This Chex Mix slow cooker is the best snacking pleasure. It’s a crispy and salty goodness by handfuls! My daughter loves this Chex blend so much that we make it year-round.
Why you’ll love this
A few weeks ago, our stove/stove left the ghost. So I decided to try the slow cooking method. Honestly, I didn’t think it would be so crunchy and delicious.
I was wrong! This slow cooker Chex mix recipe is also very easy.
Don’t run to the oven to stir it constantly!
A healthy homemade snack, or it is ideal for gifts.
Looking for other delicious snacks, try our Ritz Bits cookies, crunchy praline or fiesta ranchera mix?
Ingredients
You know the basics of Chex Mix, right? Cereal Chex, mixed nuts, pretzels, butter, seasoning salt, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder and onion powder.
We threw in some cheese crackers for fun
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How to Make a Slow Cook Chex Mixture
The oven method requires you to stir the mixture every 15 minutes. With this method, you only need to do it every hour.
This snack mix is very easy to make, as stated above. We do it all year round.
There is no need to turn on the oven or dirty baking trays for this method
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Add the Chex cereal, pretzels, crackers, and peanuts to the bowl of a slow cooker.
In a small bowl, whisk together 1/2 cup melted unsalted butter, 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce, one tablespoon seasoning salt, one teaspoon garlic powder, and 1/2 teaspoon onion powder.
Slowly pour the sauce evenly over the cereal mixture. Mix to cover evenly.
Be sure to place paper towels under the lid of the clay pot to trap condensation. You don’t want a soggy Chex Mix.
Let simmer for 3 hours. Every hour stir the mixture to prevent burning.
The best Chex mix recipe to have on hand during the holidays or take a batch to those Christmas holidays!
Tips
- You can also do this in the oven. Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. Place the seasoned mixture in a large roasting pan or a couple of bordered baking sheets. Bake for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
- When I make it in the oven, I melt the butter on the roasting tray while the oven preheats. Once melted, I stir the seasonings in the butter, then add the ingredients of the snack mixture and mix to cover evenly.
- Be sure to place paper towels under the lid while cooking. This will absorb any condensation and prevent the Chex mixture from getting wet and soaked.
- The Crockpot Chex mixture can burn, so stick to the cooking time of the recipe.
Variations
- You can customize this snack mix to your personal preference. A whole flavor of cereal, oyster crackers, cheese crackers, bagel chips, goldfish crackers, cornnuts, sesame sticks or Cheerios.
- You can make it spicy by adding a tablespoon of hot sauce to the butter mixture or 1/4 teaspoon of cayenne pepper.
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