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Best Halloween Chex Mix Recipe – easy, sweet & salty

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Our recipe for Halloween Chex Mix combines cereal, pretzels, popcorn, cashews, and Halloween candies, all coated in a crunchy sugary glaze.

Halloween chex mix in a large orange bowl with wilton bee reat bas on the counter

This perfect snack turns simple ingredients into magic! We made so many variations of this sweet treat, and I have to do a brag here: we nailed the perfect combo and ratio of ingredients.

Snatch a batch of this heavenly Halloween mix! Pin the spellbinding image to your favorites board on Pinterest, then come back when you’re ready to scare your guests with magically delicious Halloween treats!

We always break out this family favorite on Halloween night for guests and family. Yes, sugary snacks totally dominate this time of year. Nevertheless, I don’t mind adding even more sweets to the table because this recipe provides a little salty contrast and an option for filling up on something a bit more substantial than candy.

It’s an obvious choice for Halloween parties and the school Monster Mash, but it also works any time of year for movie night, potlucks, game day, and more!

halloween chex mix in treat bags that say where for the boos, a skeleton hand holds a mini pretzel, candy pumpkin, m&ms, and rice chex

FAQs:

What is in the original Chex mix recipe?

The classic original Chex Mix recipe contains Corn Chex, Wheat Chex, bagel chips, pretzels, mini breadsticks, and rye chips, covered in a savoring seasoning blend of butter, garlic powder, onion powder, seasoned salt, and Worcestershire sauce. 

Is it less expensive to buy Chex Mix or make your own at home?

Homemade Chex Mix is much cheaper than buying Chex Mix at grocery stores. Of course, the first time you buy all the ingredients, it will cost more than one bag of Chex Mix, but all the ingredients combined will yield a way bigger batch of this perfect snack.

Plus, you probably have some of the ingredients already and can use the new ingredients to make other things – or just have a bowl of cereal.

halloween treat bag filled with chex mix in a purple bowl with spiderweb decorations

Supplies for Halloween Party Mix:

Halloween Chex Mix

Ingredients for Easy Halloween Snack Mix:

Salty snack mix base:

  • 3 cups Rice Chex cereal 
  • 3 cups Corn Chex cereal
  • 3 cups mini pretzel sticks
  • 2 cups salted cashews

Sugary coating:

  • 1 cup salted butter (1 big stick or 2 small sticks)
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 3 Tablespoons maple syrup
  • 1 Tablespoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt 
ingredients for sugar coating on a white marble counter, maple syrup, 2 cubes of butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, and a 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla

Add-ins:

  • 2 cups salty popcorn (low or no butter)
  • 2 cups Reese’s pieces
  • 2 cups Halloween M&M’s
  • 1 cup kettle corn
  • 1 cup candy pumpkins
  • 1 cup white chocolate chips
a bowl of popcorn, a bowl of mini candy pumpkins, a bag of ghoul's mix m&ms, a bag of Guittard white chocolate chips, a bowl of reese's pieces, and a bowl of caramel popcorn.

Directions to make Homemade Chex Mix for Halloween:

1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.

2. Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat,  or in the microwave at 20-second intervals.

small saucepan with two cubes of butter on a small cooktop on a white marble counter with salt, cinnamon, brown sugar, and maple syrup in the background, with a fall napkin on the counter

3. Add brown sugar, maple syrup, cinnamon, vanilla extract, and salt. Then whisk until well combined.

small saucepan with butter, salt, cinnamon, brown sugar, and maple syrup on a small cooktop on a white marble counter with bowls of corn chex and mini pretzles and a wooden spoon.

4.Mix rice chex, corn chex, pretzels, and cashews in a bowl. Drizzle the sugar and butter mixture over the salty snack mix base and gently toss the base ingredients until completely coated.

melted sugar coating pouring into a bowl of rice chex, corn chex, mini pretzels in a large glass bowl. Ghoul's mix peanut m&ms, and reese's pieces on the counter.

5. Distribute coated cereal mixture in an even layer onto 2 baking sheets lined with parchment paper. Bake for 25 minutes, remove from the oven, and toss the snack mix with a heat-safe utensil (a regular spoon is fine), then bake for an additional 25 minutes.

check mix spread on parchment paper on a cookie sheet with a wooden spoon

6. Remove from oven and allow to cool on the baking sheet, again, tossing the mixture occasionally.

baked chex mix on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper

7. Once the baking sheet and mixture have completely cooled, toss in salty popcorn, kettle corn, Reese’s pieces, Halloween M&M’s, candy pumpkins, and white chocolate chips, distributing the ingredients evenly.

orange bowl villed with cooked chex mix, reese's pieces, popcorn, white chocolate chips, candy pumpkins, Kettle corn, and peanut m&ms

8. This last step is totally optional, but it’s a great way to add even more fun to your presentation. Use melted chocolate or candy melts in a piping bag or squeeze bottle to decorate a handful of pretzel sticks with piped broom bristles and bands.

I like making orange bristles with purple or green bands across them. You can also pipe Frankenstein or mummy faces on some of the Chex cereal pieces.

Hide in the pantry and eat it all yourself or share with your family. You pick.

Variations and substitutions:

You can replace

  • Kettle corn with caramel corn
  • Cashews with almonds or peanuts
  • Corn or Rice Chex with Wheat Chex (Or you can combine all 3 by using 2 cups of each of the 3 cereals.)
  • Any of our candies with your favorite Halloween candies (To be honest, I’m not crazy about candy corn pumpkins or candy corn of any kind, but the kids love them and they’re just so dang cute I have to add them – then pick around them.)
7 mini treat bags filled with halloween chex mix

Tips and Tricks:

  • Feeding a small family? Or a massive crowd? Halve or double (or triple!) this recipe.
  • Store your yummy mix in an airtight container at room temperature and maintain maximum freshness for 2-3 days. It’s not quite as good after that, but the sugar coating keeps it pretty fresh and tastes great!

Crazy delicious Chex Mix with the perfect combination of flavors, textures, and festive fun? Is this sorcery, you ask? Nope. I can guarantee that no sorcery was performed in the making of this easy recipe.

closeup of halloween chex mix with skeleton hands inside

A little bit of effort goes a long way in serving a Halloween crowd. Plus you’ll love watching all the Halloween beasties devour the whole bowl. Trust me, they’ll be fiending for more!

Happy Halloween! Do your little monsters and ghouls agree that this is the most perfect combination for sweet and salty Halloween Chex Mix? We would love your support by giving it a 5-star rating, and don’t be scared to share this spooky snack mix on Facebook. Remember to click the pic and pin this easy Halloween Chex Mix recipe to your favorites board on Pinterest for your next monster mash!

Find more of our favorite Halloween treats here: Halloween Rice Crispie Treats, Halloween Candy Kabobs, Halloween Monster Munch.

HALLOWEEN CHEX MIX

HALLOWEEN CHEX MIX

Yield: 7 cups
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Additional Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes

Our recipe for Halloween Chex Mix combines cereal, pretzels, popcorn, cashews, and Halloween candies, all coated in a crunchy sugary glaze.

We always break out this family favorite on Halloween night for guests and family. Yes, sugary snacks totally dominate this time of year.

It's an obvious choice for Halloween parties and the school Monster Mash, but it also works any time of year for movie night, potlucks, game day, and more!

Ingredients

Salty snack mix base:

  • 3 cups Rice Chex cereal 
  • 3 cups Corn Chex cereal
  • 3 cups mini pretzel sticks
  • 2 cups salted cashews

Sugary coating:

  • 1 cup salted butter (1 big stick or 2 small sticks)
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 3 Tablespoons maple syrup
  • 1 Tablespoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Add-ins:

  • 2 cups salty popcorn (low or no butter)
  • 2 cups Reese's pieces
  • 2 cups Halloween M&M's
  • 1 cup kettle corn
  • 1 cup candy pumpkins
  • 1 cup white chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat,  or in the microwave at 20-second intervals.
  3. Add brown sugar, maple syrup, cinnamon, vanilla extract, and salt. Then whisk until well combined.
  4. Mix rice chex, corn chex, pretzels, and cashews in a bowl. Drizzle the sugar and butter mixture over the salty snack mix base and gently toss the base ingredients until completely coated.
  5. Distribute coated cereal mixture in an even layer onto 2 baking sheets lined with parchment paper. Bake for 25 minutes, remove from the oven, and toss the snack mix with a heat-safe utensil (a regular spoon is fine), then bake for an additional 25 minutes.
  6. Remove from oven and allow to cool on the baking sheet, again, tossing the mixture occasionally
  7. Once the baking sheet and mixture have completely cooled, toss in salty popcorn, kettle corn, Reese's pieces, Halloween M&M's, candy pumpkins, and white chocolate chips, distributing the ingredients evenly.
  8. This last step is totally optional, but it's a great way to add even more fun to your presentation. Use melted chocolate or candy melts in a piping bag or squeeze bottle to decorate a handful of pretzel sticks with piped broom bristles and bands.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 10 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 1205Total Fat: 62gSaturated Fat: 28gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 30gCholesterol: 61mgSodium: 811mgCarbohydrates: 154gFiber: 7gSugar: 99gProtein: 17g

*This calculation is just an estimate ~ results may vary!

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