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Not Your Mother’s Chex Mix

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Original Chex Mix made into a sweet, spicy, chocolate-drizzled snack.

Ingredients

  • 3 cups Rice Chex Cereal
  • 3 cups Wheat Chex Cereal
  • 3 cups Corn Chex Cereal
  • 1 cup Mixed Nuts
  • 1 cup Small Pretzels
  • 1 cup Melba Toast Or Bagel Chips, Broken Into Pieces
  • 6 Tablespoons Butter
  • 2 Tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce
  • 1-½ teaspoon Seasoned Salt
  • ¾ teaspoons Garlic Powder
  • ½ teaspoons Onion Powder
  • 2 cups Brown Sugar
  • 2 sticks Butter
  • ½ cups Corn Syrup
  • 1 dash Salt
  • ¼ teaspoons Cayenne Pepper (more If You Like More Heat)
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 2 cups M&M Plain Candy
  • 7 ounces, weight Chocolate Candy Bar (I Use Hershey Milk Chocolate)

Preparation

1. In a large microwavable bowl, mix cereals, nuts, pretzels and bagel chips; set aside. In a small microwavable bowl, microwave the first amount of butter on High for about 40 seconds or until melted. Stir in Worcestershire sauce, seasoned salt, garlic powder and onion powder. Pour over cereal mixture; stir until evenly coated.

2. Microwave the cereal mixture on High for 5 to 6 minutes, thoroughly stirring every 2 minutes. Then spread the mixture onto paper towels to cool. Pour the cooled mixture into a very large bowl. You will need room to stir glaze onto the mix.

3. Preheat oven to 250 F. In a large saucepan, combine brown sugar, the second amount of butter, corn syrup, salt, and cayenne pepper. Bring to a boil and boil 1 minute, watching carefully. Remove from heat, add baking soda and gently stir. Be careful: Mixture will expand and it’s hot!

4. Pour the syrup over the Chex mix in the bowl and combine well. Spread onto 2 large cookie sheets (lightly greased with baking spray). Bake at 250 F for 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes.

5. Remove from oven and pour out onto sheets of parchment paper to cool. Add M&Ms into the glazed Chex mix.

6. Break chocolate bar into pieces, put it into a seal-able baggie (zip-lock style), and microwave at 1/2 power in 15 second intervals until chocolate is melted. Massage slightly after each interval to see if chocolate is melted. Snip a small hole in the bottom corner of the bag and drizzle melted chocolate on top of the mix.

7. Let it sit until chocolate firms up. Break into pieces and store in airtight containers.

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