This delicious snack mix is perfect for holiday parties. In a large bowl chocolate Chex cereal and pecans are tossed together. Then in a small bowl brown sugar, butter, corn syrup and salt are mixed together and microwaved. Baking soda is added to the brown sugar mixture, then poured over the cereal mixture. Next the mixture is spread onto a baking sheet and sprinkled with chocolate chips and toffee bits. After cooling the mixture is broken into pieces and pretzels are added before serving.
Course
Snack
Prep Time10minutes
Cook Time5minutes
Cooling Time30minutes
Servings12people
Ingredients
1package(12.8 oz) chocolate Chex cereal
1cuppecan halvestoasted
¾cuppacked brown sugar
6tbspbuttercubed
3tbsplight corn syrup
¼tspsalt
½tspbaking soda
1 ¼cupssemisweet chocolate chips
12caramel squareschopped or 1 cup toffee bits
1 ½cupmini pretzels
Instructions
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
In a large microwave safe bowl, mix the cereal and pecans.
In a 2 cup glass measuring cup, combine the brown sugar, butter, corn syrup and salt; microwave, uncovered, on HIGH until smooth, stirring once, 1-2 minutes total.
Whisk the baking soda into the mixture in the measuring cup. Pour over the cereal mixture and toss to coat. Microwave, uncovered, on HIGH for 2 minutes, stirring every minute.
Spread cereal mixture onto parchment; immediately sprinkle with chocolate and caramel (do not stir). Refrigerate until chocolate is set. Break into pieces. Stir in pretzels. Store in an airtight container.