5-Minute Pumpkin Spice Chex Mix 🎃🍂 Two kinds of Chex, peanuts, pretzels, dried cranberries, and candy corn! If you need a quick fall party snack, make this! It’s dangerously fast, super easy, and SO CRAZY GOOD!
Easy Spiced Pumpkin Chex Mix
- Chex mix is so addicting and once I start eating it, it’s so hard to stop. One handful turns into five. Whoops. And then I made another batch.
- What makes this version even more dangerous is how fast and easy it is. No baking or slow cookers required!
- The pumpkin Chex mix is salty-and-sweet, crunchy, crispy, slightly chewy, and there are so many flavors and textures in every bite.
- The pumpkin spice flavor is present without being overwhelming, the honey-roasted peanuts add a nice touch, there are caramel undertones from the brown sugar, and the orange-flavored dried cranberries slightly perfume the mix.
Ingredients in Pumpkin Spice Chex Mix
- Honey Nut Chex and Wheat Chex: I used both because Honey Nut Chex stays crisper and tastes sweeter, while Wheat Chex turns chewier and nuttier. You can use just one of them or another type of Chex cereal if that is what you have on hand.
- Mini pretzels, honey roasted peanuts, dried cranberries, and candy corn: These mix-ins make the snack mix salty, sweet, chewy, crunchy, and festive. Feel free to use a different nut, another style of pretzel, M&M’s, chocolate chips, or another dried fruit.
- Unsalted butter, brown sugar, corn syrup, pumpkin pie spice, and salt: These make the sweet, buttery pumpkin spice coating. Honey or maple syrup may work instead of corn syrup, but I have not tested either one.
- Gluten-free option: Use gluten-free pretzels and gluten-free Chex cereal if needed.
Note: Scroll down to the recipe card section of the post for the ingredients with amounts included and for more complete directions.
How to Make Pumpkin Spice Chex Mix
- Melt together the butter, corn syrup, sugar, and spices in the microwave.
- Pour over the Chex, peanuts, and pretzels and nuke in the microwave all together for 3 minutes total.
- Once cool, stir in the candy corn and dried cranberries and dig in!
I made the 5 minute pumpkin spice Chex mix yesterday for a party. It was a big hit and everyone was surprised by the pumpkin spice flavor. Out of a whole batch, we had less than a cup left over. Thanks for a delicious recipe. — Allyn
5-Minute Pumpkin Spice Chex Mix
Ingredients
- 2 cups Honey Nut Chex, other varieties of Chex may be substituted
- 2 cups Wheat Chex
- 2 cups mini pretzel twists
- 1 cup honey-roasted peanuts, peanuts or another nut may be substituted
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- ¼ cup light brown sugar, packed
- 2 tablespoons light-colored corn syrup
- 1 ½ tablespoons pumpkin pie spice, or to taste
- ½ teaspoon salt, or to taste
- ¾ cup dried orange-flavored cranberries, dried cranberries or another dried fruit may be substituted
- ¾ cup candy corn, or try M&Ms, chocolate chips, etc.
Instructions
- To a large, microwave-safe bowl add the Honey Nut Chex, Wheat Chex, pretzels, peanuts, and stir to combine; set aside.
- To a 2-cup glass measuring cup or a medium microwave-safe bowl, add the butter and heat on high power to melt, about 30 seconds.
- Add the brown sugar, corn syrup, pumpkin pie spice (looks like a lot but you need an ample amount to flavor the entire batch), salt, and stir to combine.
- Place measuring cup in the microwave and heat on high power until mixture is bubbly and boiling, about 30 seconds but watch it very closely because it can go fast.
- Evenly drizzle brown sugar mixture over the dry ingredients and stir to combine.
- Place bowl in the microwave and heat on high power for 3 minutes, stopping after each minute to stir.
- After the mix has cooled for about 5 minutes, add the cranberries, candy corn, and stir to combine. Serve immediately.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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