Description
Crunchy toffee crunch chex mix delight delivers a perfect blend of sweet and salty snack magic. Crisp cereal, buttery toffee bits, and chocolate drizzle create an irresistible treat you’ll quickly devour.
Ingredients
Scale
- 12.8 oz (363 g) rice or corn chex cereal
- 3 cups assorted nuts (pecans, almonds, peanuts)
- 3 cups pretzel thins or mini knots
- 2 cups dark brown sugar
- ¾ cup light corn syrup
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tsps pure vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking soda
Instructions
- Preparation: Position oven rack in center and heat to 250F. Line two baking sheets with aluminum foil and generously coat with cooking spray.
- Mixing Dry Ingredients: Combine cereal, mixed nuts, and pretzels in a large bowl, allowing ingredients to intermingle while preparing toffee sauce.
- Creating Toffee Base: In a saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add dark brown sugar, corn syrup, and salt, stirring consistently until reaching a vigorous boil. Maintain boil for two minutes, then remove from heat.
- Enhancing Toffee Sauce: Vigorously whisk vanilla extract and baking soda into the mixture, watching as the sauce foams and transforms.
- Coating Process: Carefully drizzle molten toffee over cereal mixture, gently folding to ensure uniform coverage. Take caution to avoid potential burns from hot sauce.
- Baking Technique: Spread coated mixture evenly across prepared baking sheets. Bake in preheated oven, rotating and stirring every 15 minutes for 30-55 minutes, depending on desired crunchiness.
- Finishing Touch: Remove from oven, gently stir to prevent clumping, and allow to cool completely. Transfer to serving bowl and enjoy the irresistible toffee crunch delight.
Notes
- Prevent Burning Carefully: Use medium heat and constant stirring to avoid scorching the toffee sauce, which can quickly turn bitter and ruin the entire batch.
- Coating Technique Matters: Fold the toffee sauce gently but thoroughly, ensuring every piece of cereal, nut, and pretzel gets an even, complete toffee coverage.
- Baking Sheet Strategy: Spread the mixture in a single, thin layer for maximum crispiness and even caramelization, preventing soggy or unevenly cooked sections.
- Temperature Precision: Watch the toffee closely during the 2-minute boil to achieve the perfect caramelization without burning, which impacts the overall flavor dramatically.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 55 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 371
- Sugar: 22 g
- Sodium: 135 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 42 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg