Chex mix with a spicy, Buffalo-wing kick.
Ingredients
- butter: 0.5 cup
- hot sauce: 0.5 cup
- dry ranch-flavored seasoning mix: 1 pack (1 ounce pack)
- crispy rice cereal squares (such as Rice Chex®): 6 cups
- crispy wheat cereal squares (such as Wheat Chex®): 4 cups
- ¾ cups dry-roasted peanuts: 1 piece
- ½ cups fish-shaped pretzel crackers (such as Pepperidge Farm® Goldish®): 1 piece
- ½ cups Parmesan-flavored fish-shaped crackers (such as Pepperidge Farm® Goldish®): 1 piece
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
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Heat butter in a microwave-safe bowl in the microwave until melted, 25 to 30 seconds. Add hot sauce and microwave until heated through, 20 to 30 seconds more. Stir in ranch seasoning.
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Combine rice cereal squares, wheat cereal squares, peanuts, pretzel crackers, and Parmesan-flavored crackers in a large bowl. Pour in butter mixture; mix thoroughly to coat. Spread in 2 ungreased 9x13-inch baking pans.
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Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 15 minutes. Remove from oven and stir well. Return to the oven; bake until dried, about 15 minutes more. Spread on paper towels to cool.