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HALLOWEEN CHEX MIX

Bugles, pumpkin spice and candy corn make this Halloween Chex Mix a new favorite treat. 

I made five pounds of Halloween Chex mix and shipped four pounds to eleven college boys at three different universities.

It’s okay if you have to re-read that sentence. Not only is it closing in on Halloween, but it is also a care package season. I was happy to make (and sample)  this easy-to-ship salty-sweet combination of cereal, pretzels, chocolate and the autumn staple; candy corn.

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With my boys away at school and in semi-isolation in the midwest, I wanted to send them a “shelf-stable” homemade treat. Versus, something they could order on our family’s Amazon account.

HALLOWEEN CHEX MIX

This Halloween mix includes the standard base of rice cereal, pretzel twists and peanuts. But this recipe adds Bugles, M&M’s and candy corn to give it the tastiest of flavors.

It is addictive. It’s like Bugle and candy corn crack mix with pumpkin spice flavors.

I ate 1 cup of the 2nd batch in the time it took to write the first paragraph.

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The secret to this recipe is the pumpkin spice coating. It is a melted combination of butter, brown sugar and a generous serving of pumpkin spice. Yum!

Make sure you have pumpkin spice in your pantry and no substitutions on this spice. If you have read my blog for a minute you know I love an ingredient substitution.

HALLOWEEN CHEX MIX RECIPE

INGREDIENTS

4 CUPS CHEX RICE CEREAL

3 CUPS MINI PRETZELS OR PRETZEL STICKS

3 CUPS BUGLES (NEAR THE PRINGLES TOP SHELF)

1 CUP DRY ROASTED PEANUTS

1/2 CUP HALLOWEEN THEME M&M’S

1 CUP HARVEST CANDY CORN

PUMPKIN SPICE SEASONING

1/2 CUP BUTTER

1/2 CUP BROWN SUGAR

2 TSP VANILLA

3 TBSP PUMPKIN SPICE SEASONING

DIRECTIONS

PREHEAT OVEN TO 275 DEGREES

PREP BAKING SHEET WITH PARCHMENT PAPER

IN LARGE BOWL COMBINE CHEX MIX, PEANUTS, PRETZELS + BUGLES

IN GLASS BOWL COMBINE BUTTER + BROWN SUGAR + MICROWAVE FOR 1 MINUTE-ISH

REMOVE FROM MICROWAVE AND ADD VANILLA + PUMPKIN SPICE

POUR OVER CHEX MIX MIXTURE

POUR ONTO BAKING SHEET + BAKE AT 275 FOR 30 MINUTES-ISH. STIR AFTER 15 MINUTES.

REMOVE FROM OVEN + COOL COMPLETELY. COMPLETELY. TRUST ME

ADD HARVEST CANDY CORN AND M&M’S

Tip: Double the batch. Trust me. 

This Chex mix medley is easy (and lightweight) to ship for care package season.

Here are a few favorite Halloween treats.

FALL HARVEST CHEX MIX

This fall harvest Chex Mix is not your mother’s Chex mix

I grew up with the classic Chex Mix with pretzels, cocktail peanuts, the Kroger version of the rice and corn cereal and the Wheat Chex® cereal (because the Wheat did not come in the Kroger brand).

And, lots of Worcestershire sauce, seasoned salt, garlic powder and onion powder because my mom loved the seasonings.

Fall Harvest Chex Mix

So when I discovered there was a whole world of Chex Mix combos that included chocolate, pumpkin spice  and M&M’s it was like discovering Netflix.

And just like Netflix I binged my way through the weekend with a bowl of Chex Mix filled with candy corn and chocolate M&M’s.

This recipe is the perfect combo of sweet and salty and then add the pumpkin spice! Who knew?

Yes those are Bugles nestled between pretzels and peanuts coated with a brown sugar and pumpkin spice flavored melted butter goodness.

 

Tip: I am going to save you four mintues walking up and down the chip aisle. The Bugles are located near the Pringles. Look up.

FALL HARVEST CHEX MIX RECIPE

FALL HARVEST CHEX MIX

The perfect combination of cereal, pretzels and peanuts with M&M's and candy corn.
Print Recipe
Course Snack
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 4 CUPS CHEX RICE CEREAL OR GENERIC
  • 3 CUPS MINI PRETZELS MINI PRETZEL STICKS WOULD WORK
  • 3 CUPS BUGLES NEAR THE PRINGLES
  • 1 CUP DRY ROASTED PEANUTS
  • 1/2 CUP M&M CANDIES
  • 1 CUP HARVEST MIX CANDY CORN

PUMPKIN SPICE COATING

  • 1/2 CUP BUTTER
  • 1/2 CUP BROWN SUGAR
  • 2 TSP. VANILLA
  • 3 TBSP. PUMPKIN SPICE

Instructions
 

  • 1. PREHEAT OVEN TO 275. PREPARE WITH BAKING SHEET FOR EASY CLEANUP. TRUST ME
    2. IN LARGE MIXING BOWL COMBINE THE CEREAL, PRETZELS, BUGLES & PEANUTS
  • 3. IN GLASS BOWL, MICROWAVE BUTTER AND BROWN SUGAR FOR 1 MINUTE (ISH).
  • 4. REMOVE FROM MICROWAVE, STIR IN VANILLA & PUMPKIN SPICE
    5. POUR PUMPKIN SPICE MIX OVER THE CEREAL MIX AND STIR TO COAT
    6. POUR ONTO PREPARED BAKING SHEET & BAKE FOR 30 MINUTES, STIR AFTER 15 MINUTES (IT'S MORE LIKE A GENTLE FOLD BECAUSE THE PAN IS FULL).
    7. REMOVE FROM OVEN AND COOL COMPLETELY. TRUST ME.
    8. TOSS THE M&M'S AND HARVEST MIX CANDY CORN

The most difficult part of this recipe is waiting for the cereal, pretzels, peanuts and Bugles to cool.

This is when the magic happens. Once cooled you toss in the M&M’s and Harvest candy corn mix.

Tip: The seasonal M&M’s went fast at our Kroger. I missed out on the fall theme M&M’s and ended up sorting the browns and oranges for my version of the Harvest M&M mix.

It was a tedious task, but someone had to do it. #snarkasm

 

I usually double this recipe and ship it to my college age boys. It is a great idea for a care package party.

Thank you for stopping by today! I would love for you to pin this image for reference!

Thank you for stopping by today. If this recipe makes you thirsty here is a fun fall refresher.

Please check out my other recipes for fun seasonal ides like these

laura

 

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