Kate’s Stepmom: Hey, girls, would you like some Meow Mix?
Bratty Teenage Kate: [Hides head, utterly convinced she will die of embarrassment.]
So, in the spirit of Halloween, I’ve named this Goblin Grub, but the remaining 11 months of the year, you can probably call it Chewy Almond Coconut Chex Mix. Or something related to drugs or something semi-gross involving animals, that’s cool, too.
You’re going to need some Rice Chex, Golden Grahams, sliced almonds, light corn syrup, vanilla and almond extracts, butter, and unsweetened coconut.
Place the cereal, almonds, and coconut in a VERY LARGE bowl (or even a cookie sheet.
Toss them together and set aside.
In a large saucepan, combine butter, Karo syrup, and sugar. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and cook for three minutes. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. While the mixture is still hot, pour over the cereal mixture
and stir well so the candy mixture coats the cereal.
Try keeping your fingers out of it until it cools a little. You can serve it in a bowl like this, but dividing it into individual portions isn’t a terrible idea (because it’s so sticky and also because it’s so addictive.)
Chewy Coconut-Almond Chex Mix
Ingredients
- 6 1/2 cups Rice Chex
- 4 1/2 cups Golden Grahams
- 1 cup sliced almonds
- 2 cups unsweetened coconut
- 3/4 cup 1 1/2 sticks butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup light Karo syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
Instructions
- In a VERY large bowl (or on a cookie sheet), combine cereals, almonds, and coconut. Set aside.
- In a large saucepan, combine butter, Karo syrup, and sugar. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and cook for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla and almond extract. While the mixture is still hot, pour over the cereal mixture and stir well so the candy mixture coats the cereal. Serve in a large bowl or divide into individual portions.
Questions & Reviews
We make this all the time and my daughter had it at her wedding reception. I’m making it for a large playoff game on Thursday. It’s a great recipe!
Best snack ever.
We always called this “Conference Mix” because my mom would make it for The Church of Jesus Christ’s General Conference.
Oh my word…my neighbor was baking and ran out of several ingredients which I was able to provide. She thanked me by bringing a bowl of this stuff over. Crack is right! This stuff is so addicting and delicious. I told her to never do that again.???? So she sent me the link to this website. ????????????♀️
We call it Christmas crack!
Question… would adding cornstarch, with the vanilla as the last step, keep this from being so chewy?
If you don’t want it as chewy, don’t cook it quite as long. Cornstarch will just make a mess. 🙂
In our family it is simply known as ” Addiction”.