Actually, the pan I use was my Mom’s that I will, hopefully, pass along to my party mix loving son. If you were to use a rimmed baking sheet you’d spill it all over the oven or counter when you stirred it. Use a 9 x 13-inch pan it’s easier to stir with higher sides. #OriginalChexMix #ChexPartyMix #FoodGifts Click to Tweet It's great to wrap up in cellophane bags, tie with a pretty ribbon, and share with friends and neighbors. It's easy to make yet, I only seem to make it at Christmas. Original Chex mix is a holiday staple in my house. This is REALLY the ORIGINAL, sans pretzels and bagel chips and everything that’s added these days and called original chex mix. I was in college in 1986 and my Mom had been making Chex mix for at least a decade. It’s copyright the Ralston Purina company in 1986. I found this vintage cardboard box in my Mom’s things. It’s also great for hostess gifts, treats in your cookie tin, and an after school snack. Oh, and it’s Chex Party Mix, not just Chex mix. Why? Because Worcestershire sauce is salty. You’ll notice there is no salt in this Chex recipe. When my Dad was put on a salt-free diet, she made the change and never looked back. My Mom made one substitution and that was garlic powder for the seasoned salt. In recent years there have been boatloads of Chex cereal recipes both savory and sweet, including spicy Chex mix, cookies and cream muddy buddies, ranch chex mix, Easter muddy buddies, sweet and salty chex mix but, to me, this original is best. I know, my Mom’s been making this for close to 40 years, if not longer. Many may not know that the Original Chex mix did not have bagel chips or pretzels or anything else than what’s here. There’s even a torn piece of paper with Chex Mix written on it as a makeshift bookmark so it’s easily found. This particular clipping is worn, the page in the book actually detached but now repaired by me so it doesn’t get lost. It’s in a journal type book with other clipped and hand-written recipes I will treasure until the end of my days. This recipe is my Mom’s that she clipped, possibly from a magazine too many years ago to mention. I bet the people sitting around him were jealous. The last time my brother visited he enjoyed a good deal of it and I sent the rest on the plane with him as a snack. ![]() I love it, my boys love it, neighbors and friends love it, my husband does not love it. When she was no longer able, it became my job because it’s not only a family favorite, it’s a family tradition. ![]() My Mom always made this EVERY holiday season. ![]() It’s great to wrap up in cellophane bags, tie with a pretty ribbon, and share with friends and neighbors.įor me, the Original Chex mix is synonymous with Christmas. It’s so easy to make yet, I only seem to make it at Christmas. You found it! The Original Chex Mix Recipe! Original Chex mix is a holiday staple in my house.
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