Classic Nuts and Bolts Recipe (Chex Mix)

 My mom made this every year for Christmas.  It was great to snack on. And was a change from all the sweets at Christmas.

Nuts and Bolts (Chex Mix)

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of salted butter, melted
• 1 T. seasoning salt
• 3 T. Worcestershire Sauce
• 2-3 T. garlic powder
• 1 T. paprika
• 16 cups of mixed cereals, options are:  Wheat Chex, Rice Chex, Corn Chex, Crispex, Cheerios 
• 4 cups pretzel sticks
• 1 box of cheese stick crackers (or similar)
• 2 cups or more of mixed nuts

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees
2. In a large bowl or roaster combine the cereals, nuts, crackers and pretzels.  
3. In a saucepan melt the butter.  Mix in spices and Worcestershire sauce.  Pour over dry ingredients and stir gently to mix thoroughly. 
4. Bake at 250 degrees for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, stirring gently with a spoon every 25-30 minutes.
5. The mix will be done when you can see that all of the butter mixture has been absorbed and is dry.