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    Home » Recipes » Snack Mixes

    Sweet and Salty Chex Mix

    Published: Aug 25, 2010 · Modified: Sep 2, 2023 by Tiffany Dahle · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    The photo collage shows the finished sweet and salty Chex Mix next to a photo of the cereal laying out on a baking sheet.

    Sweet and Salty Chex Mix is an easy snack mix to make at home to bring as a special treat on the go. Crispy sweet cereal is mixed with salty nuts and other tasty tidbits for a treat the whole family will love.

    A bag of sweet Chex Mix has nuts, cereal, and red and orange M&M candies.

    What kind of road trip snacks do you like to bring on the go with your family? For us, it is essential that we have a mix of both salty and sweet munchies for the trip.

    When I don't want the kids to overdose on gas station candy, I prep a batch of sweet Chex mix with just the right combo of protein-packed nuts and sweet surprises like peanut M&Ms.

    My friend Renee's Grandma has a family-favorite Chex Mix recipe they love to make. She was sweet enough to share it with me right before one of our first big road trips with my tiny girls.

    Before then, the only Chex Mix I had ever tried was the classic salty Chex Mix recipe that comes on the box.

    Since then, we've experimented with tons of Chex Mix recipes, but this classic remains a top favorite. 

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    • Why This is the Best Recipe
    • Ingredients
    • Baking Instructions
    • Assemble the Chex Mix
    • Serving Suggestions
    • More Easy Chex Mix Recipes
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    Why This is the Best Recipe

    There are dozens and dozens of Chex mix recipes available out there but I think this is the very best sweet and salty Chex mix recipe because:

    1. Unique Mix-Ins: I love the texture the unique mix-ins give this snack mix.
    2. Sweet AND Salty: The seasoning base is quite sweet but the salty comes in with the salted nuts and pretzels. You can adjust the balance by adding more or less of the mixins as you wish.
    3. Travel-Friendly: This hearty snack mix is perfect for bringing on the go with your family. We enjoyed it for a week at the cabin during a family reunion.

    Ingredients

    This unique sweet and salty Chex Mix has an amazing combination of ingredients:

    • Honey Nut Chex
    • Cinnamon Chex
    • Teddy Grahams: We used chocolate chip flavor but any flavor you love will work.
    • Cinnamon Pita Chips OR Cinnamon Raisin Bagel Chips: These add a very hearty crunch
    • Honey Roasted Nuts
    • Salty Pretzels
    • M&M Candies: You could use plain or peanut M&Ms
    • Butter
    • Sugar
    • Honey
    • Cinnamon
    • Nutmeg

    Baking Instructions

    Preheat the oven to 250°F.

    Mix all the cereals, the Teddy Grahams, pita chips, nuts, and pretzels together in a very large baking pan or roasting pan.

    Melt the butter in the microwave and stir in the honey, cinnamon, sugar, and nutmeg until smooth.

    Pour the melted butter over the cereal mix and stir gently.

    Bake the cereal mix for 2 hours making sure to stir it every 20 minutes or so.

    Assemble the Chex Mix

    Cool the Chex mix completely in single layers on cookie sheets so it doesn't steam.

    Once the cereal has cooled, stir in the M&M candies and store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.

    Serving Suggestions

    The Chex mix is stored in a plastic zip top bag. You can see all the different mix ins including colorful M&M candies.

    Sweet and salty Chex mix makes an excellent after school snack or movie night treat instead of popcorn.

    You can pack it in smaller bags for adding to lunches as a special treat but I recommend omitting the nuts and using plain M&Ms if you plan to send this to school.

    If you use festive colored M&Ms, this would make an excellent holiday candy dish treat to leave for guests.

    More Easy Chex Mix Recipes

    Baking with cereal is such an easy and affordable way to make a special treat for your family.

    Don't miss these easy sweet AND salty Chex Mix recipes for some baking fun:

    • A pan of apple pie chex mix has yogurt covered raisins mixed in with a wooden spoon next to a green striped towel.
      Apple Cinnamon Chex Mix
    • Sweet and spicy honey sriracha chex mix has square pretzles, cereal, and peanuts mixed together.
      Honey Sriracha Chex Mix
    • A bowl of powdered sugar coated Chex cereal next to a napkin with lemons on it.
      Blueberry Lemon Muddy Buddies
    • A red polka dot container has Christmas Chex Mix with red and green sprinkles over the top.
      Buddy the Elf's Chex Mix for Christmas

    📖 Recipe

    A bag of sweet Chex Mix has nuts, cereal, and red and orange M&M candies.

    Sweet and Salty Chex Mix

    4.50 from 2 votes
    Sweet and salty Chex Mix has a unique blend of mix-ins that give this recipe the perfect balance of flavors and textures. A hearty snack mix that you'll love to bring for family road trips or serve as a special holiday snack.
    TOTAL TIME 2 hours hours 15 minutes minutes
    PREP TIME 15 minutes minutes
    COOK TIME 2 hours hours
    YIELD 10 servings
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    Ingredients
      

    • 1 (12 oz) box Honey Nut Chex
    • 1 (12 oz) box Cinnamon Chex
    • 1 (10 oz) box of Teddy Grahams your flavor of choice, I used chocolate chip
    • Broken cinnamon sugar pita chips or cinnamon raisin bagel chips
    • Honey roasted nuts or regular nuts mixed nuts or pick your favorite, I used cashews
    • 2 cups salted pretzels
    • 1 (10 oz) bag of M&M candies plain, peanut, peanut butter, or pretzel flavored
    • 1 cup (2 sticks) of butter
    • 1 tablespoon sugar
    • ¼ cup honey
    • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
    • Generous sprinkle of nutmeg

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 250º. 
    • Mix both Chex cereals, the Teddy Grahams, pita chips, honey roasted nuts and salted pretzels in a large roasting pan. 
    • Melt the butter in the microwave and stir in the honey, cinnamon, sugar and nutmeg.  Pour the melted butter mixture over the cereal mix.  Stir gently until well combined.
    • Bake the Chex mix for 2 hours, stirring every 20 minutes.
    • Cool the cereal completely in single layers on cookie sheets so the cereal doesn't steam. 
    • Once the mix is completely cooled, stir in the M&M candies. Store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.
    COURSESnack Mixes
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    AUTHORTiffany Dahle

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    1. Dog Breeds

      October 13, 2016 at 7:14 am

      This snack sound delicious, a creative way. Thank you for sharing the recipe. I think the snack could not last long with my children 🙂

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    2. Renee

      August 25, 2010 at 6:23 am

      I'm glad you liked it so much! I definitely prefer the original stuff, but lots of people have raved over this one... I think because it's different and unexpected. Of course, this outpouring of love over it has John believing he's a genius for suggesting I create a sweet version that he would like 🙂

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