Description
This caramel churro chex mix is a sweet, crunchy snack coated in buttery caramel and finished with a warm cinnamon sugar coating. An easy homemade treat perfect for parties, holidays, or everyday cravings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 cups Chex cereal
- 113 g (½ cup) unsalted butter
- 220 g (1 cup packed) brown sugar
- 60 ml (¼ cup) light corn syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 100 g (½ cup) granulated sugar
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Place Chex cereal in a large mixing bowl.
- Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
- Add brown sugar and corn syrup, stirring until smooth.
- Bring to a gentle boil and cook for 1 minute while stirring.
- Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and baking soda.
- Pour caramel over cereal and toss gently to coat.
- Spread mixture onto a lined baking sheet.
- Bake at 250°F for 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes.
- Mix sugar and cinnamon in a bowl.
- Sprinkle cinnamon sugar over warm mix and toss to coat.
- Let cool completely before breaking into clusters.
Notes
Stir during baking to ensure even coating and prevent burning. Allow to cool fully for maximum crunch and store in an airtight container.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Snack
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 22g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 37g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
Keywords: caramel churro chex mix, cinnamon sugar snack mix, sweet chex mix, easy snack recipe, homemade snack