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I make tins full of goodies for Christmas presents the past couple of years. This year I made 4 different recipes of Chex Mixes. They are so simple and easy to make( each takes 15 mins or less} thought I would share them here.

The first one i used was Bushman's Firecracker recipe:
Fire Cracker Chex Mix
Ingredients
6 - 9 Cups Chex Cereal
1 Pkg Dry Ranch Dressing Mix
1/2 C Canola or Veg Oil
1 Tbsp Red Pepper Flakes
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1 Gallon Ziploc bag
Directions
Put Ranch Dressing, Pepper Flakes, and Cayenne Pepper in ziploc bag. Shake to mix well.
Add Oil. Mix well.
Add Cereal, Close bag tightly and turn continuously to coat in oil mixture.
Best if left to sit over night.

The second is a take off of that .... Just use the oil and ranch dressing mix and you have Ranch Chex Mix. I made this for my mom who cant eat spicy foods.

These are my own recipes for sweet chex mixes
Choco Java Blast chex mix
Ingredients
6 cups Chex cereal
3 cups Chow Mein Noodles
1 cup Toffee bits (optional)
1 cup semi sweet morsels
1/4 cup butter
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 Tbsp coffee
1/4 c water

Things you need
Large Bowl
Large Spoon
MIcrowaveable Bowl
Cookie Sheet
Wax Paper
Coffee Filter

Directions
Combine coffee and water in microwaveable cup, Heat for 1 min, Strain through coffee filter and squeeze out as much liquid as possible. Set aside.
In large bowl combine Chex cereal and chow mein noodles
Put 1/2 Cup of powdered sugar in a gallon ziploc bag.
In small microwaveable bowl, Combine semisweet morsels and butter. Heat for one minute, add coffee and stir, Heat for additional minute and stir until smooth.
Pour Chocolate Coffee mixture over cereal mix and stir until well coated. Add toffee bits , mix well.
Scoop coated mix into ziploc bag, add rest of powdered sugar, close tightly and shake until well coated. Pour and spread on a wax paper lined cookie sheet. Place in freezer until set.


Haystack Chex Mix
Ingredients
1 Cup Chocolate Chips
1 1/2 C Butterscotch chips
1/2 C Peanut Butter
6 Cups Chex Cereal
3 Cups Chow Mein Noodles

Things you need
Large Bowl
Large Spoon
MIcrowaveable Bowl
3 Cookie Sheets
Wax Paper

Directions
Combine Cereal and Chow Mein Noodles in Large Bowl
Combine Peanut Butter and Butterscotch chips in Microwavable Bowl. Heat in Microwave 1 minute at a time. Heat and Mix until smooth. Pour over cereal and mix until well coated.
Divide onto 3 wax paper lined cookie sheets, Spread thin as possible. Sprinkle chocolate chips on top. Place in freezer until set, about 5 mins
Gently break apart into bite sized pieces.