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And it is Christmas Eve!!
Personally, I am just a tad sad.
My very favorite time of year if almost over and it seems like Thanksgiving was just yesterday. I think the month of December needs to be like a whole sixty days and not just thirty-one. Really, the Christmas holiday deserves a whole two months of celebration in my opinion.
So this is the last of my mom’s recipes.
She only has a handful of recipes, and I’ve already shared three. Maybe next year I will share possibly one of my very favorite things she makes. We only have it once a year and it is amazing. And yes, it is totally all about chocolate and a little booze too. What? Yep, booze in Christmas desserts are a must.
Right now though we are talkin’ Mom’s Secret Christmas Eve Chex Mix. In our family, this too, is only made on Christmas Eve. You walk in the house, take a deep breath and you know right away it’s Christmas Eve at the Gerard’s. It’s one of the best smells ever.
I have to say, it was really weird making this before Christmas. It felt totally wrong and I will probably never do it again. Chex mix is a Christmas Eve only thing around here, and you better bet I will be making another double batch today.
Just gotta have that smell and something to munch on all night.
So, Mom’s recipe is really not a secret, it is just smart.
Basically, she added more of the good stuff. You know, the stuff everybody always picks for. The pretzels, bagel chips and nuts. And then the most important thing she upped? The butter and seasonings. Yup, she is pretty smart.
Gotta have lots of butter on Christmas. Well, really just lots of everything good on Christmas!
Also, Mom has always baked her chex mix in the oven.
Seriously, do not try to make this in the microwave. Eww, that is just not good. Go for the oven.
Nothing is better than chex mix baking in the oven, the Christmas music + movies going and people just about everywhere! Mom and I in the kitchen, the brothers hanging around eating, the brother’s friend joining them and the cousins telling stories and just plain making thing so much better!
Mom’s Secret Christmas Eve Chex Mix.
Servings: 12 Cups
Calories Per Serving: 212 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Ingredients
- 3 cups corn chex
- 3 cups rice chex
- 2 cups whole wheat chex
- 2 cups mixed nuts
- 2 cups bite-size pretzels
- 2 cups garlic-flavor bite-size bagel chips or regular bagel chips
- 1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) salted butter, melted
- 4 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
- 2 teaspoons seasoned salt
- 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
Instructions
- 1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.2. In large bowl, mix the chex cereals, mixed nuts, pretzels and bagel chips. Set aside.3. Melt the butter in a bowl and mix in the worcestershire sauce, seasoned salt, garlic powder, onion powder and a good pinch of pepper. Pour the butter over the cereal mixture, tossing well for 3-5 minutes or until the cereal mixture is evenly coated.4. Bake 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Spread on paper towels to cool, about 15 minutes (or just start eating!!). Store in airtight container.
Merry Christmas Eve!! It is my favorite night of the year!! 🙂
Oh, and I almost forgot to announce the winner of the KitchenAid Mixer Giveaway. First, can I just say I was BLOWN AWAY by the incredible comments you guys left. WOW! Pretty much every comment was not about a gift for you, it was about making your family happy, healthy and together for the holidays. I read every single comment and really, you guys that is what Christmas is about. Family, happiness and being together. I am simply in awe of all of you! Ok and the winner is Kortnie Madison-King! Congrats!! Shoot me an email as soon as possible (like by Thursday night)!
This post was originally published on December 24, 2013
I love this recipe because of the simplicity of processing and the available ingredients, which are easy to find. Thank you for sharing this recipe!
Thank you Lisa! I hope you try this! xTieghan
Hello… what is seasoned salt? thank you!
Hi Patricia! It is salt with seasoning in it! I will leave a link below so you can see what it looks like!
https://www.amazon.com/Lawrys-Tiffany-Haddish-Limited-Seasoned/dp/B07JL8HWDL/ref=sr_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1546459923&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=seasoned+salt&psc=1
About to make your mom’s secret christmas eve chex mix. In the pics…it looks as though you tore up pieces of bread instead of bagel chips. Let me know what kind of bread and how much you used. Thanks SO much!
HI! I use bagel chips, no bread! Please let me know if you have any other questions. I hope you loved this recipe and had a great Christmas! Thanks so much and happy Holidays!! xTieghan ?
Delicious! My first attempt at Chex mix! Turned out great. Thank you for sharing!
I am so glad this turned out so well!
Dumb Question…do you bake this right in the bowl or do you spread it on a baking sheet to bake?
Hi Sheri! You will need to put this on a baking sheet for it to cook evenly! I hope you love this!
HI! I spread the mix on a baking sheet and bake. Please let me know if you have any other questions. I hope you love this recipe. Thanks so much and happy Holidays!! xTieghan ?
CHEX MIX IS A HOLIDAY TRADITION IN MYHOUSE TOO, LOVE IT! MY RECIPE IS VERY SIMILAR TO YOUR, EXCEPT I ADD ABOUT 2 TABLESPOONS OF FRESH LEMON JUICE. IT’S REALLY GOOD!
Sounds so good! Chex mix is the best around the holidays!
Thank you so much, this is the exact same recipe my Mom used to make. I lost my Mom a few years ago along with this recipe. It was always so good!
.Thanks again and Merry Christmas Tieghan!
I am so sorry to hear that, Amy. Merry Christmas to you as well. I am so glad this recipe reminds you of your Mother’s, that is so special!
Delicious!! I made this yesterday as a test before our family gathers for Thanksgiving…My husband and I cannot put it down! I can’t wait to share with the fam! This will certainly become a holiday tradition for us!
I am so happy to hear that Anne! Thank you so much!
This recipe is right on!!! Perfect amount of spices that make the mix unbelievably delicious! Thanks for sharing….now onto the Snickerdoodle Peanut Butter Chocolate Chex mix recipe!!
Thank you so much Connie! I am so glad this turned out perfectly for you!
it’s not letting me reply to my comment but wanted to clarify – i used 4.5 cups of each chex, not 1.5! Also, unsalted preanuts and salted pretzels 🙂
Hi Teighan! I LOVED this recipe! I was nervous about making it after some of the the comments but I followed the proportions of the recipe exactly and it came out SO GOOD! I made it for my book club tomorrow night but just ate several handfuls right out of the pan…..;)
If it helps anyone else, here’s what I did:
1.5 cups rice Chex
1.5 cups wheat Chex
2 cups pretzels
2 cups peanuts
2 cups goldfish
I also used salted butter instead of unsalted, positioned my oven racks in the top two shelves, and when I took them out to stir every 15 minutes I swapped oven positions of the sheet pans so they cooked evenly. All in all, this was a DELICOUS, super easy recipe I can’t wait to use again!!
Thank you so much Meg! I am so glad you loved this!
Hi, Did you use salted pretzels and salted mixed nuts?
HI! Yes, I used salted pretzels and nuts. Please let me know if you have any other questions. I hope you love this recipe. Thanks so much! x Tieghan
I’m a big fan of Chex mix and to simplify even more I bought 3 huge bags of the premade stuff at Costco recently for pennies on the dollar! Sooo, I went to the web searching for more, the sauce with the mostest..butter and spices and worcester, oh my! Your’s was the pick of choice. I added pastachios and Almonds to the pre-mix, and Voila! cheaper and better and done! Delicious! Thank you.
Sounds amazing Tonia! Thank you so much!
Comments are saying how simple this version is when you are using 3 containers! I just melt my butter on the stove top in my deep roasting pan, add seasonings, give it a stir & add my cereals, subbing some Cheerios & broken pretzel sticks for some of the cereal, add nuts & broken bagel chips. Mix them all up well & throw it in the oven. Only one pan to wash & I NEVER cool it on paper towels & waste all that goodness! Much easier & tastier!
Sounds like another great way to make it! Thanks Annie!
In the oven now. Used 1 1/2 sticks of butter (one of your comments states that you corrected your ingredients to read 2 sticks). Melted the butter in the roasting pan in the oven then added all ingredients to it. Stirred and back in it went. Is cooking perfectly…not burning and not soaking. Smells DELICIOUS in here! Glad to have found your sight. Merry Christmas!
I hope you love these Michele! Thank you!