Be Snacksational with Chex Mix® Snack Recipe For Healthy Snack Mix Ideas!
Chex Mix snack recipe from Holly’s Eating Well to Fight Arthritis cookbook is just the ticket when you are looking for healthy snack mix ideas! Looking for the perfect after-school or anytime treat? Kids of all ages will love to dig in to this salty and sweet healthy snack mix recipe combo, and you will find yourself grabbing a handful throughout the day – as this mix is so addicting! Subtlety sweet and low sugar, you can even get the kids in on helping cook up this healthy treat. Fortified cereals actually provide a host of nutrients including calcium, iron, fiber, folic acid, and vitamins C, B, and A.
Favorite Chex Mix Snack Recipe is One the Whole Family will Love
A little salty with some sweet is a flavor combination sure to please. Holly’s arthritis cookbook is just a healthy cookbook with lots of anti inflammatory recipes. There’s a Snack Chapter! Holly wanted her recipes to be mainstream and feed the family! Besides making a great treat, you can also split the mix up in smaller festive holiday containers for hostess gifts, neighbors, teachers, even your mailman.
Use seasonal chocolate candies like GREEN for St Patrick’s Day for the different holidays making the Chex Mix snack recipe extra festive! You can always leave out the chocolate candy and add dried cranberries if you prefer – or just make it without either, be creative! This is one of those recipes from Eating Well To Fight Arthritis that is so easy to whip up and half the price of the pre-made store mixes.
| Servings 20 (1/2 cup) servings |
- 3 tablespoons sesame oil
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 4 cups honey-nut Chex Mix
- 6 cups mini pretzels
- 1 cup dry roasted peanuts
- 1 cup candy-coated chocolate pieces
Ingredients
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- Preheat oven 250°F. Line baking pan with foil.
- In small bowl, whisk together sesame oil, honey, soy sauce, and garlic powder.
- On prepared pan, combine Chex Mix, pretzels, and peanuts. Add oil mixture and toss with cereal mixture. Bake 25 minutes, stirring once.
- Turn off oven and remain in oven 1 hour to continue crisping. Cool completely and toss with chocolate candies. Store in an airtight container.
Nutritional information per serving: Calories 205, Calories from Fat 36%, Fat 8g, Saturated Fat 2g, Cholesterol 1mg, Sodium 357mg, Carbohydrate 29g, Dietary Fiber 1g, Protein 4g, Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch, 1 fat
What You Will Need for the Recipe
3 Non-Stick Cookie Sheet
M&M’s Milk Chocolate Candy2CT 48OZ RND Container
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This looks delicious, and I appreciate all your helpful notes and tips! Bookmarking for this weekend 🙂
This recipe is AMAZING. I will eat this for the rest of my life! So good and easy-peasy.
My son isn’t very interested in cooking, he’s usually too busy playing to help. I’d love to change that though!