Salty and Sweet Chex Mix Recipe
This is one of those snacks that I truly couldn’t stop eating. It’s salty-and-sweet, crunchy, chewy, with so many different textures, and it has the flavors of the tropics from the pineapple, coconut, and lime. I had to get it away from myself or I could have eaten the entire army-sized batch myself. When I initially posted a photo of it to my Instagram Story, I had many more people than usual comment that they couldn’t wait for the recipe. And here you are. This homemade Chex mix recipe is incredibly flexible based on what you can get your hands on without too much difficulty. I live near a Trader Joe’s and I bought many of the ingredients there. Namely, the dried banana chips, dried baby sweet pineapple (that’s what are tan/brown in color and looks like it could be dates in the photos), roasted unsweetened coconut chips, and the coconut oil. In addition, there’s Honey Nut Chex Cereal and lime juice. There are so many different kinds of shelf-stable “dried” fruits these days including dehydrated, freeze-dried, and baked. Use what you can find and is cost-efficient. I used a 2-ounce bag of coconut chips and had never purchased that product before and didn’t realize that two ounces would be on the skimpy side for this recipe, but I wasn’t venturing back out for a second bag. If you love coconut, I would double the amount. The 6-ounce bag of baby sweet pineapple was also not as plentiful as I expected but after I quartered them, it was sufficient.
What’s in This Sweet Chex Mix Recipe?
To make this baked Chex mix recipe, you’ll need:
Honey Nut Chex Cereal Dried banana chips Dried baby sweet pineapple Roasted unsweetened coconut chips Coconut oil Lime juice Granulated sugar Kosher salt
Note: Scroll down to the recipe card section of the post for the ingredients with amounts included and for more complete directions.
How to Make Baked Chex Mix
Can I Use Another Type of Chex Cereal?
I think most varieties of Chex would work, but I would stay away from Rice Chex. It’s much softer and won’t hold up as well and because this mix initially starts out saturated in melted coconut oil and lime juice, I don’t recommend Rice Chex.
How to Store Homemade Chex Mix
The sweet and salty Chex mix will keep airtight at room temp for at least 10 days, although I doubt it will last that long. It looks like a ton when you’re making it, but a nibble here, and another nibble there, before you know it, it’ll have disappeared.
Tips for Making Salty-Sweet Chex Mix
Use my recipe as a guideline and have fun getting creative and customizing the mix to your liking.
I think dried apricots would work well and are cheaper than dried pineapple. Although you can’t have Piña Colada Chex Mix without pineapple. You could also add macadamia nuts or almonds. Add white chocolate chips after the mix is fully cooled to take the recipe in the sweeter direction. Add additional salt if you want to play up the salty-sweet aspect. There is no substitute for coconut oil that I would recommend.
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