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Homemade Snack Mix Recipes

Honeybit — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 19:42:00 GMT

'Tis the season for Chex Party Mix, and I got involved in a search for the ORIGINAL "Original" Chex Party Mix from back before Bagel Chips were invented. I'll include what I found here, but I'd like to know what are your favorite snack mix recipes to make and serve during the Holiday Season?

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"The true original recipe came from an ad that ran in the June 1952 edition of Life Magazine. Yes, back then people actually read physical magazines, so all it took was one ad like that to spur a revolution which has now lasted six decades and counting. Not to mention, spawning sweet versions like puppy chow and more recently, spicy versions with cayenne pepper and sriracha and chai tea.

Rumor has it that the inventor of the first recipe was the wife of a Ralston Purina executive (the company who made the cereal, before General Mills bought it). She brought the mix to a holiday function in St. Louis, or so the story goes. And the rest is history -- or at least myth!

From the Life Magazine ad:

Wonderful Nibbling at Snack-Time

Try this new PARTY MIX.

Melt 1/3 cup butter in shallow baking pan. Stir in 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce. Add 2 cups Wheat Chex, 2 cups Rice Chex, and 1/2 cup nuts. Sprinkle with 1/4 tsp salt and 1/8 tsp garlic salt; mix well. Heat 30 minutes in 300° oven, stirring every 10 minutes. Cool.

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This recipe debuted in the 1950s. The version here is from the back of a box of Corn Chex cereal from the 1970s (which included a picture of those wonderful "Uncola" upside-down 7UP glasses).

CHEX PARTY MIX RECIPE

6 tablespoons butter or margarine

1 teaspoon seasoned salt

4 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

2 cups Corn Chex cereal

2 cups Rice Chex cereal

2 cups Wheat Chex cereal

1-1/2 cups Planter’s mixed nuts

Melt butter or margarine in shallow pan over low heat. Stir in seasoned salt and Worcestershire. Add Chex and Planter’s mixed nuts. Mix until all pieces are coated. Heat in 250-degree oven for 45 minutes. Stir every 15 minutes. Spread out on absorbent paper to cool.

Makes 7-1/2 cups.

Then serve with plenty of light, refreshing 7UP.

Re: Homemade Snack Mix Recipes

QVCkitty1 — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 19:52:47 GMT

I've. made this for years. A couple of years ago I found these unsalted mixed nuts at CVS. And I used them instead of the salted variety. I liked it better and no one seemed to notice.

Re: Homemade Snack Mix Recipes

Kachina624 — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 01:41:56 GMT

I've tried all kinds of versions of this mix, but I always go back to the original and like it the best. I was just thinking I'd like to make some this year.

Re: Homemade Snack Mix Recipes

Desertdi — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 08:47:31 GMT

If you want a real diet-buster..........my grandma used to fry pecans in salted butter.......................

Re: Homemade Snack Mix Recipes

Sassy7356 — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 14:30:21 GMT

Ranch Oyster Crackers

Ingredients

2½ tablespoons freshly chopped dill (or 1 teaspoon dried)
¼ cup vegetable oil
1 16-oz. box oyster crackers (5 cups)
1 1-oz. packet Hidden Valley Original Ranch Salad Dressing & Seasoning Mix
¼ teaspoon lemon pepper (optional), and/or garlic powder

Directions

Preheat the oven to 250°F.
In a small bowl, add the oil, Hidden Valley Original Ranch Salad Dressing & Seasoning Mix, dill, and lemon pepper and/or garlic powder. Stir until mixed through.
In a 1-gallon-size baggie, add the crackers and oil mixture.
Seal the bag and toss until well-coated.
Arrange the crackers on an ungreased half-sheet pan in a single layer.
Bake the crackers for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden.

Re: Homemade Snack Mix Recipes

mustang66lady — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 16:37:59 GMT

@Honeybit

I've lived in the St. Louis area most of my 60 years. I can't confirm or not the claim that Chex Party Mix was created here in St. Louis but I do know that we love it here! I don't know anyone who doesn't do their own version of party mix. I made my own twists for it when I was 16 and have made it every year since. DH was just asking when am I going to make "The Mix?!" It's a huge production here as I make all the cereal and mix in's up-I hated having several open boxes of cereal and snacks sitting around.

Muddy Buddys or Puppy Chow is also a big deal and so are all the versions that come along. I also make a mix called White Christmas Trash that contains the Chex cereals, holiday M&M's, pretzels and peanuts all covered in white almond bark. St. Louis is a town all about the Chex!

Re: Homemade Snack Mix Recipes

susielong — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 19:32:27 GMT

@Sassy7356 wrote:
Ranch Oyster Crackers

Ingredients
2½ tablespoons freshly chopped dill (or 1 teaspoon dried)
¼ cup vegetable oil
1 16-oz. box oyster crackers (5 cups)
1 1-oz. packet Hidden Valley Original Ranch Salad Dressing & Seasoning Mix
¼ teaspoon lemon pepper (optional), and/or garlic powder
Directions
Preheat the oven to 250°F.
In a small bowl, add the oil, Hidden Valley Original Ranch Salad Dressing & Seasoning Mix, dill, and lemon pepper and/or garlic powder. Stir until mixed through.
In a 1-gallon-size baggie, add the crackers and oil mixture.
Seal the bag and toss until well-coated.
Arrange the crackers on an ungreased half-sheet pan in a single layer.
Bake the crackers for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden.

Love these and have also made it using pretzel rods broken into inch size pieces

Re: Homemade Snack Mix Recipes

Cookie2025 — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 22:49:20 GMT

@Desertdi wrote:
If you want a real diet-buster..........my grandma used to fry pecans in salted butter.......................

... or try to justify the pecans and salted butter as being good for you since they 'protein' not Carbs - The Atkins Diet !

Re: Homemade Snack Mix Recipes

ID2 — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 00:19:35 GMT

@Sassy7356 wrote:
Ranch Oyster Crackers

Ingredients
2½ tablespoons freshly chopped dill (or 1 teaspoon dried)
¼ cup vegetable oil
1 16-oz. box oyster crackers (5 cups)
1 1-oz. packet Hidden Valley Original Ranch Salad Dressing & Seasoning Mix
¼ teaspoon lemon pepper (optional), and/or garlic powder
Directions
Preheat the oven to 250°F.
In a small bowl, add the oil, Hidden Valley Original Ranch Salad Dressing & Seasoning Mix, dill, and lemon pepper and/or garlic powder. Stir until mixed through.
In a 1-gallon-size baggie, add the crackers and oil mixture.
Seal the bag and toss until well-coated.
Arrange the crackers on an ungreased half-sheet pan in a single layer.
Bake the crackers for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden.

I've made a variation of these for years! Aren't they good? Yummmm

Re: Homemade Snack Mix Recipes

cookinfreak — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 14:45:23 GMT

Love the ranch crackers also. I always throw in some cocktail peanuts too.

cookin

Re: Homemade Snack Mix Recipes

luvsbulldogs — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 18:38:18 GMT

Edited to a name change! I agree with OP and did not realize what it could stand for. I make this every year and everyone always asks for the recipe!

Everyone loves the addition of the melted white chocolate!

CHEX MIX RECIPE

6 cups Crispix cereal

3 cups Cheerios

1 bag (large or small depending on how much you like them) mini pretzel sticks broken

1 lb. M&M's

1 lb. peanuts (I use cashew pieces and halves)

2 lbs. white chocolate.......I use 3 bags of Nestles or Ghiaradelli White chips

1 Tablespoon of Crisco per bag of chips

Mix equal amounts of everything but choc. in 3 separate bowl, melt choc. with Crisco in microwave (melt 1 package per bowl and then add melted choc. and fold gently

I then line 3 cookie sheets with wax paper spread out mixture till it hardens then keep in tins.

I also just use the whole box of Crispix!

Enjoy!!

Re: Homemade Snack Mix Recipes

ValuSkr — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 16:56:23 GMT

I follow the second recipe that @Honeybit posted, with the addition of Cheerios. Sometimes I use peanuts instead of mixed nuts. Also, we don't drink 7-Up.

Many years ago, when it was first invented, my aunt served the version with white chocolate. After that, she served it every year instead of the traditional recipe. Her family must have liked it. They had fun calling it "White Trash," which I disliked as much if not more than the snack itself.

Re: Homemade Snack Mix Recipes

AuntG — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 18:54:10 GMT

Bet your aunt was none to happy being judged that way.

Re: Homemade Snack Mix Recipes

walker — Sat, 03 Dec 2016 14:52:44 GMT

This recipe is similar to others posted....made a lot over the years in our family.....always asked for......

Nuts and Bolts

2 cups Cheerios

2 cups Wheat, Rice OR Corn Chex

2 cups pretzel sticks, broken short

1 1/2 cups mixed nuts

1/3 cup melted butter

1 Tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce

1/2 teaspoon garlic salt

In 9x13" baking dish mix cereal, pretzels and nuts. Blend butter and seasonings; pour over cereal mixture. Mix well. Bake at 250 for 15 minutes. Stir gently and bake 15 minutes longer. Cool and enjoy!

Re: Homemade Snack Mix Recipes

Honeybit — Sat, 03 Dec 2016 19:16:49 GMT

Anybody remember these? I don't know what year Crispix came out, but I have a handwritten copy of this recipe in with my earliest Chex Mix recipe:

Sweet Minglers

1 pkg. or 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/4 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup dry roasted peanuts- optional
6 cups Crispix cereal
1 cup powdered sugar

Melt chocolate on low heat until melted. Take off heat and add peanut butter and peanuts. Pour mixture over cereal. Gently stir chocolate peanut butter mixture into cereal until coated. Place powdered sugar in a large storage bag, add cereal and close bag. Gently toss bag until well coated. Store in air tight container in refrigerator. Recipe from the back of a Crispix Cereal Box.

This was long before "Muddy Buddies" or "Puppy Chow" recipes turned up.

Re: Homemade Snack Mix Recipes

Honeybit — Sat, 03 Dec 2016 19:15:47 GMT

I found this in my file also -- I had forgotten until I saw it that there used to be little boxes of DOO DADS in movie theater candy counters.

DOO DADS

2 c. Crispix cereal

6 oz. Cheese Nips or Teardrop crackers

11 oz. sm. pretzel sticks

6 oz. Pepperidge Farm Goldfish crackers

2 cans mixed nuts

11 oz. sm. Fritos

1 can Chinese chow mein noodles

Melt 3/4 cup butter, 4 tablespoons brown sugar, 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce, 2 teaspoons garlic powder, 1 teaspoon onion powder, 1/2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce. Pour over mix and stir. Bake 1 1/2 hours at 250 degrees. Stir every 15-20 minutes.

Re: Homemade Snack Mix Recipes

ECBG — Sat, 03 Dec 2016 23:05:16 GMT

I'm an origonal Chex mix feind!

Re: Homemade Snack Mix Recipes

Tigriss — Sun, 04 Dec 2016 22:35:58 GMT

@deserDi My granny makes these meringue pecans. She coats pecans in egg whites and brown sugar and bakes them.YUMMY!

Re: Homemade Snack Mix Recipes

lork — Fri, 09 Dec 2016 00:21:33 GMT

I make a slightly different version of CHEX MIX. Our family likes it, I often give it as gifts, and I have adjusted the recipe to use standard sizes of boxed cereal. Tony's Creole Seasoning is a family favorite spice blend that I find locally at our IGA, Walmart and Dillons stores.

SPICY CHEX MIX

14 oz corn squares

12.8 oz rice squares

16 oz dry roasted peanuts

7 oz crispy oats o's

16 oz mini pretzels

1 cup butter

1/2 cup worcestershire sauce

2 T seasoned salt

1 T garlic

1T onion powder

1T chili powder

1T cayenne pepper powder

2 T Tony's Creole Seasoning

Melt butter and stir in W. sauce and all spices. In large baking container (I use a large roasting pan) gently stir remaining ingredients together. Fold in butter mixture, being careful not to crush cereals. When well blended, bake in preheated 300 degree oven for 1 1/2 hours. Stir every 15 minutes. Cool and store in tightly covered container.

Re: Homemade Snack Mix Recipes

Honeybit — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 18:27:12 GMT

@lork Sounds good -- I love trying new versions. Is the ingredient that follows Worcestershire sauce 2 TB seasoned salt?

Thanks for sharing your version.