Aunt Caryn's Party Mix
"My version of the traditional Chex party mix. This is a favorite among my nieces and nephews."
- Ready In:
- 1hr 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Yields:
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22 cups Party Mix
ingredients
- 4 cups Rice Chex, divided into 2 pans
- 4 cups Corn Chex, divided into 2 pans
- 4 cups Wheat Chex, divided into 2 pans
- 4 cups small classic shaped pretzels, divided into 2 pans
- 2 cups Cheez-It crackers, divided into 2 pans
- 2 cups Cheerios toasted oat cereal, divided into 2 pans
- 2 cups peanuts, divided into 2 pans
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SAUCE
- 12 tablespoons margarine, melted
- 6 tablespoons butter, melted
- 6 tablespoons Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce
- 6 teaspoons Lawry's Seasoned Salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
directions
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
- Using two 9 x 13-inch pans, divide up the Rice Chex cereal, Corn Chex cereal, Wheat Chex cereal, pretzels, Cheez-It crackers, Cheerios, and peanuts between the two pans.
- Toss the ingredients in each pan to mix well.
- In a small saucepan, melt the margarine and butter.
- Add the Worcestershire sauce, season salt, and garlic powder.
- Stir until homogeneous in appearance.
- Spoon some of the sauce between the two pans.
- Toss the cereal to coat evenly.
- Always restir your sauce before spooning over the cereal as it will begin to separate.
- Repeat the spooning/tossing process until all of the sauce has been evenly distributed over the cereal mixture in both pans.
- Bake the cereal mixture for 1 hour, tossing the mixture every 10 to 15 minutes.
- Before removing the pans from the oven, make sure you don't have any'wet' cereal remaining.
- If this is the case, continue baking for several minutes until the cereal mixture is completely dried.
- Cool.
- Store in a sealed container or in gallon freezer bags.
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Reviews
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Aunt Caryn I love your party mix! When you are hungary for a snack my aunt Caryn's party mix is exactly what you are looking for!! -
This is the best recipe of this kind that I have tasted! I made it twice, and halved the recipe both times. Everyone devoured it! Thanks, Caryn! -
thanks caryn this beats any bagged party mix and got great reviews from the family and friends during the holidays
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Caryn
Hoover, AL
I live in to Jacksonville, FL with my husband, 2 daughters (17 and 11), 4 cats, and 2 dogs. My favorite things to make are cookies/bars and pound cakes. I have had a great time cooking since discovering Recipezaar January 2002.
This is a picture of my youngest cat, Lily. She is my sweet sweet little baby.
