Our Chex Mix survey results are in… (2024)

FAQs

What is the least favorite Chex Mix piece? ›

Other than the rye chip, nothing brought more people together than pretzels — combined, 38% marked the circle and square pretzels as the worst pieces.

Make Ahead Instructions: Chex mix tastes freshest when served within 2-3 days of making it, but it will last stored in an air-tight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks. Freezing Instructions: Chex mix freezes great! Store in freezer-safe container or bag for up to 3 months.

Call it the Consumer Chex Index. A $9.99 bag of Chex Mix that a comedian purchased at New York's LaGuardia Airport has inspired a global scavenger hunt and impromptu internet referendum on why airport food prices can climb so high.

Chex mix is the ultimate DIY snack. It's crunchy, just the right amount of salty, and stays good for several weeks, making it the perfect thing to keep on the counter for midday or pre-dinner nibbling. Plus, our version can be made with whatever cereal, toasted nuts, and crunchy snacks you've stocked up on.

Homemade Chex Mix Is Cheaper AND More Delicious Than The Store-Bought Stuff. Chex Mix offers variety: the crisp cereal, toasty pretzels, the unique crunch of the bagel chips. This homemade recipe puts the store-bought to shame.

Corn Chex

Corn Chex are indisputably the best part of a bag of Chex Mix. If you've ever tasted Corn Chex on their own, you know they don't need to be doused in seasoning to be enjoyable—you could easily eat them plain.

Who doesn't love traditional Chex Mix? It's salty, crunchy, and everyone has a favorite item– the perfect party snack! But sadly, what makes it taste so good also makes Chex Mix not the healthiest option. It's full of refined grains, sugar, and tons of sodium.

Estimated Shelf Life

When stored correctly in a cool, dry environment, Chex Mix can remain fresh: Room Temperature: 4 to 6 weeks in an airtight container.

The recipe appeared on the cereal boxes in 1953, after appearing in “Life.” An undocumented story suggests that the wife of a Ralston exec brought a bowl of it to a holiday party in the early 1950s, and it went viral. Viral, in a mid-century modern sort of way. The recipe on the cereal boxes changed over the years.

Brakeman's unofficial study, regardless of its accuracy, speaks to a larger issue of travelers finding airport food to be prohibitively expensive. They feel taken advantage of as peckish and captive consumers. In 2021, LaGuardia Airport — where Chex Mix is $9.99 — went viral for charging nearly $28 for a single beer.

Can you bring Chex Mix through TSA? ›

Solid food items (not liquids or gels) can be transported in either your carry-on or checked baggage.

Solid Foods

TSA officers may instruct travelers to separate items from carry-on bags such as foods, powders, and any materials that can clutter bags and obstruct clear images on the X-ray machine.

Using too much liquid. Don't go over the recipe's suggested liquid amounts; that is a sure way to get soggy mix (which, again, nobody wants). Follow this tip: If you need to make a change in liquid ingredients, just keep the amount the same.

The name "Chex" reflects the square checkerboard logo of Ralston Purina.

History of Chex Party Mix

Wheat Chex cereal was introduced in 1937 and Rice Chex in 1950 by Ralston Purina. In 1952 an advertisem*nt for Chex party mix appeared in Life Magazine with a recipe that included Wheat and Rice Chex. In 1958 Corn Chex was introduced and added to the recipe.

First off this recipe can be found under many names besides Party Mix such as Chex Mix, Nuts and Bolts, TV Mix, or Snack Mix.

Spread out on parchment paper to cool. Why is my homemade Chex mix soggy? If you added too much butter or Worcestershire sauce this could be the reason, but the mostly likely reason is that you poured too much of the butter seasoning mixture over just one portion of the mix.

Such is the case with the bagel chip, once the favored and a widely beloved component of Chex Mix. Until one day, a decade ago, Chex Mix decided to take it away.