Chex Mix Is Bringing Back Fan-Favorite Bagel Chips With Sir Mix-A-Lot Collab

Chex party mix is an iconic snack that defined American festivities in the second half of the twentieth century (per New England Today). This classic first formally appeared in 1952, with the advent of Rice Chex. In classic mid-century style, the recipe appeared on the back of the box and was designed to sell the product, requiring both Rice Chex and Wheat Chex to complete the otherwise simple recipe. You can still party like it's 1952 with a traditional Chex party mix recipe, a little butter, garlic or onion powder, surprise ingredient Worcestershire sauce to give it that signature umami taste we all love so much, and a little time in the oven on a low temperature.

Wheat Chex, which predates Rice Chex by some twenty years, originally had the appetizing name Shredded Ralston. The name change didn't come about until 1950. Once Corn Chex entered the market in 1958, the recipe naturally expanded to include them as well. As for the kind that comes in a bag, the kind many of us are now more familiar with, that didn't become available until 1985, proving the enduring popularity of the snack. And now nearly 40 years after the advent of the packaged variety and a full 70+ years after its invention, Chex Mix is announcing a change to their formula. Don't worry, it's the good kind.

The big change coming to Chex Mix is exactly the kind fans want to see: the return of a beloved ingredient that was previously removed. A prior formula change removed the crunchy goodness of bagel chips from the snack mix. Now the beloved chips are back, joining the familiar corn Chex, wheat Chex, rye chips, and mini breadsticks (per Food Business News & Amazon).

And here to help General Mills celebrate the triumphant return of the bagel chip is rapper Sir Mix-A-Lot. Together, the brand and Sir Mix-A-Lot are releasing the first-ever remix of Sir Mix-A-Lot's iconic 1992 hit "Baby Got Back," entitled "Bagel is Back." While Nicki Minaj's 2014 blockbuster "Anaconda" uses beats from the hip-hop classic, it was not in fact a remix, it merely sampled heavily from the 1992 song (per E! Online). Sir Mix-A-Lot's remix and video, featuring bagel bites in a cheeky homage to where enormous butts stood in the original, can be viewed on YouTube.