The Ultimate Smoked Chex Mix
Favorite, Smoker, Snack
Ingredients
- THE SNACK MIX
- 1 cup of Rice Chex
- 1 cup of corn Chex
- 1 cup of pretzels
- 1 cup of mixed nuts
- 1 cup of mini club crackers
- 1 cup of Cheez-its grooves
- 1 cup Snyder's of Hanover pretzel pieces (cheddar cheese flavor recommended)
- THE FLAVORED BUTTER
- 1/2 stick of butter
- 1-2 TBS of Tabasco (optional)
- 2 TBS of Jeff's original rub, or another low salt rub
Directions
- Measure out each of the snacks into a large foil pan.
- Melt the butter then add the hot sauce and 2 TBS of the low salt rub and mix well.
- Drizzle the butter mixture over the snack mix and stir well to coat.
- Setup your smoker to maintain indirect heat of 225°F. If you are using a pellet smoker, I recommend going with 180°F or the low smoke setting for better smoke flavor.
- Once the smoke is going, place the pan(s) of snacks into the smoker and close the lid.
- Stir the mix occasionally for more uniform smoke flavor.
- Smoke the snack mix for about an hour or until the snacks are as crisp and smoky as you like. Note: In a pellet smoker, I recommend 180°F for 2 hours.
- Remove the pans from the smoker and bring them into the house to cool.
- Serve the snack mix right away.
- Store If you are not serving them right away: Allow them to cool completely on the counter then store them in zipper bags.
Notes
- You can replace the Cheez-it Grooves with another cheese cracker, like Gold Fish crackers.
- Mini club crackers can be hard to find, skip them if you can't find them.
- Experiment with other Chex cereals. I often add Wheat Chex, for example.
- Once it cools down try adding some chocolate chips for a sweet kick.
- You can do this in the oven if you don't have a smoker. It will still come out delicious!