This Chex party mix is the grandaddy of all party snack food. Watch this disappear at your holiday party!

This recipe, although slightly different, was posted on my Crazy for Crockpots group on Facebook by member and wonderful cook Linda Rozzano.

I haven’t made this in years, and I never used a slow cooker to do it.  Her recipe sounded delicious and I decided to make some of it so I had plenty for the upcoming holidays.

Since I’m not a big lover of worcestershire sauce–and Linda’s recipe had quite a bit (she used 8 tsp in hers), I decided I’d use slightly less than half of that and top up the rest with soy sauce.  The only deviation from her original recipe is my combo of soy sauce & worcestershire. So if you want the original, merely use the 8 tsp of worcestershire and omit the soy sauce.

The biggest crock pot I have is 5 quarts.  My amounts of cereal filled it practically to the brim, and that made it hard to stir.  I managed, but what I suggest with a 5 quart or smaller cooker, is either use less of the cereals, pretzels and nuts, or mix everything up in a large bowl, add the sauce, stirring to coat, then put it in the slow cooker and set it on warm.  That way it’ll be nice and warm for guests and it won’t cook or burn.

The ingredients I used and the amounts are only a guide.  I love the taste of Wheat Chex and don’t much care for Corn Chex. So the dominating cereal is wheat in mine…use what you like! I used peanuts, but mixed nuts would be just as good. Another member, Emily Scott, makes this too and sometimes uses the smokehouse nuts–with adjustments in the seasonings.

This recipe is pretty basic, but you can make it your own with what you like.  Like anything 5-alarm?  Then add some of that hot sauce to the seasoning mixture!