Trex - Trail Mix meets Chex Mix with a Bite!

Killer Party Snack and Great Everyday Snack

We seem to be constantly on the go, between work, school, water polo practice/games, gym, lacrosse practice/games, family hikes, bike rides, jogs, homework, playing with the dogs, and everything in between… Snacks are a must. If I don’t snack, I’ll fall over (or even worst – I'll get the “Angry Hungrys”).

Here’s a recipe for quite possibly my family’s favorite snack. It’s Chex mix meets trail mix… So we call it Trex. It's great for parties (I'll be serving it at our Superbowl Party), and it will disappear from the pantry faster than any other store bought snack. It’s salty, savory, crunchy, and naturally sweet.

Don’t feel bad when the kids eat it by the handfuls, since it’s packed with protein from the nuts, and vitamins B6, B12, E, C, K, and A, from the dried cranberries and raisins.

Pack it in little baggies, for the perfect lunchtime snack (as long as the kids don’t try to sell it for cash)! Apparently it’s worth its weight in gold.


Trex recipe:

1/2 stick of butter (melted)
1/8 cup of Olive oil
1/8 cup of worcester sauce
1 tbs of seasoning salt
1 tbs of garlic salt
1 tsp of onion powder
½  tsp cayenne pepper (optional-
if you like a little spicy "Bite")

(Dry Ingredients)
2 cups of honey chex
3 cups of wheat chex
1 cup of rice chex
1 cups of corn chex
1 cup of dry roasted honey peanuts
1 can of mixed nuts
1 cup of raisins
½ cup dried cranberries

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• In small microwave safe bowl, melt butter. Add olive oil, spices and worcestershire sauce to melted butter. Mix well.
• In a large bowl, mix the dry ingredients -chex cereals, peanuts, nuts, raisins and cranberries. 
• Pour half the butter mixture over cereal, mix, and repeat with the other half of butter mixture.
• Mix until evenly coated.
• Line two baking sheets with tin foil (for easier clean up). Spread Trex mixture evenly onto both baking sheets.
• Cook for 10-15 minutes, rotate pans (top pan to bottom) and stir. Keep baking for 10-15 minutes  or until trex is slightly toasted.
• Let cool, serve, and watch it disappear.