I just love Chex Mix. It’s been a holiday tradition for as long as I can remember, and always reminds me of my father. Dad was in charge of few things in the kitchen: Grilling, Sandwiches, Cleanup, & Chex Mix. I never asked how it came to be associated with the holidays. Maybe because it does take some time, or maybe because it’s so hard to stop eating this stuff that it’s dangerous to one’s health to make it more often than once a year! It’s quite simple, and variations on the recipe abound. This is my version (sorry, Dad, I don’t use peanuts in mine – they always just drop to the bottom of the bowl.) It’s supposed to make enough for a party – good luck with that. I always make a double batch, & still have trouble saving enough for company! You’ll find a printer-friendly version at the bottom of the page. 

“Oh, good, they’ve got nibbles. I love nibbles!”  — The Doctor

Ingredients:

6 Tbsp butter

2 cups each: Rice, Corn, & Wheat Chex

2 cups Honey-Nut Cheerios

1 cup pretzel sticks

1 cup garlic bagel chips

1½ tsp Lawrey salt

2 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce

Preparation:

1.) Melt butter in open roasting pan in preheated 250° oven.

2.) Combine the next 4 ingredients in a large bowl. Break the pretzel sticks and bagel chips into ~1″-2″ pieces as you measure. Set aside.

3.) Remove the pan from the oven, and stir in the Lawrey and Worcestershire.

4.) Dump in the bowl of cereal mix, stirring to coat evenly.

5.) Bake 1 hr., stirring every 15 min.

6.) Spread on paper towel to cool.