CHEX MIX

THERE ARE DIFFERENT VARIETY OF CHEX MIXES TO TRY IN FHE FOLDER

CHEX CARAMEL CHOCOLATE DRIZZLES

Scott saw this on the back of the Chex box and wanted to try it.  Jackson made it one Sunday night and everyone loved it!  We had it for dinner with apples, celery and peanut butter.

3	cups Corn Chex® cereal
3	cups Rice Chex® cereal
1/2	bag (14-oz size) caramels (about 25)
2	tablespoons butter or margarine
2	tablespoons milk
1/4	cup semisweet chocolate chips

How-To

For easy drizzling, spoon the melted chocolate into a small food-storage plastic bag. Snip off one tiny bottom corner and squeeze the chocolate over the cereal mixture.

1.	In large microwavable bowl, mix cereals.
2.	In medium microwavable bowl, microwave caramels, butter and milk uncovered on High 2 to 3 minutes, stirring after each minute, until caramels are melted and mixture is smooth. Pour over cereals; gently stir until evenly coated.
3.	Microwave on High 3 to 4 minutes, stirring after each minute, until just beginning to brown. Spread on waxed paper to cool.
4.	In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips uncovered on High about 1 minute or until chocolate can be stirred smooth. Drizzle over snack. Refrigerate until set. Store in airtight container.

1/2 Cup: Calories 130 (Calories from Fat 35); Total Fat 4g (Saturated Fat 2 1/2g, Trans Fat 0g);Cholesterol 5mg; Sodium 160mg; Total Carbohydrate 23g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 9g); Protein 2g % Daily Value*: Vitamin A 4%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 6%; Iron 20% Exchanges: 1/2 Starch; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 1/2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 1 1/2
*% Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

CHEX PARTY MIX

1/4 cup margarine or butter, melted

4 1/2 tsp. Worcestershire Sauce

1 1/4 tsp. Seasoned Salt

8 cups Chex cereal

1 cup Peanuts

1 cup pretzels

Combine butter, Worcestershire sauce and seasoned salt; mix well. Pour cereal, nuts and pretzels into large ziplock bag or a big bowl.

Pour margarine mixture over cereal mixture inside bag or bowl. Shake or mix until well coated.

Oven:

Preheat oven at 250. Pour contents into a roasting pan. Bake 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.

Microwave:

Pour into a large microwave safe bowl. Microwave on high 5-6 minutes, stirring every 2 minutes. Make sure to scrap sides and bottom of bowl.

Crockpot:

Cook on low for 2 1/2 hours, stirring every 30 minutes. Remove lid and cook another 30 mintues on Low. (a recipe with different ingredients - crockpot cookbook pg. 17)

Cool on paper towels and store in a airtight container.

SWEET CHEX MIX

Burrelle's cookbook pg. 39

So good, very easy to make, really sweet

Mexican Hot Chocolate Chex® Party Mix

I liked this but not as much as I thought I would.  Like the healthified pumpkin (see below) better.  Think I might like this better without the vanilla chex. Next time I would add an extra cup of the other cereals and eliminate the vanilla.

Savor the flavors of Mexican Hot Chocolate any time of year in this dynamite party mix.

Prep Time

15

Minutes

Total Time

15

Minutes

Makes

16

servings

2

cups Vanilla Chex® cereal

2

cups Chocolate Chex® cereal

2

cups Cinnamon Chex® cereal

1/4

cup butter or margarine

1

cup semisweet chocolate chips

1/4

cup sweetened condensed milk

1

teaspoon ground cinnamon

1

cup flaked coconut

1 1/2

cups mini marshmallows

1. In large microwaveable bowl, measure cereal. Set aside
2. In 2-cup microwavable measuring cup, heat butter and chocolate chips on High 1 minute or until almost melted; stir and microwave another 30 seconds or until mixture can be stirred smooth; stir in condensed milk, heat 30 seconds or until boiling; stir in cinnamon. Pour over cereal mixture, stirring until evenly coated.
3. Microwave on High about 3 minutes, stirring every minute, until mixture is glazed. Stir in coconut and marshmallows. Pour onto waxed-paper lined pan to cool.

Makes 16 servings

CHEX PUMPKIN PIE CRUNCH

This was really good.

1/4cup brown sugar

1tablespoon pumpkin pie spice

1/4 cup butter

2 teaspoons vanilla

2 cups Cinnamon Chex™ cereal 

2 cups Wheat Chex™ cereal

2 cups Honey Nut Chex™ cereal 

8 oz pecans

 In small bowl, mix brown sugar and pumpkin pie spice; set aside. In small microwave-safe dish, microwave butter on High about 30 seconds or until melted. Stir in vanilla. In large microwavable bowl, mix all cereals and pecans. Pour butter mixture over cereal mixture, stirring until evenly distributed. Add sugar and spice mixture and stir until coated. Microwave uncovered on High 5 minutes or until mixture begins to brown, stirring every minute. Spread on wax paper or a cookie sheet to cool. Store in airtight container.

CINNAMON-APPLE CHEX MIX

We really liked this. Easy to make.

5 cups Wheat Chex cereal

1 cup whole almonds (can use lightly salted)

1/4 cup butter or margarine

1/3 cup packed brown sugar

2 TBSP light corn syrup

1 tsp cinnamon

1 cup chopped dried apples

1/2 cup vanilla yogurt-covered raisins

Heat oven to 300. In an ungreased 9x13, mix cereal and almonds. In a saucepan mix butter, sugar, corn syrup and cinnamon to boiling over medium heat, stirring frequently. Pour over cereal mixture, stirring until evenly coated. Bake for 15 minutes. Stir in apples; bake 15 minutes longer. Spread on waxed paper or foil to cool. Place in a serving bowl; stir in raisins. Store in airtight container.

Healthified Chex® Pumpkin Pie Crunch

Makes the apartment smell so yummy and is really good.

Ingredients

1/4 

cup brown sugar

1 

tablespoon pumpkin pie spice

2 

tablespoons margarine or butter

2 

teaspoons vanilla

2 

cups Cinnamon Chex® cereal

2 

cups Wheat Chex® cereal

2 

cups Honey Nut Chex® cereal

4 

oz pecans

Directions

• Step1In small bowl, mix brown sugar and pumpkin pie spice; set aside. In small microwave-safe dish, microwave butter on High about 30 seconds or until melted. Stir in vanilla. In large microwavable bowl, mix all cereals and pecans. Pour butter mixture over cereal mixture, stirring until evenly distributed. Add sugar and spice mixture and stir until coated.
• Step2Microwave uncovered on High 5 minutes or until mixture begins to brown, stirring every minute. Spread on wax paper or a cookie sheet to cool. Store in airtight container.

The Original vs. Healthified

Live Better America lets you enjoy your favorite dishes without worry or guilt. Our nutritionists switch ingredients, reduce amounts and use other kitchen tricks to turn the original recipes into Healthified recipes that are goodand good for you.

Before	After
1/4 cup brown sugar	1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice	1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
1/4 cup butter	2 tablespoons margarine or butter
2 teaspoons vanilla	2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups Cinnamon Chex® cereal	2 cups Cinnamon Chex® cereal
2 cups Wheat Chex® cereal	2 cups Wheat Chex® cereal
2 cups Honey Nut Chex® cereal	2 cups Honey Nut Chex® cereal
8 oz pecans	4 oz pecans

MUDDY BUDDIES

MUDDY BUDDIES

McCleve cookbook (2nd edition) pg. 170

Trick Or Treat Muddy Buddy Mix

We all really liked this.  Perfect treat while we were carving pumpkins.

• 9 cups Corn or Rice Chex Cereal
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 1/2 cups candy corn
• 1 1/2 cups Reese’s Pieces
• 2 cups mini marshmallows
• 2 cups pretzels (minis, regular, sticks or squares)

Instructions

1. 1. Pour the Chex Cereal into a large bowl and set aside.
2. 2. In a microwave safe bowl melt chocolate chips, butter and peanut butter together on high for one minute. Stir and return to microwave, microwaving in 30 second increments until melted together and smooth. Stir in vanilla.
3. 3. Pour chocolate-peanut butter mixture over the cereal and gently stir to coat.
4. 4. Place cereal in a large zip lock bag, pour powdered sugar in, seal and shake until evenly coated.
5. 5. Spread cereal out on to wax paper and let cool completely.
6. 6. In a large bowl combine cereal, candy corn, Reese’s Pieces, marshmallows and pretzels. Store in an air-tight container or Ziploc bag.
7. Enjoy!

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Cake Batter Buddies
http://taste-tester-investor.blogspot.com/2012/07/our-first-ever-recipe-swap.html - University Village recipe swap that I didn't attend.

These are so yummy!  In the following ways I liked them better than Muddy Buddies: easier to make, not as messy or not as sweet

5 cups rice chex cereal

10 oz (5 squares) vanilla flavored almond bark

1 tsp vegetable shortening

1 1/2 cups cake mix (any kind will do) - next time I would do only 1 cup

1/2 cup powdered sugar - next time I would do 1/4 cup

Melt almond bark according to package directions, adding vegetable shortening to thin. Pour the cereal into a large bowl and drizzle the melted almond bark over the cereal. Mix gently with a large spoon or spatula. Dump the cake mix and powdered sugar onto the cereal and mix gently with spoon until all the cereal is evenly coated.

Cookies and Cream Puppy Chow

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ingredients

"Cream" Puppy Chow:

5 C. rice chex cereal

1 C. white chocolate melts (or chocolate chips)

8 Oreos finely crushed

1/2 C. powdered sugar

"Cookies" Puppy Chow:

5 C. rice chex cereal

1 C. milk chocolate melts (or chocolate chips)

8 Oreos finely crushed

1/2 C. powdered sugar

Extra chopped Oreos

directions

1. "Cream" Puppy Chow: Measure out rice chex cereal and place in a large bowl.

2. Measure out powdered sugar and crushed Oreos and place in a large plastic bag or in a large tupperware with a lid (You'll need to shake the bag/tupperware later).

3. Melt white chocolate and stir until smooth.

4. Pour melted chocolate over rice cereal and stir until coated.

5. Transfer chocolate coated rice cereal into your plastic bag with sugar/cookies. Shake, shake shake until coasted.

6. Dump onto a cookie sheet to cool.

7. Repeat steps 1-7 using "Cookies" Puppy Chow ingredients.

8. Once cooled, mix the "Cookies" and "Cream" Puppy Chow together and fold in extra chopped Oreos.

SNACK MIXES

CRISPIX MIX S'MORES

BEYOND TASTY!!! Found this on the back of a Crispix box. My kids love mixes like this - especially when traveling.

3 cups Crispix cereal

1 cup Teddy Grahams

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1/4 cup butter, melted

1 T brown sugar

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

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1 cup miniature marshmallows

1/3 cup M&M's

In a 9x13 mix cereal and Teddy Grahams. In a small bowl, stir together butter, brown sugar and cinnamon. Drizzle over cereal mixture. Stir until coated. Bake at 250 for 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes. Spread on foil. Cool completely.

Stir in marshmallows and M&M's. Store in airtight container at room temp for up to 1 week.

From Heather B. (LDS Foundation)
9 cups Golden Grahams or Rice Chex
8 cups Corn Chex
2 cups Coconut
1 cup nuts
Bring to a boil and boil for 2 minutes:
1 cup sugar
1 cup light karo syrup
3/4 cup butter
Pour on cereal. Cool and enjoy!

HEARTY MULTIGRAIN SNACK

We all really liked this - made it for FHE. Good one for the kids to help with. Needs to cool for about 30 minutes.

1 egg white

1/4 tsp salt

1/3 cup packed brown sugar

1 tsp cinnamon

3 cups MultiGrain Cheerios

1/3 cup chopped pecans

Heat oven to 300. Lightly grease cookie sheet.

In a large bowl, beat egg white on high speed until foamy; beat in salt. Gradually beat in brown sugar until thick and glossy. Gently stir in cinnamon, cereal and pecans until completely coated. Spread as thinly as possible on cookie sheet.

Bake 12-15 minutes or until set. Immediately remove cookie sheet to cold cookie sheet or large pan. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. Break into pieces. Store in airtight container.

GULOSH

Took to Oregon Coast for Gray/Nelson Olympics. Remember Mom bringing on camping trips. Fun part about Gulosh is you can put in it whatever you want.

Got from bulk section:

granola

M&M's

peanuts in hard sugar coating

Marshmallow Mateys

raisins

chocolate covered peanuts

Fruit Loops

Would be good to add: cranberries, dried banannas

READING REFRESHMENT (from Food & Family Magazine)

Alpha-Bits

Honeycomb

Waffle Crisp

Marshmallows

Raisins

Pretzels

Popcorn (only add if all is going to be eaten that day - or else it makes everything taste like popcorn)

SENT TO JAVAN:

Turned out really good and everyone liked. I think it would have been better if we would have added a Chex cereal or Cheerios.

Honeycomb

Cookie Crisp

Marshmallow Matties

Peanut M&M's

Peanut Butter M&M's

Raisins

Marshmallows

Peanut Butter filled pretzels

HOLIDAY SUGARED NUTS

Burrelle's cookbook pg. 40
Easy to make. Have taken to many parties. Goes over well.

POPCORN - using Whirley-Pop
Butterscotch Almond Popcorn Mix (popcorn cookbook pg. 10)
Make popcorn with 3/4 cup kernals and oil
Melt a bag of butterscotch chips (we like Guittard)
Put popcorn in a large bowl (we use biggest silver bowl). Add 2 cups slivered almonds. Cool on a cookie sheet or wax paper. Makes about 6 cups.
One of Lisa's and kids favorites.
Snap-Crackle Popcorn and Nuts (popcorn cookbook pg. 24)
About 2 hours before serving; preheat oven to 250. Placed popped popcorn, pecans and walnuts in lare roasting pan; set aside.
Prepare carmel coating. In a 2-quart sauce pan over medium heat. Heat sugar, butter, corn syrup and salt to boiling. Boil 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove saucepan from heat and stir in vanilla.
Pour hot mixture over popcorn mixture, stirring to coat well. Bake mixture for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
Spoon caramel-covered popcorn onto waxed paper to cool, stirring occassionally to seperate. Store in airtight container and use within one week - shouldn't be a problem, this is very good! Makes 21 cups.

SWEET TOUCH GLAZED POPCORN (popcorn cookbook pg. 27)
Pour into popper:
1/3 cup kernals
4 tbsp sugar
4 tbsp oil
Cook on stove. Put on Pam sprayed cookie sheet to cool. Immediately soak popper in soap water.
CORNY SNACK MIX
Yum! Very good!
3 quarts popcorn (whirly pop 3/4 cup)
1 pkg (15 oz) Corn Pops
1 pkg (15 oz) corn chips (used Fritos)
2 pkgs (10-12 oz) vanilla or white chips
In two large bowls combine everything but the chips. Melt and pour over popcorn mixture. Cool in bowls or on two cookie sheets.
PRETZEL CEREAL CRUNCH
taste of home 2009 QUICK COOKING pg. 39
Was addicting! Made with chocolate chips (melted).