Master Chex Mix
Master Chex Mix
Category
Snack
Servings/Yield
4 quarts
Author
Helen Park
For your next gathering, wrapped as presents, or a nice self-care moment, this Master Chex Mix has you covered. You can customize the mix-ins and spices for each occasion with savory, spicy, and even sweet versions. So, think of this recipe as a canvas for your favorite La Bôite spices.
Ingredients
DRY INGREDIENTS:
8 cups cereal
2 cups roasted salted nuts
6 cups add ins
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SEASONING:
8oz butter (1 stick), melted
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¼ cup Worcestershire sauce (for sweet versions use maple syrup)
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¼ cup your favorite La Bôite blend, divided
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1 tsp fine sea salt (omit for sweet versions)
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DRY INGREDIENTS:
4 cups Rice Chex
4 cups Corn Chex
2 cups roasted salted peanuts
2 cups bite sized pretzels
2 cups sesame sticks
SAVORY:
8 oz butter (1 stick), melted
¼ cup Worcestershire sauce
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¼ cup Sheba, divided
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1 tsp fine sea salt
CHILI LIME:
8 oz butter (1 stick), melted
¼ cup Worcestershire sauce
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¼ cup Penang, divided
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1 tsp fine sea salt
SWEET SAVORY:
8 oz butter (1 stick), melted
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¼ cup Smoked Cinnamon Maple Syrup
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¼ cup Yemen, divided
THE BASIC PROPORTION
OUR MOST RECENT MIX
FOR THE SEASONING
Directions
Preheat the oven to 250°F.
Toss all of the dry ingredients together in a large bowl with the melted butter, Worcestershire (or maple syrup) and half of the spice blend. If your bowl isn’t big enough to toss everything to mix well, season the mix in 2 batches and pour onto parchment lined rimmed baking sheets. You will need 2 half sheet trays to bake the full batch.
When everything is well mixed, separate the mix evenly between the trays and evenly sprinkle the remaining spice blend on top. If using salt, sprinkle the salt evenly over the top now as well.
Bake at 250°F, stirring every 15 minutes, until the mixture is crisp and golden brown (45-60 minutes).
Leave to cool completely, the mixture gets even crispier as it cools.
Serve or store at room temperature in a sealed container.
Recipe Note
Recipe Notes
The recipe can easily be made in smaller batches – or cut into 4 smaller batches for 4 different flavors made 4 different ways.
Variations and Ideas
In place of butter, you could substitute olive oil to make this dairy-free, just make sure your snack ingredients are dairy-free as well.
In place of Worcestershire you could substitute soy sauce or tamari.
There are many mix-ins we didn’t use, to keep things simple, but go crazy with all the favorites - Bugles, mini bread sticks, pita chips, Cheezits, M&M’s, all gluten-free snacks, yogurt covered raisins, freeze dried mushrooms, etc.
For spices, the possibilities are endless – we could have done a snack mix for each and every one – Shabazi and Bugles, Amber with Cheez-Its, Ararat and pita chips, go for it and share your favorites with us.
Questions? Contact helen@laboiteny.com
