Best Pot O Gold Chex Mix Recipes

POT O' GOLD CHEX™ MIX

Pot o' Gold Chex™ Mix image

You're 15 minutes away from a quick-and-easy, sweet-and-salty snack mix.

Provided by Betty Crocker Tasteseekers

Categories Lunch

Time 15m

Yield 20

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

4 cups Lucky Charms™ cereal
2 cups Corn Chex™ cereal
1 1/2 cups broken mini-pretzel twists (about 65 twists)
1 cup dry-roasted peanuts
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup butter
2 tablespoons corn syrup
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup green mini candy-coated milk chocolate candies

Steps:

In large microwavable bowl, place cereals, pretzels and peanuts; set aside.
In 2-cup microwavable measuring cup, microwave brown sugar, butter and corn syrup uncovered on High about 2 minutes, stirring after 1 minute, until melted and smooth. Stir in baking soda until dissolved. Pour over cereal mixture, stirring until evenly coated.
Microwave uncovered on High 1 to 2 minutes, stirring and scraping bowl every 30 seconds, just until cereal begins to brown. Cool 5 minutes; stir in candies. Spread on waxed paper to cool; break into bite-size pieces. Place in gold foil baking cups if desired. Store in airtight container.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 Serving

POT O' GOLD CHEX MIX

Pot o' Gold Chex Mix image

You're 15 minutes away from a quick-and-easy, sweet-and-salty snack mix.

Categories Snack

Time 15m

Yield 20

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

4 cups (1 L) Lucky Charms™ cereal
2 cups (500 mL) Rice Chex™ cereal
1 1/2 cups (375 mL) broken mini pretzel twists (about 65 twists)
1 cup (250 mL) dry roasted peanuts
1/2 cup (125 mL) packed brown sugar
1/4 cup (50 mL) butter
2 tbsp (30 mL) corn syrup
1/8 tsp (0.5 mL) baking soda
1/4 cup (50 mL) green mini candy-coated milk chocolate candies

Steps:

In large microwavable bowl, place cereals, pretzels and peanuts; set aside.
In 2-cup microwavable measuring cup, microwave brown sugar, butter and corn syrup uncovered on High about 2 minutes, stirring after 1 minute, until melted and smooth. Stir in baking soda until dissolved. Pour over cereal mixture, stirring until evenly coated.
Microwave uncovered on High 1 to 2 minutes, stirring and scraping bowl every 30 seconds, just until cereal begins to brown. Cool 5 minutes; stir in candies. Spread on waxed paper to cool; break into bite-size pieces. Place in gold foil baking cups if desired. Store in airtight container.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 160, Carbohydrate 22 g, Cholesterol 5 mg, Fiber 1 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 2 1/2 g, ServingSize 20 servings, Sodium 220 mg, Sugar 11 g, TransFat 0 g