NFL kick-off is September 4th. I can’t believe it’s almost time for football again! If you are anything like me, you can’t watch a football game without snacks. That’s where Chex Mix comes in! We can eat it straight out of the bag or make something like Bacon Blooming Onion Chex Mix or Kentucky Bourbon Bacon Chex Mix. James, Colin and I decided to try the latter.
I made the bacon because I didn’t want either of my boys to mess with the hot grease.
Colin poured the Chex Mix in a bowl:
James measured out the corn syrup, brown sugar and butter. He made sure to stir it frequently.
After the bacon cooled, Colin broke it into pieces and added it to the Chex Mix. I poured the butter mixture over the ingredients and he mixed everything together. I spread it out on a baking sheet and baked it until the butter mixture was caramelized.
It was DELICIOUS! (But you should know we left out the Bourbon and the pecans!)
We’ve always been big fans of Chex Mix, but we just eat it straight out of the bag. I’ll be making mixes like this a little more often, I think!
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I like using original Chex Mix to make buffalo ranch Chex Mix.
I usually love the Turtle variety, my daughter loves the cheddar
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Original is my favorite flavor.
chocolate!! 🙂
I love the Honey Nut flavor!
I love the cheese flavor the most.The bold is good too.I am the person that always picks out all of the rice chex and little toast LOL 😛
I like the Cheddar and Traditional.
I like the original flavor
I like the Muddy Buddies or the Hot N Spicy.
Our favorite is the traditional variety.
The Cheddar Mix is my favorite. Thanks for the opportunity!
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I LOVE Muddie Buddies!
My favorite is the bold flavor.
I like the Cheddar Chex Mix.
I think my favorite has actually always been the original Chex miix flacvor although we do ‘play’ with it a bit ny adding hot or cheese or adding more nuts.
Looks like a great recipe, I have been wanting to give my son more chances in the kitchen, maybe I’ll start with something like this.
I love the Orginial Chex Mix, i’d love to try the Chocolate Peanut Butter!!
My favorite is the Muddy Buddy variety. They also have a turtle variety that is really good.
I love the traditional flavor of Chex Mix. My favorite also to put out at football game day parties!
Oh wow, um probably the Original, but I like almost all of them!
I LOVE Chex Mix — the original is my favorite. The Cheese is pretty good too.
I Like The Honey Nut Chex Mix
My favorite flavor is Original.
Oh my goodness, this looks soooo delicious! The perfect kick and a great snack for the game!
I like the original flavor.
I really do not have a favorite. I like them all, it just depends on my mood at the time.
I like traditional chex mix best! Though I liked it better when it had peanuts and no breadsticks. 😉
Muddy Buddy style with chocolate and peppermint – yummy!
the original is my favorite
Original
I like PB Chocolate and Caramel Crunch!
My favorite Chex Mix is a toss up: I love the Traditional flavor, but I’m a big fan of the Honey Nut, too.
I love homemade ‘muddy buddies’ from chex mix!
I like snacking on the original variety
I’m a sucker for the original- it’s a classic for a reason!
my family loves to make puppy chow with our chex mix we use the sweet one i prefer the original chex mixed with rance seasoning thanks for this chance
We’re suckers for the original Chex mix at our house!
i love the turtle and the cheddar variety
my favorite is the original flavor
We like the cheddar chex mix. It has little breadsticks and cheese crackers in it.
I love the Honey Nut flavor
I like their Muddy Buddies Chex Mix.
Original is my favorite!
Traditional is my favorite!
My favorite is Muddy Buddies!
Favorite Chex Mix? How can you choose, they’re all good!
Incredible recipe. I would use the regular chex mix although we like them all.