Homemade Chex Mix

I know I have mentioned before my mom's homemade chex mix. It is a favorite among us three kids - my sister myself, and my husband! Finally I remembered to get her recipe this week so here it is:

Mom's Homemade Chex Mix

Ingredients:

3 c. Corn Chex

3 c. Rice Chex
3 c. Wheat Chex
1 c. nuts
1 c. pretzels
1 c. bugles, Cheerios,or bagel chips
6 T. butter
2 T. Worchestershire sauce
11/2 t. season salt
3/4 t. garlic powder
1/2 t. onion powder

In large bowl mix cereals, nuts, pretzels etc. In small bowl microwave butter until melted, add seasonings. Pour over cereal mix and stir.
Microwave uncovered on high for 5 minutes stiring every 2 minutes Spread on paper towels to cool.

(I double or triple the recipe and do in 200 degree oven for 45 minutes and stir every 15 minutes)

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While I love my mom's recipe so much I didn't have all of her ingredients on hand and I needed a quick chex mix fix on Sunday evening. Here is what I came up with:

Hoppin' Jalapeno and Bacon Chex Mix

Ingredients:

4 cups Rice Chex

3 cups Cheerios

1 cup peanuts

2 cups pretzels

4 TBS Earth Balance Butter

2 TBS Hoppin' Jalapeno and Bacon Mix (Tastefully Simple)

Directions:

* Mix all ingredients in a large bowl. Melt butter and add seasoning, stir together.

* Spread on a cookie sheet and bake at 250 degrees for 45 minutes, stir every 15 minutes.

Kitchen Notes:

* We LOVED this! We specially love this dip and knew it would be a winner.

* Moral of the story is you can use whatever you have on hand to make this and even make up your own seasoning. Yum!