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Halloween Chex Mix is the best fall snack! This is an easy Crockpot Chex Mix that’s full of pumpkin spice and is also fun for Halloween – add candy corn or even colorful M&Ms to make the perfect fall snack mix recipe!
BEST Halloween Chex Mix
I love a great easy Chex mix recipe all year, but especially during the fall and winter for all the game days and holidays. It’s so easy to make and always a hit! Today it’s all about this Slow Cooker Pumpkin Spice Halloween Chex Mix – the perfect salty snacks for a Halloween party!
- You can make this pumpkin spice snack mix in your crockpot. It’s so easy!
- Cinnamon, pecans, and candy corn make it perfect for fall, but you can easily switch the mix-ins to make it your own.
- It’s the perfect easy Halloween snack mix for a party or to keep for after school treats. It makes a big batch!
- No crockpot? No worries! I’m sharing in the FAQ how to cook it in the oven or the microwave, too.
Ingredients Needed
- Butter: Start with melted unsalted butter (you can substitute salted)
- Brown Sugar: I love the toffee/caramel flavor brown sugar gives to this mix.
- Chex Cereal: I used a combination of Corn Chex and Cinnamon Chex but you can use Rice Chex Cereal, Wheat, Honey Nut or any kind of Chex you like best.
- Pretzels: Use the mini or small twists.
- Pecans: I love to buy pecan halves in bulk at Costco or Sam’s Club.
- Candy Corn and White Chocolate Chips: These are optional and you can use both or just one, but they add a little sweetness and color to your mix.
Variations
The best thing about this recipe is you can customize it to make it your own! As long as you use the same amounts specified, swap whatever you like!
- Use walnuts or almonds or peanuts in place of pecans
- Swap the pretzels or some of the Chex cereal with Bugles!
- After the cereal mix cools and you’re ready to add the candy, use your favorites. You don’t have to use white chocolate and candy corn – add M&Ms, Reese’s Pieces, candy pumpkins, candy eyes, raisins, packaged caramel corn, peanut butter cups – anything you like!
How to Make Pumpkin Spice Chex Mix
- Line slow cooker with a liner, and then add cereal.
- Top cereal with salty pretzels and nuts.
- Combine the melted butter with the brown sugar in a bowl and stir in pumpkin spice.
- Toss sauce with cereal mixture in slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on low, stirring every 20 minutes.
- Transfer the mix to large baking sheets and spread it out to cool. Once it’s cooled, add the candy corn or other toppings.
Expert Tips
- You don’t have to use a crockpot liner but I find it makes it easier to stir it and makes cleanup a breeze. These are the liners I use.
- Be sure to stir it every 20 minutes or so – all crockpots cook differently and you may have a hot spot in one place that will cook more. You don’t want it to burn, so you must stir it.
Storing
Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week. I don’t recommend freezing trail mix like this one.
FAQ
Combine all of the ingredients in a large bowl. Spread the mix out on a baking sheet and bake it for 45 minutes at 250°. Stir it every 15 minutes.
Combine the ingredients in a large microwavable bowl. Microwave the mixture in 30-second increments and stir between each for a total of five to six minutes.
Pumpkin Spice Chex Mix Recipe
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Ingredients
- 8 tablespoons (113g) unsalted butter melted
- ½ cup (100g) packed brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 4 cups (139g) Corn Chex (see note)
- 4 cups (169g) Cinnamon Chex
- 3 cups (142g) pretzel twists
- 2 cups (195g) pecan halves
- 1 cup (182g) candy corn
- 1 cup (170g) white chocolate chips
Instructions
- Stir together brown sugar with melted butter and pumpkin pie spice.
- Place cereal, pretzels, and pecans in the bottom of a 5-7 quart slow cooker. Tip: use a slow cooker liner to help with easy clean-up.
- Pour butter mixture over the top and toss to coat.
- Cover and cook on low, stirring every 20 minutes, until mixture is hot and coated, about 1 to 1 ½ hours. Be sure to stir it well. Turn hot mix out onto a cookie sheet and let cool. Toss candy corn into cooled mix.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
Recipe Notes
- You can use any Chex cereal you want. You need 4 cups of a plain version (rice, corn or wheat) and 4 cups of the flavored version (Cinnamon but you can also use plain, chocolate, honey nut or any flavor).
- Swap the pretzels or some of the Chex cereal with Bugles!
- Use walnuts or almonds or peanuts in place of pecans
- After the cereal mix cools and you’re ready to add the candy, use your favorites. You don’t have to use white chocolate and candy corn – add M&Ms, Reese’s Pieces, candy pumpkins, candy eyes, raisins, packaged caramel corn, peanut butter cups – anything you like!
- Use a slow cooker liner for easy clean up.
- Not all slow cookers cook the same – some are hotter in some spots. Make sure to stir it every 20 minutes so it doesn’t burn in the hot spots.
- Oven Directions: In step 4, bake in the oven for about 45 minutes at 250°, stirring every 15 minutes.
- Microwave Directions: In step 4, microwave the mix for 5-6 minutes stirring every 30 seconds in step
Recipe Nutrition
This Easy Pumpkin Spice Chex Mix is made easy thanks to the cooking method – your crockpot! Learn how to make slow cooker Chex mix and then customize it with different mix-ins to make your own unique fall mix.
Going to make this today but did you not mention when to add the white chocolate chips tho it is listed in your ingredients.
Once it’s cooled when you add the candy corn.
Where is the pumpkin pie spice?
OMG thanks for catching that! 2 teaspoons, in with the butter/sugar and I updated the recipe.
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