“This post is sponsored by Chex®. All views expressed are that of my own.”
Anyone excited that Spring is finally here? I know I am, but I just wish Mother Nature was on the same page. These rough, below freezing days have got to go! Sunshine, birds chirping, and lots of new plants budding is what I can only dream of!
In the mean time, I suppose staying indoors and busy in the kitchen will have to do until I can get out to garden! You can tell by my cooking, and baking that I want warmer weather because lately, I have been very colorful to say the least! My most recent creation is inspired by the folks at Chex®. They asked me to create a recipe which features one of their iconic Chex products and I was super happy to oblige!
I mean really, we eat this stuff on a normal basis so why not have some creative fun? Since Spring is on my mind, I knew I wanted to make a Chex® Party mix that featured both sweet and salty components, and lots of color! Pastels are really “in” right now so I wanted my Chex® snack to be bright and cheery!
So I decided to make some Sweet and Salty Spring Chex® Party Mix. I am sure my kids are going to come home from school today and get super excited when they each see a little pail of this Eastery goodness on their spots. This Sweet and Salty Spring Chex® Party Mix made quite a bit of servings so I was able to make 8 goodie bags filled for their weekly snacks.
The ingredients I used to make this Sweet and Salty Spring Chex® Party Mix are fairly simple which is great! I am all about simplicity so common ingredients are always a must! I used the following to make one standard sized sheet pan full:
- 2 cups of Gluten Free Vanilla Chex® Cereal
- 2 Cups of Pretzels *you can use gluten free or regular
- 1 bag of Popped Popcorn *I used Ketttle Corn
- 1/2 Cup of Spring M&Ms
- 1/2 cup of yellow & pink candy melts
Directions:
Prepare a standard sized baking sheet with parchment paper.
Pop your popcorn, and then spread it across the parchment lined pan. Be sure to remove any seeds.
Line pretzels, and Chex® Cereal over the pop corn.
Sprinkle the M&Ms generously over the top of the party mix
In a microwave, melt the candy until creamy. Mine took (3) 20 seconds intervals each, with a quick stir in-between.
Fill 2 separate zippered bags with the chocolate and snip a tiny hole in one corner of each bag.
Drizzle the chocolate over the entire pan evenly, and allow to harden for 30 minutes.
Once the Sweet and Salty Spring Chex® Party Mix is ready, place it in goodie bags, little pails, or in a large bowl for guests to enjoy. This Chex® Party Mix has also been referred to as “Bunny Bait” and would be great to leave out for the Easter bunny!
4/7 original chex mix
Oh I’d love to make the bunny bait! How cool!
I have made some basic Chex Mix recipes before and love them! I would make those, but would also love to attempt the Spring Mix recipe you have posted. Not only does it look delicious, but it is a work of art as well!
Puppy Chow!
I would make muddy buddies.
original chex mix for my children for a evening snack would be great !!
This snack mix looks delicious. I like the original snack mix too. Thanks.
I think I would make the muddy buddies
I would love to make some Muddy Buddies.
I would make some Muddy Buddies with chocolate and confectionery sugar!
I would make muddy buddies.
I would like to make the Chex Popcorn-Pretzel Chunks Party Mix recipe :)
I would make the same thing you did! It looks so pretty!
I am not that great of cook so I have no idea what I would make. I just eat chex right from the box.
I like making the traditional Chex mix, but some of the new sweeter mixes look good too
My kids just love muddy buddies but I myself will it just the way it is.
I’d make some chex party mix!
I’d like to use the Chex to make some cereal bars.
id make the bunny bait chex mix 4.7
I would make the recipe for chocolate and peanut butter “puppy chow” also known as Muddy Buddies.
I WOULD MAKE THE SWEET AND SALTY MIX
4/7 I would make muddy buddies.
I want to make the pretty- Sweet and Salty Spring Chex® Party Mix!
I normally make muddy buddies (aka puppy chow).
my favorite to make is the Chex Muddy Buddies.