Description
Sweet & Salty Toffee Chex Mix is a crispy, buttery snack mix that combines Chex cereal, pretzels, and nuts coated in homemade toffee.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 cups Chex cereal (corn or rice)
- 2 cups mini pretzels
- 1 cup pecans or mixed nuts
- 0.5 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup brown sugar (packed)
- 0.25 cup light corn syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 0.5 tsp baking soda
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 1 cup M&Ms or chocolate chips (add after baking)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 250°F (120°C) and line baking sheet with parchment.
- Combine cereal, pretzels, and nuts in large bowl.
- In saucepan, melt butter, sugar, and corn syrup; bring to boil for 3 minutes.
- Remove from heat, stir in vanilla and baking soda.
- Pour toffee over cereal mixture and toss until coated.
- Spread on baking sheet; bake 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
- Cool completely, break apart, and add optional chocolate or candies.
Notes
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Snack
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 200 mg
- Fat: 17 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 39 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg
Keywords: Sweet Salty Toffee Chex