Bold Chex Mix Recipe Oven Baked - Butter & Baggage (2024)

A batch of homemade Chex Mix coated in a bold and buttery seasoning is an ideal snack. Great for road trips or back to school. It’s an old fashioned snack that never goes out of style.

Buttery Bold Chex Mix Recipe

Traditional Chex mix is pretty good, but nothing compared to this recipe for oven baked Bold Chex Mix. Once you’ve made your own, you’ll never buy the pre-made version. It’s our go-to snack that’s a fan favorite at Butter & Baggage at all times of the year.

“This is the best chex mix I’ve ever made! My son and I can’t stop eating it before guests come over! Oops!”

Serve it alongside some candied pecans, crispy cheese crispies and homemade caramel corn and you’re ready for a party.

While we all love white chocolate Chex mix, it’s more of a dessert than a snack. This recipe for Chex mix is bold and buttery.

Our most popular snack for the past year, while working from home, has been a party mix recipe made with Chex cereal and our favorite additions. I’m sure it comes as no surprise that my recipe for Chex mix has a bit more butter than the original Chex mix recipe, and by a bit, I mean a lot!

The butter soaks into each Chex cereal square as it bakes making it crisp and delicious. Along with the butter, it has a substantial amount of Worcestershire sauce, similar to the Bold Chex mix you see in the stores.

After changing the proportions about a million times, we finally came across just the right combination so that each bite is full of flavor and melts in your mouth without being too salty.

You will love this Homemade Chex Mix

• Homemade is so much better than store bought
• It’s not greasy, so ideal for road trips
• It stays fresh for 3-4 weeks
• You get a bold flavor in a crispy snack
• You can customize it with your favorite add ins
• It’s a classic Game Day appetizer
• There’s nothing better during the holidays

Nuts or cheese crackers, bagel chips, pretzels, or cheerios, all can be added to a mixture of Chex cereal. I like to use a mixture of rice, corn and wheat Chex cereal to give it variety. Each soaks up the seasoned butter differently.

While the original recipe just has you pour seasoned butter over Chex mix, baking it at a low temperature for an hour, makes all the difference. It’s what gives it that crispy texture and buttery flavor without it being greasy.

There’s nothing like a crunchy snack you can eat by the handfuls. If you like some spice with your snacks, try some spicy roasted nuts, they’re full of flavor and will get your attention. If you don’t mind getting messy, serve this with a brie and jam filled pull apart bread.

If you’re going to serve this at a party, get some helpful tips along with 25 delicious game day appetizer recipes to choose from.

Best Chex Mix Recipe tips

1. Don’t add the butter mixture all at once. Add some, mix and then add some more. This makes sure that it’s equally absorbed.
2. Get messy and mix this with your hands. A large spoon will work but it’s easier to just use your hands.
3. Cook this at a low temperature and stir the pan every 15 minutes or so to make sure it’s cooking evenly. Rotate the pans from top to bottom each time you stir the mix.
4. Use the biggest baking sheets you have so that you can spread out the mix. I use two baking sheets for this recipe.

Homemade Chex Mix Recipe ingredients

• Chex cereal – you need a total of 9 cups of whatever variety you like. I divide it evenly with 3 cups corn, 3 cups wheat and 3 cups rice.
• Mini Pretzels – if you can find the ity bity minis, these are the best. If you only can find larger ones, break them into bite size pieces.
• Bagel Chips – I like the rye ones but garlic are good too.
• Nuts – I go back and forth on whether to add nuts or not. It doesn’t need them but they will add a salty crunch to the mix. I find that they don’t absorb the flavor but roasting them with the mix is a delicious addition.
• Unsalted butter – this is what makes it phenomenal, I use a cup. If you only have salted butter, then cut down on the seasoned salt.
• Worcestershire sauce – this is what gives a Chex party mix it’s unique flavor.
• Lawry’s Seasoned Salt – this is just a mixture of seasonings, you can make your own if this is something you use on a regular basis. Meggan Hill has a recipe over at Culinary Hill.
• Garlic Powder and Onion Powder – if you use garlic salt or onion salt, it will make this recipe too salty, so cut down on the seasoned salt.

Pro Tip: You will have enough Chex cereal to make two batches. To keep them from getting stale, remove them from the box and place the cereal in a resealable bag. When you’re ready for a second batch, your cereal will be just as fresh as when you opened the box.

How to make Bold Chex Mix

Step 1: Choose your ingredients

Dump all of the dry ingredients in a very large bowl.

Step 2: Add the bold buttery flavor

Melt the butter in the microwave and add all the seasonings to the butter once melted.

Stir it around and then gradually pour it over the mixture, stirring with your hands after each addition so that they butter evenly coats all of the cereal. Spread out onto two baking sheets.

Step 3: Slowly bake

Bake at a 250º for an hour, stirring every 15 minutes and rotating the baking sheets from top to bottom so that they cook evenly. Remove once they are crispy and let cool.

Whether you portion this out to pack in lunches, or serve it in a bowl when you have friends or family gathered, it’s a snack that everyone gravitates toward. Kids and adults all love a savory snack.

How to store Homemade Chex Mix

Chex Mix will stay fresh for up to two months if stored in an airtight container or freezer bag at room temperature. You can also store it in the freezer.

Pro tip: If you’re baking sheets are looking a little grimy, check out my kitchen hack for how to clean baking sheets without scrubbing.

Chex Mix Recipe Notes

What is different about Bold Chex Mix?

The difference between bold and regular party mix is the amount of Worcestershire sauce added. For a Bold Chex mix, use ⅓ cup of Worcestershire and for a more traditional just 2 tablespoons.

What is the best way to coat the Chex cereal with seasoning?

The best way to make sure you get the seasoned butter on each bite is to gradually add the butter mixture to the bowl and mix it with your hands.

How do you make Chex Mix crispier?

To get a crisp party mix, bake it on a large cookie sheet at a low temperature of 250º for an hour and stir the mixture every 15 minutes. This will make sure that the mixture is not soggy.

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