on hand during this time of year.

    My recipes name is a bit of a contradiction as I use Life cereal versus Chex. This was originally a matter of convenience and availability. In search of Cinnamon Chex cereal for my holiday mix I couldn't find any at my local store, so I decided to go with Life's cinnamon cereal instead.I really liked the way my mix turned out as the Life cereal is a bit thinner and crisps up really well in the oven. Since then I've stuck with Life Cereal in my recipe.

    THE RECIPE

    The original recipe had pretzels in it but since everyone seemed to sift out all the other ingredients, I eventually just left them out of the recipe. When I make the Chex mix for Christmas it has to have all the best of fall and winter flavors. This means brown sugar, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg some pecans and of course my mini Christmas colored m&m's.

    Since we like things spicy in our house I chose to add a bit of Cayenne. You get just a hint of it at the end and it rounds out the other flavors very well. The house smells amazing as this bakes in the oven and everything feels perfectly Christmassy. Not to toot my own horn but this is really a recipe worth trying! I could barely get it off the baking sheet to get a picture!

    Holiday Chex Mix

    Holiday Chex Mix

    Nosheen Babar
    Sweet, salty and Spicy, this holiday mix will not dissapoint. Great to taste and pretty to look at, add it to your Christmas treat menu this year!
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time 15 mins
    Cook Time 45 mins
    Total Time 1 hr
    Course Snack
    Cuisine American
    Servings 24
    Calories 133 kcal

    Equipment

    • Mixing Bowl
    • measuring cups
    • Measuring Spoons
    • 2-3 Baking Sheets
    • parchment paper

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 Box Life Cinnamon Multigrain Cereal
    • 2 Cups Chopped Pecans
    • ½ Cup Salted Butter
    • 1 Cup Brown Sugar
    • 1 tsp Salt
    • 1 tsp Cinnamon
    • 1 tsp Cloves
    • 1 tsp Nutmeg
    • 1 tsp Ginger
    • 1 tsp Cayenne
    • 1 Bag Mini Christmas M&M's

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat Oven to 275°
    • Line your baking sheets with parchment paper
    • Melt the butter
    • Mix the Cereal with the butter in a mixing bowl
    • Add in the brown sugar and all the spices and mix the cereal well
    • Spread the cereal in an even layer on the baking sheets
    • Bake for 45 minutes, stirring the mix every 15 minutes to insure even baking.
    • Cool for atleast 30 minutes before mixing the m&m's so they don't melt.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1gCalories: 133kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 1gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 134mgPotassium: 54mgFiber: 1gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 159IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 17mgIron: 1mg
    Keyword Christmas Chex Mix, Holiday Chex Mix, Sweet and Spicy Chex Mix
    Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
    NOTES
    • The butter is essential in helping the sugar and spices stick to the cereal. I use salted butter because I love my sweet and salty combo as you can tell by many of my other recipes such as my bread-pudding-with-praline-sauce and my Easy Shortbread Cookies.
    • Too much liquid of any sort can make the mix soggy so whereas some recipes call for corn syrup or maple syrup, I chose to stick to a dry sweetener and spice mix instead.
    • I try to use 2-3 baking sheets as the mix needs to be spread loosely to get really crisp.
    • Cool the mix really well before you add in any chocolate so it doesn't melt.
    • Don't pack your mix till it's been cooled really well or else it will get soggy.
    • In the event that your mix gets soggy, you can revive it (minus the chocolate) by baking it in a 300 degree oven for 10 minutes and then re cooling it.
     

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