Easy Gingerbread Chex Mix {Recipe}
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I received an awesome package earlier this month filled with everything I would need to make any kind of delicious Chex Mix I wanted. But when I showed some recipe options to my husband and kids they immediately found a favorite, Gingerbread Chex Mix. Because this mix has one of their very favorite candies, Hot Tamales, it pretty much blew the competing recipes out of the water!
So on one lazy afternoon, my four year old son Warren and I made it. Doesn’t it look tasty? It is!
Gingerbread Chex Mix
Ingredients
- 3 cups Apple Cinnamon Chex® cereal
- 3 cups Wheat Chex® cereal
- 1 cup fancy mixed nuts
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup light molasses
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 cup chewy cinnamon candy
Instructions
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In large microwaveable bowl, mix cereals and nuts; set aside. Line cookie sheet with waxed paper or foil.
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In 2-cup microwaveable measuring cup, microwave butter until melted. Stir in brown sugar, molasses and spices uncovered on High about 30 seconds to 1 minute, until mixture is boiling; stir. Pour over cereals and nuts until evenly coated.
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Microwave uncovered on High 3 to 4 minutes, stirring and scraping bowl every minute, or until cereal just begins to brown. Spread on waxed paper to cool, about 5 minutes. Stir in cinnamon candies. Store in airtight container.
This recipe is super simple to make and perfect to get little hands involved in the kitchen. Warren helped me pour all of the ingredients into the bowl and our mix was done in no time. The gingerbread flavor took a bit for me to get used to but once all the flavors melded together and had a chance to settle I really fell in love with the seasonal taste and the addition of the cinnamon candies!
What is your favorite Chex Mix??
Disclosure: I received a gift package with materials to make this recipe however all thoughts remain 100% my own.
Hot tamales- interesting I will have to try it. I wonder if those little cinnamon parsales( I think) would work too. I have some of those.
I think they would work as well. The cinnamon really adds the the molasses flavor. It just depends on whether you are looking to add something chewy or a bit crunchy to the mix! I really liked the chewy texture but I also can’t resist those cinnamon drops when they are on my cookies. 🙂
yum i love anything that has to do with chex mix, especially puppy chow!
I think I would like this with Rice Chex instead of Apple Cinnamon. You could do lots of variations with this recipe! Thanks!
This sounds wonderful…but I’m already trying to figure out what I would substitute for the hot tamales…lol..I’m afraid that if we didn’t eat it fairly quickly, we’d end up with a bowl of chex mix that only tastes of cinnamon candy…I’m thinking I may do a twist and snip up some of those soft werther’s butter toffee’s and put those pieces in instead? Hmmm… 🙂
This sounds great. I have never heard of Gingerbread Chex Mix. I love the idea of adding cinnamon candy. I will have to give this a shot. Thanks for the recipe!
mmmmmmmmm Sounds like a fun thing to try. I know hubby would like it.
that looks so good,my grandkids would love it
Oh my, I’ve fallen for this recipe big time. It is true the little hot candies put it over the top. I think this is a great treat to have out for company and big ‘n little kids! I love cereal and cereal treats, too, I think I would gobble this up as a snack any time of day!
Wow this is so creative- will try!
Love snacks like this when we are out & about! Need to try this one thanks for sharng!
*sharing
I love the idea of gingerbread flavoring. I might have to leave out the cinnamon candies (sorry)! because I can’t take spiciness, but I could substitute something else. Thanks for the recipe!
I agree that I would have to leave out the candies. but Love gingerbread so I think I’ll have to try this recipe!
Huh… I have never heard of this kind before. I love gingerbread but I am not sure how I feel about it on chex mix. I might h
I LOVE Chex Mix but have never heard of this kind before. I’ll have to pin it for next year!
I love the gingerbread flavor! Would love to try and make this!
I would make this recipe, but, with a different brand of cereal such as Golden Grahams
I think I’m in luv! I can’t wait to make this!!! and I would like to try making it into cereal bars, too – for the holidays, and then some!!! this is a keeper!
This recipe looks very tasty. Thanks for sharing!
Oh my gosh, this looks so amazing for the holidays! I am going to try to make this to take to my parents on Christmas!