Name: BETTER than SEX CHEX Mix
Prep time: 3 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 41 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 cups chocolate Chex cereal; 3/4 cup packed brown sugar; 6 Tablespoons butter; 3 Tablespoons light corn syrup; 1/4 teaspoon baking soda; 1 cup Reese's Peanut Butter Cups Mini's; 1 cup miniature marshmallows; 1/2 cup caramel bits; 1 Tablespoon cream; 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips; 1/2 cup white chocolate chips; 1 teaspoon coarse sea salt

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This Better Than Sex Chex Mix has it ALL!! Milk and white chocolate, peanut butter, marshmallows, caramel, over sweet Chex cereal, Finished with a sprinkling of sea salt. It’s the perfect sweet & salty snack. Better than Sex? Well, you can be the judge!

I first posted this Sweet Chex Mix Recipe with Chocolate back in 2013 for Valentine’s Day. I have made it almost every year since then, only ever switching it up with my Puppy Love Chow or my Valentine’s Trash Mix. Both are good options, but this mix? This mix is one you just have to try. It’s pure indulgence.

Better Than Sex Chocolate Chex Mix Recipe

It’s almost sinful how much sweetness is packed into this one mix. Chocolate Chex Cereal is coated and baked, then topped with Miniature Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and mini marshmallows, then drizzled with melted caramel, melted white and milk chocolate, then a dusting of sea salt and top it off with some sprinkles to make it festive – if you want. Whatever your little heart desires!

Better Than Sex

For years, the term “better than sex” has been used in decadent desserts, heck, they even named a dessert restaurant after the name. In fact, we went there in Key West last year, and their desserts and cocktails all have very risqué names and are incredibly rich and luscious.

Better Than Sex Cake has been around for ages! Chocolate cake with ooey-gooey whipped cream and caramel. There are even Better Than Sex pie and dessert bar recipes.

Heck, there is even a better than sex line of make-up, where their mascara claims to be the best!

I guess it’s sort of like using “crack” to describe a recipe. It’s delicious and addicting, and you don’t want to stop eating it! Of course, every time I post this recipe on social media, someone inevitably tells me that if Chex mix is better than sex, I am apparently “doing it wrong.” It’s just a name, call it what you want.

“I’ll have what she’s having”

Who doesn’t remember this iconic scene from When Harry met Sally? I think I have seen that movie at least 100 times. When I first saw this recipe years ago on Pinterest, that is how it was described. It made me chuckle, and I have thought of that scene in When Harry Met Sally each time I made it.

Ingredients in Better Than Sex Chex

This Chex mix dessert is so simple to make – you even use your microwave! Here is what you’ll need to make it:

chocolate Chex cereal
brown sugar
butter
light corn syrup
baking soda
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Mini’s
miniature marshmallows
caramels or caramel bits if you can find them
cream
milk chocolate chips
white chocolate chips
coarse sea salt
Valentine sprinkles (optional)

How to Make this Better Than Sex Chocolate Chex Mix Recipe

Step One: Pour cereal into a large microwaveable bowl, set it aside. Line a cookie sheet with parchment or waxed paper.

Step Two: In a two-cup microwavable measuring cup, combine sugar, butter, and corn syrup. Microwave on high for 1-2 minutes until melted and smooth. Stir in baking soda until dissolved.

Step Three: Pour mixture over the cereal and stir to coat. Place the bowl in the microwave and heat on high for 3 minutes, stopping after each minute to stir.

Step Four: Spread the coated cereal onto a cookie sheet and cool slightly. When the cereal is cool to the touch break it into bite-sized pieces.

Step Five: Evenly sprinkle marshmallows and mini peanut butter cups over the cereal.

Step Six: Melt the caramels or caramel bits and cream in the microwave in 20-second intervals, stirring until smooth.

Drizzle the caramel over the top. Next, melt the milk chocolate in 20-second intervals and stir until smooth. Drizzle over the top.

Finally, Melt the white chocolate the same way, watch closely, so the chocolate doesn’t burn. Drizzle over the top.

Step Seven: Sprinkle with sea salt while still wet.

Sprinkles with Valentine Sprinkles or candies if desired.Step Eight: Place in the fridge to set the caramel and chocolate drizzle. Break and store in an air-tight container.

Box it up or package it in cellophane bags to give as Valentine gifts! It makes a fantastic gift!

Love it? Pin it!

I bet you can’t wait to try this Better Than Sex Snack Mix with caramel and chocolate, Can you? Don’t forget where you found the recipe! Pin it to your favorite Pinterest recipe board so you can find it easily!

Other Snack Mix Recipes to Drool Over

Nothing becomes the hit of the party faster than a snack mix! Sweet or savory, popcorn and snack mix recipes are always a favorite! But just because you don’t have a party to go to doesn’t mean that you can’t whip up a batch of Chex Mix, Muddy Buddies or Puppy Chow anytime the mood strikes!

It’s great for family game night and movie night noshing!

White Chocolate Strawberry Muddy Buddies

Here are some other great sweet Chex Mix recipes to try:

White Chocolate Strawberry Muddy Buddies (pictured above)
Mexican Hot Chocolate Chex Mix
Caramel Churro Chex Mix
Double Peanut Butter Muddy Buddies
Crack Corn a.k.a. Candy Coated Popcorn
Lemonade Chex Mix
Valentine Trash Snack Mix
Winter Wonderland Snack Mix
Candy Coated Crispix Mix

We love noshing on Snack Mixes and Popcorns so much so that I made a huge round-up of some of the best recipes I could find. Check them out by clicking the image below!

POPCORN AND SNACK MIXES – PERFECT FOR SNACKING AND SHARING! There is nothing like a BIG BOWL of Snack Mix or Popcorn to delight a crowd. This collection has something for EVERYONE! I mean E V E R Y O N E — sweet, spicy, chocolate covered, healthy, fruits, nuts, and everything in between. Perfect for gift-giving, or party throwing!

“I’ll have what she’s having!” This better than sex Chex mix will be the hit of your Valentine or Galentine party!

I think it’s time we quit talking about it, and get to the recipe, don’t you?

Yield: 10 cups