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”.
We’ve always called it St. Nick’s Mix. We put ribbon coconut instead of shredded in it. A little more expensive (you can get it at whole foods type stores), but well worth it.
We call this Mormon Crack at our house due to it’s addictive non-stop eating desires it brings out in each of us. A little more Politically correct way might be Crackilicious.
I Love this stuff! I don't know what it was called, but I've had it with dried cranberries and white chocolate drizzle… it was pretty dang amazing. Definitely the "stuffing my face" one around this bowl!
My friends call it "better than sex chex"!
I pour this syrup over popped corn mixed with chopped pecans and slivered almonds. My family and friends request it often. We call it 'Popcorn Krunch' although it is good chewy. I also have to admit -it is highly addictive and fattening! But delicious!
The only difference I've noticed is that my friend had chocolate chips in hers so I'm going to add that also.
THANK YOU! My friend made a recipe just like this for a Halloween party last week. I wanted to try it but couldn't find it anywhere online. Then I thought of your blog and sure enough you had it. You are awesome!
We love this recipe, and Only make it ONE time a year… so at our house it is 'Christmas Crunch' and we give it out to our neighbors!
We love this recipe, and Only make it ONE time a year… so at our house it is 'Christmas Crunch' and we give it out to our neighbors!
Oh happy day!!! I had lost this recipe (how does that happen) Here it its yippy!!! Making it today to take to a party. Thank you. Around here we call it Pigion mix…It is like a drug I agree…everyone flocks to the bowl and groans…Thank You!!