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BBQ Chex Mix Recipe (Snack Mix)

This homemade BBQ Chex mix is the most perfect snacking recipe for game day and beyond! loaded with flavor and super easy to make!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time50 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Course: Snack
Cuisine: American
Servings: 10 people
Author: Becky Hardin

Ingredients

  • 4 cups Crispix cereal
  • 3 cups Honey Nut Chex cereal or Rice Chex
  • 2 cups Cheerios
  • 1 cup Honey Bunches of Oats Honey Roasted Granola
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
  • ¼ cup BBQ sauce Blue’s Hog is great
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder Penzey’s 9000
  • ½ teaspoon seasoned salt
  • ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • Coarse sea salt for sprinkling

Instructions

  • Line 2 large rimmed baking sheets with aluminum foil and lightly spray with nonstick cooking spray. Adjust oven racks to upper/middle and lower/middle positions and heat oven to 250°F.
  • Gently mix all cereal and granola in a large bowl.
  • Melt butter and add BBQ sauce, chili powder, seasoned salt, smoked paprika and cayenne pepper. Whisk until well incorporated.
  • Pour the butter mixture over the cereal mixture and stir with a rubber spatula until cereal is completely coated.
  • Spread half of the mixture evenly into each rimmed baking sheet and, if desired, sprinkle lightly with coarse sea salt.
  • Place one sheet of party mix on each oven rack and bake at 250° for 45-60 minutes, stirring and rotating baking sheets every 15 minutes. The party mix will turn a beautiful golden brown when done.
  • Transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely. Store at room temperature, in an airtight container, up to 10 days or freeze up to 3 months. Enjoy!

Notes

Makes 10 cups snack mix.
  • Allow the BBQ Chex mix to cool completely before serving. As it cools it will get nice and crispy.
  • If you like your snacks on the spicy side, add in a little more cayenne.
  • Use two baking sheets for this recipe rather than piling the Chex mix on to one. They'll cook more evenly this way.

Nutrition

Calories: 227kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 391mg | Potassium: 202mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 1009IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 72mg | Iron: 9mg