Little munchies while you read.
As a former Hawaii gal, there are a few foods that I miss. One of them is the Hawaii-Style Chex Mix. This Chex mix is not your regular Chex mix in that the mix has a sprinkling of furikake (a Japanese seasoning,) which gives it that “umami” or savory flavor.
The Hawaii-Style Chex Mix is pretty much a staple snack in most Hawaii offices during the holiday season. So, as we approach Halloween, I just had to prepare some to munch on while I’m reading.
Here is the recipe. Courtesy of Hawaii Magazine/Catherine Toth-Fox:
Hawaii-Style Furikake Chex Mix
Ingredients
- Half a 12-ounce box of Rice Chex cereal
- Half a 12-ounce box of Corn Chex cereal
- 2 to 3 cups of Cheerios
- 2 to 3 cups of Goldfish Baked Crackers (any size or flavor is fine)
- 2 to 3 cups of pretzels (any shape)
- Optional: Cheetos, roasted peanuts, Honeycomb cereal, Fritos, Bugles—really anything you want.
For the syrup:
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup light corn syrup (or sub with agave or honey)
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1 to 2 T. soy sauce
- A splash (or more) of Worcestershire sauce
- Salt to taste
- 1 bottle nori goma furikake (Available in most Asian markets)
Directions
Preheat the oven to 250 degrees.
In a pot over medium, melt butter and add corn syrup, oil, sugar, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce and salt, stirring until the sugar is completely dissolved. Remove from heat.
In a very large bowl—or maybe two bowls or pans—combine all the dry ingredients. Mix well.
Add the syrup to the combined dry ingredients and toss well. Make sure everything is well coated. Then add the furikake seasoning and toss until everything is evenly coated. Transfer to either lined baking pans or foil pans and bake for about an hour. Remove from oven and cool completely on racks. Store in an airtight container.
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