Our families FAVORITE snack food during the holidays is homemade Chex Mix. This is not the recipe on the box but the one that Mom has perfected throughout the years. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do. No Christmas is complete without it!
Feel free to double this recipe when you make it because it is that good! We make several double batches throughout the season for our family to enjoy. For this recipe you will use Rice Chex, Wheat Chex, Cheerios, Pretzels, Mixed Nuts, Cashews, unsalted butter, celery salt, onion salt, garlic salt and Worcestershire Sauce. Feel free to adjust the spices to your liking however after years and years of making this for our family my Mom has it perfected.
Bake in a roasting pan at 250 degrees for 1 hour. Stir every 15 minutes. Let cool and store in an airtight container. Trust me this recipe is so delicious you will love to snack on it. It can be made gluten free by eliminating the Wheat Chex and substituting Gluten Free Pretzels. We like it almost as much 😉 It can also be made with this Slow Cooker Chex Mix Recipe.
My Mom makes this for Christmas every year and we eat it through New Years. After that it is time to put the recipe away until the next year. We all love it so much and eat WAY too much of this yummy snack that we can’t afford to pull the recipe out except once a year. Well, our waistline can’t afford it, that is. We hope you enjoy my Moms homemade Chex Mix recipe as much as we do. It is sure to become a family favorite once you give this recipe a try! It is perfect for game day, any holiday or really any day of the week.
Chex Mix Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 cups Rice Chex
- 1 cup Wheat Chex
- 4 cups Cheerios
- 4 cups Pretzels
- 1 cup Mixed Nuts
- 1 cup Cashews
- 3 sticks unsalted butter
- 1/2 teaspoon celery salt
- 1 teaspoon onion salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt
- 2 1/2 Tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce
Instructions
- Bake 250 degrees for 1 hour. Stir every 15 minutes. Let cool and store in an airtight container.
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Melissa is a soccer mom who has been married to her best friend for 20 years. She loves sharing recipes, travel reviews and tips that focus on helping busy families make memories.
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Brittney
December 20, 2010 at 3:08 pmSo yummy!!!! My favorite Chex mix recipe!!!
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Mama Kelly aka Jia
December 20, 2010 at 7:11 pmLooks definitely better than the box recipe. Going to HAVE to make this!
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Melissa@StockpilingMoms
June 26, 2011 at 9:37 pmOh it is 🙂
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Susan with Permanent Posies
January 4, 2011 at 12:16 amYummy! I am a little late getting around to it but, this is one of my favorite holiday treats too. I had to make mine gluten free this year for one my children…so it only had Corn Chex, Rice Chex and nuts….plus all the seasoning. But, it was still awesome.
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Melissa
January 4, 2011 at 8:56 amThat is awesome that she could still enjoy it! Thanks for sharing how to make it gluten free!
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Nancy
June 26, 2011 at 6:57 pmChex Mix has been a family tradition for many years here, too. I’m gonna try your recipe! It doesn’t require so much Wheat Chex, which comes in smaller boxes than the Rice or Corn Chex. Have you ever made this in the microwave rather than the oven?
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Melissa@StockpilingMoms
June 26, 2011 at 9:37 pmNo, the oven makes it crunchy 🙂
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Maralea
November 15, 2011 at 7:01 pmLove Chex Mix…A holiday staple at our house!
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Just Coupons
November 16, 2011 at 5:46 pmGreat recipe to use up quite a few boxes of Chex that I just purchased super cheap with coupons and sales 😉 Thank you!
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Kelly Blackwell
November 16, 2011 at 10:51 pmI was so excited to see this, because there is little I love around the holidays more than Chex mix. The funny thing is that I am never satisfied with the recipe on the box. I love homemade recipes that friends have shared with me, and I love to try them all. I can’t wait to give your mom’s version a try! Thank you!
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April M.
November 17, 2011 at 9:42 amThis looks much better than the prepackaged Chex Mix.
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VickieB
November 17, 2011 at 10:09 amLove homemade Chex mix, has so much more flavor than the packaged stuff
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Donna
November 21, 2011 at 8:56 amI’ll have to try this during Christmas! My family loves Chex Mix and I agree this recipe looks much more flavorful! What a great idea for super Bowl Sunday too!! Thank you! 🙂
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Jodi B
December 18, 2011 at 11:25 ami’ve always wondered how you make this – thanks for the recipe!!
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Janet
December 18, 2011 at 11:26 amI love chex mix! Hope to get mine made in the next day or two.
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Janice Cooper
December 18, 2011 at 11:27 amWow now this sounds really tasty. I never would think to add Worcestershire Sauce!
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kim harris
December 18, 2011 at 11:51 amOh my goodness…yummy! I guess we have something new to bring to our family Christmas party!
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Jessie C.
December 18, 2011 at 11:53 amChex mix is so popular for parties, thanks for sharing this great recipe.
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Mami2jcn
December 18, 2011 at 12:07 pmThis looks like a good party snack.
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Maralea
December 18, 2011 at 1:19 pmGot this in the oven right now!!!
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Selene M.
December 18, 2011 at 2:34 pmYou use a lot more butter than I do but I use more worcestershire suace and seasonings. I’ll make about 15 double batches in the next 5 days.
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Amber
December 18, 2011 at 5:29 pmThis looks like a great hor d’oeuvre snack for cocktail parties!
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CherylS22
December 18, 2011 at 6:33 pmYour Mom’s recipe looks delicious – I’ll have to make a batch for our annual New Years Eve get together.
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Debbie
December 18, 2011 at 8:36 pmThanks for the recipe – will make for christmas, new year’s eve & super bowl parties!
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Alex Houston
December 18, 2011 at 11:48 pmyummy!
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Cynthia C
December 19, 2011 at 8:11 amLooks tasty! I might make it for the holidays.
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Danielle B
December 19, 2011 at 12:21 pmlooks yum!
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Geri
December 20, 2011 at 10:51 amLooks very good!! Will have to try this this week!
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Barbara Montag
December 20, 2011 at 7:40 pmThis one looks yummy too!
Does it burn easy – need to be watched closely?
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Charlene S
December 21, 2011 at 7:46 amThose ingredients sound good together.
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Staci A
December 22, 2011 at 1:21 pmSounds yummy! I never thought of adding cashews!
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susan
December 22, 2011 at 9:29 pmThanks for sharing this recipe. I’ll have to give it a try.
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Wilma
December 22, 2011 at 11:27 pmThis is my FAVE recipe for Party Mix – a must at our house during the Holidays!
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Susan Smith
December 23, 2011 at 10:33 amSounds yummy, I always make Original Chex Mix during the holiday season.
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julieh
December 25, 2011 at 7:09 pmThis looks super easy to make
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katie mitchell
December 25, 2011 at 7:16 pmMy friends/neighbors love chex mix and I might just have to make them some or give them this recipe(
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Carrie
December 25, 2011 at 10:02 pmDidn’t realize it was so easy. The homemade mix tastes so much better than the packaged kind. Would love some now!
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Gianna
December 26, 2011 at 12:33 amI love savory mixes too.
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Sarah L
December 26, 2011 at 1:12 amPardon me while I wipe the drool off my keyboard. Yum!
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Mandala
December 26, 2011 at 2:51 amI'[d like to try this – thanks for the recipe.
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Janet
January 6, 2014 at 3:14 pmThree Sticks of butter? Just want to check that: It seems like a lot. Thanks!
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petra
July 2, 2014 at 10:58 pmI love homemade chex mix. It’s great to serve at parties during holiday time.
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Maralea
July 11, 2014 at 5:16 pmI like having a batch of Chex Mix made for our family’s get-togethers! Such a yummy snack!
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Erin Ellis
July 18, 2014 at 8:50 amI made this last night and it was fantastic!
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Angela Servello
December 12, 2018 at 2:47 pmDo you use salted or unsalted nuts?
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Melissa@StockpilingMoms
December 14, 2018 at 4:33 pmSalted