Snack time!
Are you a snack person? I mean who doesn’t love snacks right? I love them, but I am definitely more of a meal person until…I made this Caramel Chex Mix.
I snacked on this for like 3 days.
Corn and rice cereal covered in a delicious caramel sauce then tossed with PEANUT BUTTER M&M’s (OMGAAAH) and sesame sticks. Adding the peanut butter m&m’s and sesame sticks is my little twist on this classic Chex Mix snack. I also add a little salt and some pure vanilla extract because…well…everything is better with a little salt and vanilla.
For real.
If you don’t like sesame sticks or can’t find them, you can leave them out or add other delicious ingredients like raisins, peanuts, cranberries. Heck add them all in.
And isn’t this like the perfect back to school snack for the kiddos? It’s also perfect for football games or just to make to snack on at home…for 3 days…
It’s so easy to make and it’s a snack that EVERYONE loves. You have to make it.
mmk?
En.joy!
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- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
- ¼ cup light corn syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 bag peanut butter m&m's
- 1 cup sesame sticks
- 4½ cups rice chex
- 4½ cups corn chex
- ½ teaspoon salt
- Add cereal to a large microwavable safe bowl; set aside. Line a baking mat with parchment paper or wax paper; set aside.
- In a small microwavable safe bowl, add butter, brown sugar, light corn syrup and vanilla extract and microwave for about 1 minute then stir until melted. Next stir in baking soda.
- Add caramel mixture to cereal and gently stir. Then microwave for 5-6 minutes, stopping to gently stir after each minute until the chex cereal turns slightly golden.
- Pour chex onto prepared baking sheet and sprinkle with salt then let cool. Once cooled, break apart and add peanut butter m&m's and sesame sticks.
Slightly adapted from this Caramel Chex Mix.
Thanks for the yummy recipe! I just made a double batch to take to all our neighbors…I added a cup of creamy peanut butter and it makes it sooooo delicious!
yum!
Hi! Thanks for the recipe! I made recipe as is but used Reese’s pieces, then added banana chips and pecans. Sweet and salty my fav combo! I took a pic but don’t know how to add it to this post.
sounds delicious!
How long can you store it and what do you store it in. Looks yummy!1
Hi Kathy! It will last about a week. Keep it in a large zip bag or a container with a lid.
Using 1/2 bag peanut butter m&ms amd 1/2 bag of the new caramel m&ms is really good too
Peanut M&M’s?!!? Oh man my son, who would eat peanut butter for breakfast, lunch and dinner every day if I let him, would gobble this up. That is, if I didn’t hide it all so I could eat it 😉
I could eat them every day, too! 🙂
This snack would be perfect for the lake this weekend! Sweet, salty and portable. Exactly what we need for a road trip!
yes it would! I love how easy it is to make and easy it is to bring to parties or on trips!
I love chex mix – totally makes me think of being a kid again!
I know! Sometimes we need that! 🙂
Great snack mix Jessica! For me and the kids. Yum!!!!
Thanks Allie!
This would be a great snack to make for my kiddos! Love this.
Will and Drew would loooove it. 🙂