Gluten-free caramel Chex mix is a great holiday snack or food gift that you can easily make. It is so addicting and you will have a hard time just taking one handful. Perfect sweet treat that you can share with friends and family over the holiday season.

I previously shared a recipe for gluten-free spicy Chex mix and I hope you will check it out for another holiday snack to enjoy. Both are easy to make and use simple ingredients like Rice Chex, Honey Nut Chex, gluten-free pretzels and peanuts.

INGREDIENTS NEEDED:

• Rice Chex
• Honey Nut Chex
• Gluten-Free Oat Cereal
• Gorilla Munch Cereal ( gluten-free Corn Pops)
• Gluten-Free Pretzels (round and sticks)
• Peanuts
• Brown Sugar
• Butter
• Corn Syrup
• Baking Soda
• Vanilla
• Maldon Sea Salt

Making homemade gluten-free food gifts is a favorite of mine to give in the holidays. Throughout the year I collect tins and flat wooden boxes that I can fill with a ton of gluten-free baking. Recipes like molasses cookies, Linzer cookies, sugar cookies and holiday bliss balls.

The caramel on this Chex mix has a rich nutty flavour and I also like to sprinkle Maldon sea salt on top once the mix is made. Crunchy, sweet and salty all go so well together. Find yourself some holiday tins or jars and make up this gluten-free holiday snack recipe. The gluten-free caramel Chex mix easily stores in an airtight container for 3-4 weeks.

Combine the butter, brown sugar and syrup and bring to a boil in a saucepan. Remove from heat and add the baking soda and vanilla. Stir well and you will notice the mixture rise up and foam quickly. Pour over the big bowl of the dry ingredients,stir and bake. The gluten-free recipe is straightforward and will work each and everytime you make the caramel Chex mix. No candy thermometer is needed.

HOW TO MAKE THE MIX:

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. Add all cereals, pretzels and peanuts to a large mixing bowl and stir.
3. In a medium saucepan add the butter, brown sugar and corn syrup and heat on medium.
4. Once boiling remove from heat and add baking soda and vanilla.
5. Stir with a spatula and you will notice it rise and foam quickly.
6. Pour over cereals and stir well. Pour mixture onto a cookie sheet.
7. Bake in oven for 10-12 minutes stirring every 5 minutes.
8. Remove and sprinkle Maldon sea salt over mix.
9. Let cool.

You will love the combination of gluten-free cereals, pretzels and peanuts in this mix for it adds a great crunch. From start to finish the gluten-free caramel Chex mix can be ready in about 45 minutes. I know you will love how quick the recipe comes together.

My recipe for gluten-free caramel Chex mix is the perfect snack mix for anyone who loves both sweet, crunchy and a little bit salty treats. Rice and honey nut Chex are ideal in this recipe as well as corn cereal and gorilla munch cereal. You can find cereals in most grocery stores and local organic/health stores.

Make this gluten-free caramel Chex mix for the holidays to snack on, give as a food gift to friends and family or even as a homemade teachers gift. The caramel Chex mix will be a hit all around.

HERE ARE MORE HOLIDAY RECIPES TO TRY:

• Spicy Chex Mix
• Molasses Cookies
• Sugar Cookies
• Gingerbread Cookies
• Linzer Cookies
• Pinwheel Cookies
• Cherry Pistachio Meringue Pillows

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Gluten-Free Caramel Chex Mix

Gluten-free caramel Chex mix is a great holiday snack or food gift that you can make easily. Perfect sweet, crunchy and slightly salty treat that everyone will love.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

Course food gift, gluten-free snack, holiday snack

Cuisine American

Servings 10

Equipment

• 1 measuring cups and spoons
• 1 mixing bowls
• 1 medium size saucepan
• 1 Cookie Sheet

Ingredients

  

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• 1/2 cup Gluten-free pretzels (round)
• 1/2 cup gluten-free pretzels (sticks)
• 2 cups Gluten-free oat cereal
• 2 cups Rice Chex
• 2 Cups Gorilla Munch cereal
• 1 Cup honey nut chex
• 1 cup peanuts
• Maldon sea salt

Caramel

• 3/4 Cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3 Tbsp corn syrup
• 1/2 tsp Baking soda
• 1 Tsp vanilla

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• In a large bowl add the rice Chex, honey nut Chex, pretzels, peanuts, gorilla munch and oat cereal and mix.
• In a medium saucepan add the butter, brown sugar and corn syrup and heat on medium.
• Stir occassionally until mixture comes to a full boil.
• Remove from heat.
• Add the baking soda and vanilla and mix with a spatula. Mixture rises and foams quickly.
• Pour caramel over dry ingredients and stir.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes stirring every 5 minutes.
• Remove and sprinkle salt over mix. Let cool.

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