Spicy Buffalo Chex Mix

Chex mix with a spicy, Buffalo-wing kick.

Prep Time:

10 mins

Cook Time:

31 mins

Total Time:

41 mins

Yield:

15 cups

Servings:

Ingredients

½ cup butter
½ cup hot sauce
1 (1 ounce) package dry ranch-flavored seasoning mix
6 cups crispy rice cereal squares (such as Rice Chex®)
4 cups crispy wheat cereal squares (such as Wheat Chex®)
1 ¾ cups dry-roasted peanuts
1 ½ cups fish-shaped pretzel crackers (such as Pepperidge Farm® Goldish®)
1 ½ cups Parmesan-flavored fish-shaped crackers (such as Pepperidge Farm® Goldish®)

Directions

Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2
Heat butter in a microwave-safe bowl in the microwave until melted, 25 to 30 seconds. Add hot sauce and microwave until heated through, 20 to 30 seconds more. Stir in ranch seasoning.

Step 3
Combine rice cereal squares, wheat cereal squares, peanuts, pretzel crackers, and Parmesan-flavored crackers in a large bowl. Pour in butter mixture; mix thoroughly to coat. Spread in 2 ungreased 9×13-inch baking pans.

Step 4
Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 15 minutes. Remove from oven and stir well. Return to the oven; bake until dried, about 15 minutes more. Spread on paper towels to cool.

Cook’s Note:

Most of the ingredients comprise half of the box or bag they come in (ie. there are about 3 cups of Goldfish in a bag), so doubling the recipe is easy or saving the other half for later is very convenient.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

153

Calories

Fat

14g

Carbs

Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 30
Calories 153
% Daily Value *
Total Fat9g	12%
Saturated Fat3g	14%
Cholesterol8mg	3%
Sodium396mg	17%
Total Carbohydrate14g	5%
Dietary Fiber2g	5%
Total Sugars1g
Protein4g
Vitamin C3mg	17%
Calcium15mg	1%
Iron2mg	11%
Potassium83mg	2%

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient.If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

source by allrecipe

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- by: Christina
- 8 years ago
Very good and the family really enjoyed it! To us, it was more ‘spicy’ than ‘buffalo-y’, if that makes any sense. The flavor is good, though. Please watch while cooking this. I had it in for the first bake and checked it @ 10 minutes and it was getting pretty dark on top, so I took it out, mixed it and put it back in for another 10 minutes This was fine, but I think I could’ve baked it even a little less, but I’ll keep a better eye on it next time. . I guess it really depends on your oven, just a heads up. Other than that, it was liked by all and I would make it again! Thanks for sharing. 🙂
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- by: Chap0150
- 8 years ago
The flavor is great but needs to be cooked less. I had to pick out the burned pieces of the wheat Chex.
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- by: Tammy Druckemiller
- 7 years ago
I have made this for many years I leave out the peanuts I don’t like them and I bake at 225 for an hour mixing every 15 minutes. This is very addicting.
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- by: Rthgeorgia
- 7 years ago
Going to use a hotter sauce next time. Just my first try
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- by: Michael Gierdowski
- 6 years ago
I agree with the longer period at a lower temp suggested in the comments. Dries the mix out very well without burning it. I also recommend waiting a day or two to consume it. The flavors really gel together if you wait.
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- by: Michelle B
- 6 years ago
Baked in the oven until crispy. I used Frank’s Red Hot Buffalo Sauce. It still needs something….
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- by: Peep_Jerky
- 5 years ago
very good mix. Baked at 250 for one hour, mixing every 15 minutes, and it dried out perfectly. it does seem to lose some of the Buffalo flavor in the baking though, but still spicy. I also used Hidden Valley spicy ranch mix.
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- by: Batyah
- 5 years ago
So good!!
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- by: Fran Bishop
- 4 years ago
Left off the hot sauce as I made it for my grandchildren. My Grandson is strictly Gluten Free so I substituted some other corn chips, crackers, pretzels, etc. that are GF. They loved it.
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- by: Jenny P
- 3 years ago
A nice change of pace from the traditional mix. We will add this recipe into our rotation of faves. Yum!
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- by: Cookdap Member
- 3 years ago
350 degrees is way too high. Decreased temp to 250 degrees last half of baking. Flavor is just ok for me.
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- by: Opihi
- 2 years ago
the flavour wasn?t very good. maybe would have been better with tabasco. after adding other spices and salt it was good though.
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- by: Emmagarcia92
- 2 years ago
I subbed out the peanuts and pretzels for corn Chex and honey Chex because my friends and I don’t like peanuts or pretzels in our Chex mix. The store only had a buffalo ranch seasoning when I went and it still came out really, REALLY good! My friends kept asking about the recipe and I shared this with them. I’ll be making it again today while watching cheesy Christmas movies!
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- by: Kim Winston
- 1 year ago
Great recipe! It may seem like you’re adding too much of the butter mixture; but, believe me, you should add it all. I substituted some plain bagels chips for some of the Chex cereal. Try it with whatever combination of snacks you like!
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