Steve's Often Copied, Never Duplicated, Furikake Chex Mix

"This is a sweet and spicy Asian variation of Chex mix. There are times I have made this by the bucketful, and it still runs out at parties. I often give this out as Christmas or hostess gifts. <P>Be very careful. This party mix is HIGHLY addictive, very dangerous to keep around in big quantities and may result in some weight gain!<p>This recipe is a combination of a few recipes, one from foodgeeks.com and another from beanpaste.blogspot.com. It also has a few of my own personal touches. <p>"
 
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Ready In:
2hrs 5mins
Ingredients:
14
Yields:
12 1 cup
Serves:
12
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ingredients

  • 2 cups Rice Chex or 2 cups Crispix cereal
  • 2 cups Wheat Chex or 2 cups Crispix cereal
  • 2 cups Corn Chex or 2 cups Crispix cereal
  • 2 cups honeycomb cereal (optional)
  • 2 cups pretzel sticks (I use Rold Gold brand)
  • 2 cups dry roasted peanuts
  • 1 cup butter
  • 34 cup sugar
  • 34 cup light corn syrup
  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce (I use Kikkoman. Hawaii people, DO NOT USE Aloha Brand for this!!!)
  • 12 cup oil
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
  • 1 (2 ounce) bottle Nori Goma Furikake (I prefer Nori Komi Furikake, but it wouldn't let me input Nori Komi Furikake, Mishima brand)
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directions

  • Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F.
  • Mix together all the cereals, pretzels, and peanuts in a large baking pan (The tin foil ones that you can buy from the store to roast turkey works really well!).
  • Divide the mixture between two pans.
  • In a medium-sized sauce pan over medium to medium-high heat, melt butter.
  • Add sugar and dissolve well.
  • Add corn syrup, soy sauce, oil, Worcestershire sauce, and Tabasco Sauce. Stir until blended well. It works best if you heat till it reaches the hard ball stage (about 250 degrees).
  • Pour over cereal mixture, one pan at a time, and mix well.
  • Put into the oven.
  • After 15 minutes, remove from oven, and add one bottle of furikake to each pan. Mix around to evenly distribute furikake and sauce from the bottom.
  • Continue baking for about 1-2 hours, stirring every 15 minutes.
  • The cooking time fluauates depending on how crispy you want it, and how humid it is (making this in 90% humidity is a nightmare!).
  • Store in an air-tight container or ziplock bags.

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Reviews

  1. Wonderful recipe, reminds me of home. Living in Canada now and all my friends here love it. If I can find good quality arare here, I add it in.
     
  2. Had a great sugary flavor, not enough of a salty presence except from the Arare (Rice Crackers that I added). I did cook it for 2 hours at 250 and stirred every 15 minutes but found butter at the bottom of the trays. Felt mixture was too wet and clumped because of the sugary/oily coating. I used a rice paddle to break it up before I packaged it. Three hours after packaging, it remained separated and was much drier and super glossy. I would also add more tabasco next time, didn't have enough of a hot kick. All in all, great recipe. I stuck with the total of 12 cups but used Arare, Green Pea Snack Crisps, Mixed nuts, honey roasted nuts, Crispix cereal and Mixed Rice Cracker Furikake Mix. Thank you for a local Hawaiian favorite. I will be making this a lot for snacking and parties.
     
    • Review photo by Danielle W.
  3. This was quite tasty, but a little too sweet for me. I would omit the Honeycomb cereal next time and use another salty element. Pretzel goldfish is a good suggestion. I'd also add more hot sauce for more kick. But that's just me. The recipe is a good starting point, and the guests at the Hawaiian party I took it to enjoyed it a lot. Thanks for the inspiration!
     
  4. Thanks for this tasty and savory recipe! I've been meaning to make this ever since my cousin who lives in Hawaii gave me some when she came home to visit last year.<br/>I modified the recipe a little bit by using 3 cups of Rice Chex and 3 cups of Honey Wheat Chex instead of having the 2 cups of Honeycomb . I'm not a huge fan of pretzels so I used a bag of pretzel Goldfish which are smaller and easier to eat with this grab-by-the-handful snack. Not to mention they are cute swimming among the seaweed! I also used only one 2 oz. jar of the furikake for preference of taste.<br/>The recipe didn't indicate at what temperature to melt the butter at so I went with med heat and whisked the sugar until it was no longer grainy. And after the remaining liquid ingredients were added I whisked it all until it boiled a little bit and had a glossy thickness to it. I also checked on the trays every 15 minutes instead of 10 mins to toss the mix.<br/>I definitely will make another batch after getting more furikake and Goldfish. I will also try it with wasabi paste instead of Tabasco as the flavor wasn't prominent with 10 drops. <br/>For those who make this, definitely cover your baking sheets with foil!! As it bakes, it gets stickier. I'm really glad I decided to use foil as clean up was super easy and no pan soaking to do.
     
  5. BY FAR, this is the best Asian chex mix I have ever tasted. Steve is right - it is extremely addicting! It has several elements of taste that make it unusual - sweet, salty and spicy. I now make several batches because my family are not very good at sharing. Whoever gets to the bowl first hogs it!
     
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  1. Thanks for this tasty and savory recipe! I've been meaning to make this ever since my cousin who lives in Hawaii gave me some when she came home to visit last year.<br/>I modified the recipe a little bit by using 3 cups of Rice Chex and 3 cups of Honey Wheat Chex instead of having the 2 cups of Honeycomb . I'm not a huge fan of pretzels so I used a bag of pretzel Goldfish which are smaller and easier to eat with this grab-by-the-handful snack. Not to mention they are cute swimming among the seaweed! I also used only one 2 oz. jar of the furikake for preference of taste.<br/>The recipe didn't indicate at what temperature to melt the butter at so I went with med heat and whisked the sugar until it was no longer grainy. And after the remaining liquid ingredients were added I whisked it all until it boiled a little bit and had a glossy thickness to it. I also checked on the trays every 15 minutes instead of 10 mins to toss the mix.<br/>I definitely will make another batch after getting more furikake and Goldfish. I will also try it with wasabi paste instead of Tabasco as the flavor wasn't prominent with 10 drops. <br/>For those who make this, definitely cover your baking sheets with foil!! As it bakes, it gets stickier. I'm really glad I decided to use foil as clean up was super easy and no pan soaking to do.
     

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Aloha! <br>My name is Steve, and I am from Hawaii. I grew up in the kitchen. I am 29 years old. I have traveled throughout Asia, Europe and the United States, so I do have a different pallet than most. I like good, honest grub (yes, the restaurant in Tokyo, and just good food too). <br> <br>So, just a personal pet peeve right now... I get so angry when I read reviews like this... <br> <br>This turned out well but it's not particularly creamy, I'd say thick but not creamy. I substituted 1/2 cup of the milk with soy milk and I can't taste the difference. I also reduced the sugar to 1/3 cup and it is the perfect amount of sweetness. I added 1/4 c of raisins or more, because it's just not the same without them. I added some cinnamon too, and used half the amount of nutmeg. I think the reviewers who doubled the custard part had the right idea, but with all the alterations, I think I'll try a different pudding recipe next time. Thanks for sharing, though. (She gave the recipe 3 stars) <br> <br>Now is it just me or did she basically change the recipe sooooooo much that it became something new? If I were to make all the changes that this person did, I wouldn't have rated, just leave a private message.... But come on! If you review a recipe, review the recipe posted, not make major changes and then review! <br> <br>Other than that, I am working on a cookbook of my favorite recipes for my family. I'm gonna give it out for Christmas this year! I'm really excited about that! woot! <br> <br>I am famous for a few things... Red Velvet Cupcakes, Cheesecake Tarts, Furikake Chex Mix and cookies, cookies, cookies! <br> <br><img src=http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg271/MrsTeny/Permanent%20Collection/PACSpring09Iwasadopted.jpg> <br> <br><img src=http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg271/MrsTeny/Permanent%20Collection/PACSpring09Participation.jpg> <br> <br>What does the ranking system mean to me? <br> <br>5 stars - I will definitely make this again. Probably sooner than later. It might have required minor tweaking, but was a solid recipe. <br> <br>4 stars - I will more than likely make this again. It might have required some tweaks, but overall was a great recipe. <br> <br>3 stars - I might make this again. It was just ok. <br> <br>2 stars - I will probably never make this again. I really didn't like it, and will make it again only if I had a gun pointed at my head. <br> <br>1 star - Sorry. I will never make this again. Even if there was a gun to my head, I would not make it again. I had to throw it away / spit it out / my dog wouldn't go near it, etc.
 
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