The time for Thanksgiving baking is here. So is the recipe for Mom’s fabulous Chex Mix. Last year, the recipe didn’t post until the day before Thanksgiving. This year, it’s up in plenty of time for you to add the ingredients to your shopping list…and to fry up bacon so you can collect the secret ingredient, bacon grease.
Remember, the recipe title is a misnomer since it uses Crispex instead of Chex cereal. The original recipe came from one of Mom’s co-workers at Franklin School, Zoe Hemmingson. Mrs. Hemmingson was also my fourth grade teacher and my sister’s, an unforgettable woman and one of the best teachers ever.
Franklin Teachers’ Chex Mix
Mix together in a large bowl:
1 box Crispex (17 ounce)
5 cups Cheerios
4 – 5 cups pretzels and mixed nuts (proportion as you like)
Mix together in a small bowl:
1/2 cup melted butter or margarine
1/2 cup melted bacon grease
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 1/2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
Divide mixed, dry ingredients amongst three or four large cake pans. Pour wet ingredients over cereal mix and stir well. Bake at 200 degrees for 2 hours. Stir and turn off the oven. Leave mix in oven until the oven cools. Cool Chex Mix. Store in airtight containers.
The woman who you are referring to is my grandmother. How sweet of you to say such kind words. I miss her dearly and ran across this on the internet. I remember her making this every Christmas. I will have to make some in honor of her. I also am a school teacher as well. So I have definately followed in her footsteps! God bless!
Hi Becky,
It’s so nice to meet you. Your grandma was a wonderful teacher. I learned so much from her in fourth grade and later in college when she taught Social Studies methods at Westmar. She and my mom were great friends, and I went to high school with her three kids. Which one do you belong to: Mark, Linda, or Nancy?
Jolene
I am Mark’s oldest daughter:)