Chex® Party Mix Contest Recipe 2009! Whip up a batch of Chex® Mix reminiscent of the windy city's flavor combo of sweet and salty.
Chex®icago Party Mix
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 15 min
- Servings 30
- Ingredients 10
Ingredients
- 3 cups Corn Chex™ cereal
- 3 cups Wheat Chex™ cereal
- 2 cups Chocolate Chex™ cereal
- 2 cups bite-size square cheese crackers
- 3 cups cheese popcorn
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/3 cup light brown sugar or molasses
- 1/3 cup light corn syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Instructions
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Step1Mix cereals, 1 cup of the cheese crackers and 2 cups of the popcorn in large, microwavable bowl. Set aside.
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Step2Place butter, brown sugar, corn syrup and salt in 2-cup microwavable measuring cup. Microwave on High 1 minute 30 seconds. Stir; microwave on High until bubbling. Remove from microwave; stir in baking soda. Mixture will foam up, but keep mixing until baking soda is dissolved. Pour over the cereal mixture; stir until fully coated.
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Step3Microwave on High 4 to 5 minutes, stirring after every minute. Spread on waxed paper-lined baking sheet. Let cool for about 5 minutes to let caramel fully harden. Stir in remaining 1 cup cheese crackers and 1 cup popcorn.
Nutrition
100
Calories
3 1/2g
Total Fat
1g
Protein
17g
Total Carbohydrate
5g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories
- 100
- Calories from Fat
- 30
- Total Fat
- 3 1/2g
- 5%
- Saturated Fat
- 1 1/2g
- 7%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 220mg
- 9%
- Potassium
- 40mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 17g
- 6%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 5g
- Protein
- 1g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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