First official day of Stay cation! Have you ever had one? I haven't and I have hopes of getting stuff done. We will see! Do you have those recipes that your famous for? I've only got about 3 and this is one of them. My recipe for Chex Mix goes back to my 4H days and is tried and true. I get so many compliments on it! It's so easy! And since it's done in the Microwave it's kid friendly! Great family activity. I had great intentions to post photos as I went, but my camera had other ideas LOL. My camera has been a little bit of a diva lately and hasn't been storing all my pictures. Just imagine 2 hours of shooting Etsy in 96° heat and nothing saved. Yeah that was me last week.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter
2 Tbsps. Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp seasoned salt
1/2 tsp celery salt
1/2 tsp garlic salt
1 c corn cereal squares
2 c oat cereal circles
2 c wheat cereal squares
3 cups thin pretzel sticks
1 (8oz) jar dry roasted nuts
When making my mix I always buy generic and it works just as well as the name brand. Recipe calls for peanuts, but this batch is going to work and is peanut free. We are not cereal eaters in our house so I try to finish everything up. Three full batches will finish off the wheat cereal, pretzels and peanuts. The wheat and the oat are my favorite part of this mix. Don't try to make a batch with the remaining cereal or just your favorites the ratio gets thrown off and you have a big burnt blob. Go ahead and make more than one batch it's that yummy AND IT FREEZES!!! Before my days of Vintage Markets I'd go on a bake-a-palooza every Christmas and freeze what I didn't give as gifts for later in the New year. It's doesn't get soggy it comes out as crispy and tasty as the day it was made.
Directions:
1. Combine cereals, pretzels, and peanuts in a 3 quart bowl
2. Place butter, Worcestershire sauce, and salts in a glass bowl. Moicrowave on HIGH for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes. Pour over cereal mixture and mix well.
3. Cook in microwave on HIGH for 6 to 8 minutes or until cereal is hot and crisp; stir well every 2 minutes to prevent burning.
I cheat a little and add an extra 1-2 tablespoons of butter, and oops! leave the bottle of Worcestershire upside down over the bowl when measuring out with a couple of extra shakes for fun. It is important to mix no more than every 2 minutes! I go about every 1:30 minute for 3 to 4 times in a 1000 watt oven. Mix well or you will have a giant Chex monster or worse burnt Chex. I use a large glass bowl to mix mine. Don't use plastic or Tupperware, especially if you are doing more than one batch. I learned the hard way when my Tupperware got too hot mid second batch and I had a peak-a-boo bowl! Enjoy!
Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter
2 Tbsps. Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp seasoned salt
1/2 tsp celery salt
1/2 tsp garlic salt
1 c corn cereal squares
2 c oat cereal circles
2 c wheat cereal squares
3 cups thin pretzel sticks
1 (8oz) jar dry roasted nuts
Directions:
1. Combine cereals, pretzels, and peanuts in a 3 quart bowl
2. Place butter, Worcestershire sauce, and salts in a glass bowl.
Microwave on HIGH for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes.
Pour over cereal mixture and mix well.
3. Cook in microwave on HIGH for 6 to 8 minutes
or until cereal is hot and crisp;
stir well every 2 minutes to prevent burning.
