What is the secret to making good Chex Mix?

The butter/worcestershire is what makes the seasonings stick to the cereal, so I usually double that part.

Double the sauce, with extra garlic and worcestershire sauce!

After the thread here a week or so ago I made it on Sunday. I doubled everything except the cereal. My dd had only ever had the store bought variety and she loved mine. I didn’t put any nuts in because she’s not into them but used cereal, pretzels, cheese its, oyster crackers and garlic bagel chips. It’s really good!

Also, for me is the slow cooking - bake for 8 min then stir, bake stir bake stir. When you think it is done give it some more time to be sure -

Lots and lots of butter. *(more than double lol)
I cook mine an hour at 250, stirring every 15 minutes.

I use 2 of the seasoning packets and way more butter than it calls for. My husband loves it.

I use the recipe for Crispix Mix.  (Crispix is a cereal similar to rice and corn chex, but crispix pieces are corn on one side, rice on the other.  I like it because I don't have to buy two boxes of cereal.)

Also, there are sweet Chex mix options-- a common one is muddy buddies or, as I always knew it, "puppy chow."  That's cereal, chocolate, peanut butter, and powdered sugar. 

Anyway, here's the official Crispix Mix recipe.

INGREDIENTS

• 7 cups Kellogg's® Crispix® cereal
• 1 cup mixed nuts
• 1 cup pretzels
• 3 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
• 4 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1/4 teaspoon onion salt

DIRECTIONS

1. In 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan combine KELLOGG'S CRISPIX cereal, nuts and pretzels. Set aside.

2. Stir together remaining ingredients. Drizzle over cereal mixture. Stir until evenly coated.

3. Bake at 250°F for 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes. Spread on paper towels. Cool completely. Store in airtight container.

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Some notes:

1. I never measure the cereal anymore.  I just dump a bunch into the baking pan.  
2. I don't usually use pretzels.  Sometimes I do add a cup of cheerios.
3. Sometimes I double the butter mixture; sometimes I use less cereal and make a smaller batch.

Yes, double the butter and seasonings. I also prefer cashews to other nuts in mine.

This isn't going to be a popular answer but my Grandma adds bacon grease to the butter & seasoning mixture. Everyone loves it and no one can duplicate it (because they don't know the secret ingredient).

All I know is that this thread has given me some good ideas to change mine up a bit!

Bacon grease is magic in any recipe.

ETA: When I was a kid every year my great aunt Bertha sent us cookies made with bacon grease instead of shortening. When I first tasted them they tasted weird but we became addicted to them quickly. Every time I remember them I vow to make a batch but never have gotten around to it. That was half a century ago and I can still remember the wonderful taste of those cookies.

My family only likes the cereal! They will not eat the pretzels, nuts or cheese-its in it so I just use Wheat, Rice and corn check and double all the ingredients.