Firecracker Chex Mix
Do you love snacks with bold flavors? Ones that features crunch and spice while being perfect for movie nights, game days, and countertop snacks? Then you're going to love this Firecracker Chex Mix! It's a perfect combo of all the best flavors including just a whisper of background heat. How could you get better that an elevated Chex Mix?
Servings: 20
Ingredients
Chex Mix
- 4 and ½ cups corn Chex
- 4 and ½ cups wheat Chex
- 1 and ½ cups mini pretzels
- 1 and ½ cups oyster crackers
- 1 and ½ cups Cheez-Its
- 10 ounce can mixed nuts
Chex Mix Sauce
- 1 cup unsalted butter, 2 sticks
- ¼ cup Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tablespoons Orville ranch popcorn seasoning
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- ¾ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¾ teaspoon onion powder
- ¾ teaspoon chipotle powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 250° F.
- In a very large mixing bowl add both types of Chex cereal, pretzels, oyster crackers, Cheez-Its and mixed nuts. Gently stir the ingredients together with a spoon.
- In a small sauce pan over low heat, melt the butter. Stir in the Worcestershire sauce, ranch seasoning, brown sugar, red pepper flakes, garlic powder, onion powder and chipotle powder. Stir mixture until the sugar dissolves and the ingredients are thoroughly mixed.
- Pour the butter mixture over the cereal while stirring to evenly coat all of the ingredients.
- Pour the Chex mix on to 2 rimmed baking trays so they are spread out in an even layer and easier to stir.
- Place the trays in the oven and bake for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
- Cool completely before storing. Stays fresh for up to 2 weeks in an airtight container.