Wishing you and yours a Very Merry Christmas!
My gift to you is the recipe for my most requested treat, Caramel Chex! I only make it one time a year for a very specific reason: It’s ridiculously addicting. Consider yourself warned.
Step 1: Preheat oven to 325*. In a saucepan, heat sugar, Karo Syrup and butter over medium heat until butter is melted and sugar is dissolved. On a prepared (large) baking sheet spread out cereal, nuts and coconut.
*I have found 350 temp is perfect in an electric oven, but 325 works best in a gas oven.
Step 2: Pour caramel mixture over cereal mix. Coat cereal mixture well. Try not to drool.
Step 3: Stir well, place in oven for 24 minutes, stirring every eight minutes to assure every cereal bit gets equally coated.
Step 4: After the 24 minute baking time spread mixture out on lightly greased parchment paper making sure to create an even layer. Feel free to leave some small clumps for extra gooey pieces after it cools.
Step 5: Try to keep your significant other out of it. It’s dangerously good.
Step 6: Store as desired. I typically place mine in either snack size bags, decorated with cute ribbon, or in zip lock bags for ease of access. I always add M&M’s when bagging up. Note: as the Chex settles it will stick together, creating clumps, so keeping it stored in baggies allows you to gently massage the chex mix to break it up.
I hope you enjoy family, friends, food and drinks over the next few days.
Cheers!
Original Post: December 2013, Edited photos and adjusted directions (temperature) December 2025.
Original post photo 2013 below. Updated 2025 above.
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Can I use golden syrup instead of Karo?
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Either works!
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Very easy to make and everyone loves them
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How long to cook caramel?
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Until sugar is dissolved and liquid is pourable. It will continue to cook and perform its magic in the oven. Enjoy!!
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I followed recipe exactly. Halfway way through the baking the caramel started to burn. I had to throw out entire batch. 350 is too hot to bake this recipe
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Oh no! I hope you stirred several times through the process. Sorry to hear me your first go didn’t work so well.
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I followed the recipe exactly as stated. It started burning during second 8 minutes.
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Bummer. Have made It for years and never had that issue. Guess your oven has super powers and you’ll need to turn the temp down next time. Hope it goes well! Have a merry Christmas!
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It sounds yummy. I will have to try next year! Have a very Merry Christmas!
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I can’t find the crispix cereal can I use Chex cereal
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I couldn’t find it this year either. I hope it wasn’t discontinued. I subbed half rice and half corn Chex in its place. Same same but different, ya know? 🙂
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Have you tried this without the coconut?
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Yep. Add or omit. Your preference.
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How large of a Crispix box? Family size?
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Also light or dark brown sugar?
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Either works just fine.
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I AM drooling!! 😋
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Approximately how many cups of Crispix or corn checks
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Family Size. 🙂
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Where does the Karo syrup come in? With the butter and sugars?l
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Yep!
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This has been my go to recipe every time for years now, thank you so much!!
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I love to hear this! Hope you had a Merry 2025 Christmas!
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