Kathy's Crispy Mix

My fave!

We are big fans of Chex Mix at our house.  I always make a bunch of it at Christmas time.  I have tried various spices over the years, but our favorite is my personal spin on the Original Chex Mix recipe. 

Chex's version:
3 cups of Corn Chex
3 cups of Rice Chex
3 cups of Wheat Chex
1 cup of mixed nuts
1 cup of bite-sized pretzels
1 cup of garlic flavor bite size bagel chips or regular size bagel chips, broken into 1 inch pieces
6 tablespoons of butter or margarine
2 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce
1 1/2 teaspoons seasoned salt
3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon onion powder

Bake for one hour at 250 degrees, stirring every 15 minutes.

My version:
I make several modifications to that basic idea though.  I use 12 cups of cereal and similar ingredients, as Chex recommends, but I modify them to our preferences.  My favorite combination is:

2 cups of Corn Chex
2 cups of Rice Chex
2 cups of Crispex
1 cup of Cheerios
1 cup of Fritos
1 cup of Goldfish
1 cup of Cheese Nips
1 cup of bagel chips, broken up
1 cup of Gardetto's Rye Chips

These ingredients may vary, depending on what I have available.

Today I have Walmart brand Rice "Chex," Crispex,
Cheerios, Fritos, Goldfish, Cheez-Its, and Bagel Chips.


I also use:
1 cup of I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Spray
1 tablespoon of garlic powder
1 tablespoon of onion powder
1 tablespoon of Lowry's Season Salt
2 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce

I put the 12 cups of cereal (etc.) into a large bowl and stir them to mix them up. 
 

Crispix




Goldfish and Rice "Chex"



Cheerios, Bagel Chips, and Cheez-Its





I almost forgot the Fritos!  So, we'll
have a little more than 12 cups this time;
hey, this is not rocket science here.



Mix it all up!

I put the butter spray, garlic powder, onion powder, Lowry's, and Worcestershire sauce in a large roasting pan (I use a disposable one) and mix them up. 



Lowry's Season Salt, Worcestershire
sauce, garlic powder, onion powder, and one
cup of I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Spray,




Appetizing, isn't it?



It does look much better once it's mixed up though.


I add the cereal and other stuff to the butter mixture.

Ooooo, I got a motion shot!

  Stir until everything is well coated.
 

Stir, stir, stir, nibble, nibble, stir, stir, stir...


 I put the pan in a 250 degree oven and bake it for 2 hours, stirring well every 30 minutes.

 

Into the oven.

 

Stir it every 30 minutes.

When it is done, stir it a few times while it cools completely.

Store it in an air tight container.



Move it into the big tin, but...

 

... we still have a good way to go to fill 'er up - so ... repeat!

We're getting there.

Now we're talking.  The big tin with the puppies on it?  Full.  :)

Now we're ready to go.