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    Home » Recipes » Snacks » Slow Cooker Gluten-Free Chex Party Mix

    LAST UPDATED: July 24, 2018 • FIRST PUBLISHED: December 20, 2016 By Toni Dash 39 Comments

    Slow Cooker Gluten-Free Chex Party Mix

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    Classic crunchy, savory party mix updated: Slow Cooker Gluten-Free Chex Party Mix! Easily available ingredients and a party appetizer everyone can eat! With gluten option.
    Slow Cooker Gluten Free Chex Party Mix

    Long weekends and holiday breaks always seem to demand more snack options. If we get involved with lengthy game playing (Catan is a family favorite and can go on for hours) or movie marathons, grazing rather than meal-eating seems to take over. Today’s recipe is a tried-and-true party favorite but I’ve made it totally gluten-free:  Slow Cooker Gluten-free Chex Party Mix.

    I love almost anything I can do in my slow cooker for a few reasons. It usually allows fixing and forgetting it, such as with soups. The ingredients can be loaded into the slow cooker and left on their own to cook for hours yielding a tasty prepared dish.

    Bowl of slow cooker Chex Party Mix.

    Using the slow cooker also leaves the oven open for other recipes to be cooked. In the summer, it accomplishes the same end result as using the stove top or oven without heating up the kitchen (for the recipes appropriate for the slow cooker).

    Slow Cooker Gluten-Free Chex Party Mix is no different. It cooks well in a slow cooker and to me is easier than trying to stir the recipe on a baking sheet in the oven. My husband remarked that having to stir (really rotating the party mix from the bottom of the slow cooker insert to the top) the party mix would seem to negate the value of making it in the slow cooker versus the oven. I still love the containment of having it in the slow cooker and keeping the oven free for other pursuits.

    bowls of Chex Party Mix. I feel so fortunate many mainstream companies have jumped on board the gluten-free bandwagon so classics like Chex party mix is something everyone can now make and eat. There are multiple versions of the party mix but I stuck to what I love in the ingredients and fortunately it was easy to find the ingredients I wanted to use in gluten-free form.

    Slow cooker of homemade Chex Party Mix.

    This Slow Cooker Gluten-Free Chex Party Mix uses two types of Chex (rice and corn), pretzels, cheese crackers, cocktail peanuts, smoked almonds with the savory seasonings we know and love. I know some versions use small bagel chips too which are also available in gluten-free form. And guess what gluten-eaters? You can substitute equivalent gluten alternatives if you wish to. I believe all Chex cereals are gluten-free now (not gluten version) so the pretzels and cheese crackers are the only ingredients that you’d swap out.

    My preferred way to cook the mix is on low temperature with three layers of paper towels between the lid and the slow cooker insert. This absorbs some of the condensation while it cooks. Even so, if you sample the ingredients while the mix is cooking you may find the consistency to have become soft (I did with one of the Chex types and the cheese crackers). Never fear however because as soon as the lid is removed and when the mix cools everything will become crunchy again!

    bowls of Chex Party Mix

    Slow Cooker Gluten Free Chex Party Mix

    Slow Cooker Gluten-Free Chex Party Mix

    This classic party mix is changed up by both cooking it in the slow cooker instead of the oven and all the ingredients are gluten-fee. It's easy to prepare and perfect to have on hand for snacking or entertaining. For those wishing to make a GLUTEN version: substitute gluten cheese crackers and pretzels. All other ingredients are naturally gluten-free.
    4.75 from 4 votes
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    Course: Appetizer
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Cook Time: 1 hour 50 minutes
    Total Time: 2 hours 15 minutes
    Servings: 22 1/2 cup servings (11 cups party mix)
    Calories: 189kcal
    Author: Toni Dash
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    Ingredients

    • 3 cups gluten-free Rice Chex
    • 3 cups gluten-free Corn Chex
    • 2 cups gluten-free Cheese Crackers (I used Van’s brand ‘Say Cheese’ thin cheese crackers)
    • 1 cups gluten-free Pretzels (I used Glutino brand)
    • 1 cup Smoked Almonds
    • 1 cup Cocktail Peanuts
    • 8 tablespoons (1 stick) Unsalted Butter, melted
    • 3 tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce
    • 1 teaspoon Smoked Hot Paprika
    • 1 ½ teaspoons Garlic Powder

    Instructions

    • Spray the insert of a 6 quart slow cooker with non-stick spray. Add the Chex, crackers, pretzels, almonds, peanuts and stir to mix together.
    • Combine the melted butter, Worcestershire sauce, paprika and garlic powder; whisk to combine. Pour over the dry ingredients in the slow cooker and mix to fully coat.
    • Place three layers of paper towels between the top of the slow cooker and the lid (the paper towels will extend outside the slow cooker opening). Cook on LOW for 1 1/2 hours, stirring the ingredients from the bottom of the slow cooker up every 30 minutes to prevent burning.
    • After 1 1/2 hours remove the lid and paper towel and cook for an additional 20 minutes, stirring as needed to prevent burning and to combine the ingredients.
    • Remove from the slow cooker and spoon onto a couple of baking sheets or parchment paper on a countertop to cool fully before serving.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 189kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 305mg | Potassium: 128mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 375IU | Vitamin C: 2.3mg | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 3mg
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    TONI DASH
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    Toni Dash, is a Certified Nutrition Coach and the writer/blogger, photographer, recipe developer and creator of Boulder Locavore®. She has been developing easy to make, well-tested recipes since 2010. Her seasonal recipes bring excitement to the dining table for both gluten-free and gluten diners. Toni has been featured in numerous publications and on culinary websites for her creative, delicious recipes and travel features. For more details, check out her About page.

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    1. Christin says

      December 30, 2019 at 4:06 pm

      4 stars
      I was seriously dubious about this recipe. Chex Mix in a crock pot? About half way through making it, my cereal was soggy, and I was worried it would come out weird. I was wrong. It came out crispy! The only thing I have an issue with is that I think it needed more worcestershire sauce. It just didn’t have a lot of flavor. I’ll adjust that next time.

      Thanks for the recipe!

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    2. Rosey says

      December 21, 2016 at 10:10 pm

      Hurrah! Tis the season. This is the time of year we make a Chex mix. This sounds great!

      Reply
    3. Janell Poulette says

      December 21, 2016 at 8:20 pm

      5 stars
      This looks like the perfect snack for the kids! They love check mix cereal and i love that its gluten free.

      Reply
    4. Crystal says

      December 21, 2016 at 5:46 pm

      We are always on the go so my slow cooker is my bff. I need to bench out and try more recipes. I use it mainly for meat or soups. Never tried it for a party mix, but this Chex mix sounds awesome!

      Reply
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