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.
Chewy Coconut-Almond Chex Mix
Description
This Chewy Coconut-Almond Chex Mix is perfect for parties or a family treat!
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.
I really like it as Goblin Grub. It's cute and catchy. If you need to name it something for other times of the year….what about:
Best Bites! :O)
We made this last night and LOVED IT! I would call this "GOULY GUTS!" Love all the fun ideas! Thanks!
This sounds gooooooy good. And I also would try to incorporate some "chocolate" in it.
My name would be Goodness Gracious Globs
This looks great! I've never had it before. A name? Umm… how about Golden Delight?
How about "Bitty Bites"?
I think I had this at a Halloween party a long time ago and always wanted it again. Yea, now I can! 🙂 My name idea is "lip smakin' sweetness".
We call it "Addiction" because you can't stop eating it. My sister toasts the almonds and coconut.
OOOHH next time try it with pecans instead or the almonds. I'm right with you on the utterly addictive qualities! My grandma just calls it Chex Treat
Its Sweet Cereal Mix! My favorite! We always make it for Christmas time, but this year we busted it out a few weeks ago. Cant get enough of it!!
Oh this looks good! My hubby is the snacker, he'd love this!
How 'bout Gooey Grub? Short, sweet, and fun. to say
Mmmmm, this looks really good, I'm going to have to make this one
We love this snack and call it Grandma's Favorite Snack because we always have it when we go to Grandma's house. Brings back fond memories… 🙂
How about "Crunchy Coconut Snackaroons"? Thanks for an extra chance to win : )
My husband loves this stuff. I always like it once I've made it but for some reason when I look at my recipe card it doesn't ever sound good to me. I'm going to have to make it. My husband would be so happy.
We call it Graham Crunch.
What about "Late Night Delight" and around Halloween "Late Night Bite". I adore this blog!
MY niece was the one who intorduced us to this yummy treat so we call it "Katie's Divine Addiction." We are all addicted!
What if you called it "wonderful stuff" makes it sound as delicious as it looks. Love you guys and your blog, you have seriously changed the way I cook.
the only time of year we eat this is summer when we go camping – it's our "camp snack" – not an original name but we all know what we're talking about.
Love the ideas!
Ohh! Need to read hole post before commenting, I want an extra entry in the giveaway. At our house we call it cereal candy!
I have a similar recipe but it only calls for rice chex. I'm gonna have to try it with the golden grahams too!
This looks good! How about Tummy yummies?
yep it's sara too! 🙂
thank you for the quick response sara! i want to make this tonight and really didn't want to stop by the store on the way home!!
how did i NOT know that? lol guess i've been buying great value for tooo long! lol
Olivia's Mommy (it's Sara, right?) Karo Syrup is just a name brand of corn syrup. Any corn syrup is fine!
That's Pigeon Mix!!! At least that's what my recipe says at the top! We've been making it for years.
When I was dating my husband, he came home with me to meet my family. My older sister was about 7 months pregnant at the time and his first impression of her was just a grunt of a hello as she sat at a table away from the rest of the group shoving this in her mouth. It's SO good!
I live in Scotland now and can't find Golden Grams (or Corn Syrup) so I haven't had it for 15 months. But when I'm home for Christmas, I plan on chowing down just like she did.
Hey Kate, I just realized that in the picture you have Corn syrup and in the directions and ingredient list you have Karo syrup – are they interchangeable? or are they the same thing?
thanks!
This is one of my favorite things on the planet. We call it Gooey Chex Mix, but it could be called "Makes Any Day a Holiday Mix." it is sooo yummy!
We call it Addiction in our house. And the name rings true: the bowl is never full for long!
We add M&M's to this recipe, it tastes super great! Love your website, I get all of my recipes from here!
I love this stuff and I have heared it called Campers Treat or Campers Mix. I guess it would be a great thing to take camping.