Halloween Chex Mix
Halloween Chex Mix with Chocolate and Cinnamon Chex baked in a maple-brown sugar coating, then loaded with pretzels, peanuts, Reese's Pieces and candy corn.
Ingredients
- 5 cups Chocolate Chex
- 3 cups Cinnamon Chex
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- ⅓ cup maple syrup
- ¼ cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups chocolate-covered pretzels
- 1 ¼ cups Reese's Pieces 9 ounce bag
- 1 cup salted roasted peanuts
- ¾ cup candy corn
- ¾ cup mellowcreme pumpkins
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 275 degrees F. Line large rimmed baking pan with parchment paper.
- In very large bowl, gently toss Chocolate Chex and Cinnamon Chex until well combined.
- Melt butter in small saucepan over medium heat. Stir in maple syrup, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt. Heat to gentle simmer and cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
- Pour butter mixture over cereal mixture and gently stir until all cereal is evenly coated.
- Spread cereal mixture in even layer on prepared pan. Transfer to oven and bake 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes.
- Remove from oven and cool completely on baking sheet, stirring once or twice as it cools to prevent large clusters from forming.
- Transfer cooled cereal mixture to large clean bowl. Add pretzels, Reese’s Pieces, peanuts, candy corn and mellowcreme pumpkins and stir until well combined.
- Store in airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.
Calories: 290kcal, Carbohydrates: 46g, Protein: 6g, Fat: 10g, Saturated Fat: 5g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 3g, Trans Fat: 0.1g, Cholesterol: 9mg, Sodium: 323mg, Potassium: 191mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 25g, Vitamin A: 345IU, Vitamin C: 3mg, Calcium: 75mg, Iron: 7mg
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