Sweet & Salty Chex Mix

Did some more Holiday baking today. One of my favorite snacks is the Sweet & Salty Chex Mix. I saw this on the back of one of the holiday shaped chocolate chips bags many years ago and have made it part of my tradition to make for Christmas and Halloween. I adapted it to my taste adding preztles and my favorites Bugels. Bugels are tough to find sometimes, you have to really look hard in the chip section. Hope you enjoy!

Note: Change up the M&M colors to suite whatever holiday or event you are making it for.

Sweet & Salty Chex Mix

• 9 cups chex mix (your choice of flavors)
• 4 cups of popcorn (I use microwave) 1 bag is more than 4 cups
• 1 1/2 cups of dry-roasted peanuts
• 1 cup pretzle sticks
• 1 cup bugels
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
• 1/2 cup light corn syrup
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 bag of your favorite colored M& M's

Preheat oven to 250,grease large cookie sheet or 2.

Mix: cereal, popcorn, peanuts, pretzles and bugels in a large bowl.

Combine: brown sugar, butter and corn syrup in a medium heavy duty sauce pan. Bring to a boil over medium heat; stirring constantly. Boil, without stirring for 5 minutes (watching carefully). Remove from heat; stir in vanilla and baking soda. Pour over the cereal mixture and stir to coat evenly.

Bake: for 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes. Cool completely in pan stirring frequently to break apart.

ADD M&M'S AFTER MIX IS COMPLETELY COOL. If not you will have a gooey mess.

Store in airtight container.