Salty snacks are seriously my jam. Chips, pretzels, popcorn, crackers, you name it, I love it. Ever since my boyfriend introduced me to House of Cards early this week (I know, I know, I’m super late to the game), I’ve found myself in three episodes deep every night, sleepily emerging from the couch in the wee hours of the night, realizing that I never actually had a proper dinner. Enter Chex mix, the Cadillac of salty snacks, and my savior from Netflix induced starvation. I never actually had homemade Chex mix as a kid, though those old commercials always made me wonder how they’d come out. Well I finally got to try out my childhood curiosity and let me tell you, homemade Chex mix is SO much better than the kind that comes in a bag. Not only do you get to use ingredients that you actually like (I’ve probably dedicated 300 hours of my life picking out those awful square pretzels) but your kitchen radiates with feel good aroma. Try out this Oriental style mix!
Wasabi Soy Chex Mix (Yields 10 Cups)
• 4 cups Chex, rice, corn and/or wheat
• 2 cups pretzels
• 1 1/2 cup wasabi peas
• 1 cup sesame sticks
• 1 cup cashews
• 1 cup rice crackers
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1 tsp wasabi powder
1. In a small bowl, whisk together butter, soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic powder, ginger and wasabi powder. In a separate bowl, mix Chex, pretzels, sesame sticks, cashews, rice crackers and wasabi peas.
2. Slowly drizzle glaze over Chex mix and toss evenly. Lay coated Chex mix on a large baking sheet.
3. Bake at 250 degrees for 1 hour, stirring every 20 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool for 15 minutes. Store in an airtight container.
