Recipe 30: Vegan Chex Mix Galore

I'm getting ready for our first Ugly Sweater Christmas party that we will be having at our apartment in 2 weeks. I wanted to start practicing making some inexpensive, yet tasty treats for the party so I thought I'd try out a party favorite Chex Mix! I made a salty and a sweet recipe. They both turned out great, and I'm eating some as I type. It's quite addicting!

Chocolate & Peanut Butter Chex Mix (Vegan, Gluten & Soy Free)

Takes about 5 minutes to make!

Ingredients:

• 1 cup vegan/gluten free chocolate chips (Try Enjoy Life Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips, which are Gluten/Dairy/Soy Free. I picked some up at Vons grocery store).
• 1/2 cup organic creamy peanut butter
• 1/3 cup Earth Balance
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 7-8 cups of rice Chex
• 2 cups of powdered sugar

Method:

Melt together chocolate chips, peanut butter, and butter in the microwave. Stir every 30 seconds until melted well, approximately 1 1/2-2 minutes. After melting, add in the vanilla extract and mix. Pour mixture over rice chex and carefully mix together. Transfer to a plastic baggie with powdered sugar. Shake up the bag well and it's ready to eat!

Vegan Original Chex Mix

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup Earth Balance butter
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1-1/4 teaspoons garlic salt
• 3 cups Corn Chex cereal
• 2 cups Rice Chex cereal
• 1-1/2 cups peanuts
• 1-1/2 cups small pretzels

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 275 degrees F. Melt butter in a shallow pan. Stir in Worcestershire sauce and garlic salt. Add Corn Chex, Rice Chex, nuts (peanuts, pecans or cashews), and pretzels. Mix until all pieces are coated with the butter mixture. Place on a baking sheet. Bake for 40 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes. Cool...enjoy!

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