a savory Chex Mix!"
Not every treat has to be sweet, does it? A treat can be savory too! A tradition in my home was to make Chex Mix on the holidays. Now a days that is not so special, since you can buy it already done for you in a bag. But...we all know that those bags are not clean. There are so many varieties of Chex Mix too. The more stuff you put in it, the less clean it gets.
One of the BEST things about making Chex Mix is that you can make it as clean as you want by choosing what you put in it. YOU choose whether the pretzels are clean or not. YOU choose the peanuts, and most importantly, YOU choose which cereal goes in.
The recipe card left to me basically puts in a box each of Corn, Rice and Wheat Chex. It adds a bag of pretzels, a box of plain Cheerios, and a box of Cheeze-Its. For that much dry, it says 2 sticks of melted butter mixed with 2 tablespoons of worchestire sauce, some garlic and onion powders to taste, and some seasoned salt.
I looked up what is in seasoned salt and there is a lot! But it is easy to make, according to this recipe: Seasoned Salt
In an effort to stay true to my mom's recipe, here is mine:
This is pre-baked. Busy evening coming up, and I know I won't have time to get a picture when it comes out of the oven. 250 degrees, about an hour or so, stirring every 15-20 minutes.
Here is a link to the Official Chex Mix site: Original Chex Mix Recipe
You'll notice it's not the same as mine. Quite honestly, if you look at the recipe ingredients, this is not original. The bagel chips give it away. There were NO pre-packaged bagel chips in the 1970s when my mom made this recipe. But you see the spices are the same as mine. At the top of the page, you'll see where you can scroll thru other Chex Mix ideas.
Happy Eating!! Kathy
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