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Churro Chex Mix is a fun variation of the popular muddy buddy mix. Sweet cinnamon and sugar mixed with silky white chocolate coat the crunchy cereal to create an addicting treat. It’s the perfect snack to whip up for game day, road trips, or weeknights when that sweet tooth hits!
Reasons You’ll Love This Recipe
- Easy to Make! With a few simple ingredients, you can have this addictive treat ready in just 10 minutes!
- Game Day Snack: Not sure what to serve during the big game. This churro crack hits all the notes for sweet and salty cravings!
- Customizable: This snack is super customizable. Add in pretzels, marshmallows, or nuts! You could even throw in holiday-themed M&M’s for extra flair!
Cinnamon Sugar Snacks
I don’t know about you, but I am a huge fan of cinnamon sugar! The combination reminds me of my childhood and just makes me happy. This churro Chex mix is so sweet and delicious, I can’t stop eating it! Other recipes that use this knock-out flavor combination are my churro crack, roasted cinnamon sugar nuts, and cinnamon sugar tortilla chips. You can whip any of these up for family parties, movie nights, game days, or after-school snacks for kids!
Ingredients Needed
How to Make Churro Chex Mix
Making this delicious treat is quick and simple. The recipe uses pantry staples, just make sure you have the cereal. I always keep a few extra boxes of Chex cereal in my food storage so I can make these sweet treats when my kid’s friends come over! You can find the exact measurements in the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
- Combine: Add the cereal to a large bowl. Gently stir to combine the two flavors and set aside.
- Stir: Add the powdered sugar, granulated sugar, and ground cinnamon to a small bowl. Stir to combine and set aside.
- Melt: Add the butter into a medium-sized saucepan over low heat. Once the butter starts to melt, stir in the chocolate chips. Stir continuously until the mixture is melted and smooth. Make sure to use low heat so as not to burn the chocolate!
- Coat: Pour the chocolate mixture over the cereal in the bowl and gently stir until the cereal is evenly coated. Then, transfer the coated cereal to a large Ziplock bag.
- Shake: Sprinkle the cinnamon-sugar mixture over the coated cereal in the bag. Seal the bag and shake to coat the cereal well. Store the churro Chex mix in a Ziplock bag before serving and enjoying!
Tips for Melting White Chocolate
Melting white chocolate can be tricky! I much prefer the stove over the microwave when melting white chocolate because it can burn quickly in the microwave. Remember to use low heat! Remove it from the heat if you think it’s getting too hot. The chocolate will continue to melt in the hot pan, so the direct heat doesn’t have to be constant.
Churro Chex Tips and Variations
Churro Chex mix is hard to get wrong. But here are a few suggestions to help make this recipe as easy and accessible as possible for you!
- What type of cereal should I use? Chex mix recipes are so fun because the many Chex cereal flavors are so interchangeable. I LOVED using the cinnamon Chex in this recipe. It was perfect! If you can’t find it, you can just use all rice Chex. Or switch it up and use vanilla Chex, corn Chex, Wheat Chex, or any combination.
- Coat quickly! Work quickly to coat the cereal immediately once the chocolate melts.
- Give me all the cinnamon! We LOVE cinnamon at our house! If you want to take the cinnamon flavor to the next level, add an extra teaspoon of ground cinnamon. If you don’t use cinnamon Chex, I highly recommend increasing the cinnamon!
- Optional Add-ins! Toss in nuts or pretzels as an add-in idea! And if you’re lucky enough to find cinnamon chips, throw those in, too! Try melting the cinnamon chips to replace the white chocolate chips. Yummy, I want to try that next!
Storing Churro Chex Mix
- On the Counter: This churro Chex mix is great to store in an airtight container or ziplock bag. It will last about one week stored at room temperature.
- Don’t refrigerate! I don’t recommend putting churro chex mix. The flavor could change, and it won’t keep its crunchy texture.
More Chex Mix Recipe Ideas
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Add 4 cups rice Chex cereal and 4 cups cinnamon Chex cereal into a large bowl. Gently stir to combine the two flavors and set aside.
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Add 1 cup powdered sugar, ½ cup granulated sugar, and 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon to a small bowl. Stir to combine and set aside.
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Add ½ cup unsalted butter into a medium-sized saucepan over low heat. Once the butter starts to melt, stir in 1 (11-ounce) package white chocolate chips. Stir continuously until the mixture is melted and smooth. Be careful not to burn the chocolate!
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Pour the chocolate mixture over the cereal in the bowl. Gently stir until the cereal is evenly coated. Transfer the coated cereal to a large Ziplock bag.
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Sprinkle the powdered sugar mixture over the coated cereal in the bag. Seal the bag and shake to coat the cereal well. Store the Chex mix in a Ziplock bag before serving and enjoying!
Calories: 208kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 1gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 147mgPotassium: 39mgFiber: 1gSugar: 20gVitamin A: 571IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 74mgIron: 6mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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