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Reviewed: Oct. 24, 2011

I made this for a group meeting and everyone loved it. They were all trying to guess how it was made. For a change I added some dried cranberries to it...it disappears everytime.

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Sheri

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Austin, Texas, USA

Living In: Pflugerville, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 20, 2011

Making this recipe as directed results in soggy chex mix! For my second batch, after adding the powdered sugar, I spread the mix on a baking sheet and backed for 30 minutes at 250 degrees, stirring at 10 minute intervals. This resulted in nice crispy, lemon chex! Delicious!

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mmcl

Reviewed: Nov. 22, 2011

This was good but did result in very soggy chex! I followed the other suggestion of baking it at 250 but did it for only 20 min which I think was too long and they tasted a bit stale. Next time I'll bake it for 10 min.

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rkenzi

Reviewed: Nov. 22, 2011

The wife and friend saw this and asked me to translate, then make it - twice. Tastes exactly as you'd imagine. Use butter because margarine is sometimes more than half water, a difference between 2 teaspoons and 2 Tablespoons of water. If I were going to try something different with this, I might replace the butter with coconut or palm grease... crisco is against the law where I live, I couldn't bring myself to lard... Just by reading it, I knew how it would taste, but because it whipped together so easy, and got disappeared, I gave it 5 stars. But think about it... the cool sensation of decrystallizing micropowdered sugar with the tart of lemon - a not unfamiliar pairing - followed by the feel of a coating of solidified grease and sugar giving way to a carb-crunch of gently salted and sweetened fortified rice... it's really rated-x junk food, no doubt.

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Mikezcookin

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Nov. 22, 2011

Well, shoot. This stuff is awesome. Now we can't quit eating it. I understand why a previous reviewer said it was "soggy", but perhaps that person didn't spread it out to cool first. The Chex doesn't stay as crunchy as it is out of the box, but it will be fairly crispy after cooling. I didn't have zest, so it wasn't as lemony as it should have been, but it isn't slowing my family down....

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Columbus, Ohio, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 22, 2011

I saw this on the back of the Rice Chex box and HAD to make it the next day for snack time. It was delicious and so easy for my girls to help. Gobble it all up or make 1/2 the recipe because it can get soggy quickly...or follow others' advice. This is another hit for chex!

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gloriabeatrice

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Elrosa, Minnesota, USA

Living In: Waterford, Wisconsin, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 22, 2011

This recipe is really quick, easy, and delicious, but after a day it seemed very boring. It is a good snack, but I would only make half a batch...this recipe makes a lot.

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muoshoo

Reviewed: Nov. 23, 2011

4 starts as written - only because the cereal does get soggy/stale tasting. DELICIOUS lemon flavor. Will try baking next time.

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mickeymouse

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Nov. 23, 2011

This won't be as crisp as chex straight from the box, but mine was no where close to "soggy"! I used butter (the real stuff... margarine has much more water in it & if you use it your chex won't be as crisp as it could be) and layed my chex out in as close to a single layer as I could get after they were covered with powdered sugar for about an hour until they cooled completely and had a chance to dry out. I added some dried cranberries and pistacios to mine for some color and extra texture, but this is just as good on its own. Id make this again, but id only make half a batch if I was only making it for a handful of people... it made a ton!

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