The Best Traditional Chex Mix

qI love Chex mix (aka: Trash, Scrabble, Trail Mix, or anything else you want to call it). It is a perfect fall treat for the whole family, and its salty sinfulness is a great pre-game to the State Fair, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's calorie-fiestas. I pretty much use the recipe on the box, but increase the butter twofold and add some secrets of my own--

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Ingredients:

1 1/2 stick of butter (or more)

1 teaspoon seasoning salt

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon onion powder

1 1/2 tablespoon honey (or more)

4 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

2 1/2 cups rice Chex cereal

2 1/2 cups corn Chex cereal

2 3/4 cups wheat cereal

1 cup mixed nuts (or peanuts, or cashews)

1 1/4 cup stick pretzels

1 1/2 cup Cheese-it's

How to:

Find two deep, rectangular pans to cook your mix--you will be halving the mix among these two pans. Preheat oven to 250.

Place pretzels, Cheese-it's, and nuts in each pan (remember, 1/2 of the above measurements in each pan). In a large bowl, mix together the Chex. In a microwaveable bowl, completely melt the butter. As soon as you remove it from microwave, pour honey in the butter (you can use more than listed, but just don't use too much because your mix will be sticky!). Then add salt, garlic and onion powders, and Worcestershire to butter and mix. Pour this mixture in the pan with the nuts, crackers, and pretzels. Then, pour the halves of the Chex into the pans. Gently turn over mix so that it is adequately mixed and so each piece is coated.

Place in oven for 15 minutes. Remove and stir. If, after the first 15 minutes, you feel that the mix is not coated enough, add 1/2 stick butter with a little more honey, Worscht, powders, and salt. Cook for another 45 minutes, removing every 15 minutes to stir.

Spread mix on paper towels until cooled. Then, enjoy.

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