Cranberry Orange Chex Party Mix
This Cranberry Orange Chex Party Mix is the ultimate holiday snack perfect for all your winter entertaining!
Servings: 18 servings
Calories: 198kcal
Ingredients
- 9 cups Rice Chex Corn Chex or Wheat Chex (or combination- here I used 4 ½ cups each of Rice and Corn Chex)
- 1 cup dried cranberries
- 1 cup honey roasted peanuts or other honey mixed nuts
- 2/3 cup light brown sugar packed
- 2 tablespoons fresh orange zest
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup orange juice
Instructions
- In a large microwavable bowl, mix 9 cups of cereal, dried cranberries and peanuts.
- Toss in brown sugar, orange zest and cinnamon over Chex.
- In a microwave or in a medium sized pan, melt butter and orange juice together over medium high heat. Once melted, drizzle over cereal mix stirring everything together.
- Microwave cereal mix for 1 minute then stir one last time to coat everything.
- Spread cereal on a paper towel lined baking sheet and allow to cool. Once cooled and set, store and serve.
Notes
Feel free to play around with this recipe. You can change the nuts or even the citrus flavors by replacing orange with other flavors like lemon or lime. The results are still delicious.
Nutrition
Calories: 198kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 203mg | Potassium: 112mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 425IU | Vitamin C: 7.3mg | Calcium: 71mg | Iron: 4.8mg