Description
This Christmas Chex Mix is a sweet and salty holiday snack loaded with crunchy cereal, Bugles, pretzels, white chocolate, and festive candy.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups Rice Chex cereal
- 3 cups Wheat Chex cereal
- 2 cups Bugles brand snack chips
- 2 cups sourdough pretzel nibblers, (Snyders of Hanover brand)
- 10 ounces white chocolate candy melts, (Ghirardelli brand used)
- 1 ¼ cups mini m&m’s candies, (Christmas red and green variety)
- 22 Starlight peppermint candies, (unwrapped and finely crushed (yields approximately ½ cup))
- 2 tablespoons nonpareil sprinkles, (red, white and green holiday blend (plus additional for optional garnish))
Instructions
- Line two large (12×16 half-sheet size) rimmed baking pans with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a very large mixing bowl, add the rice Chex cereal, wheat Chex cereal, Bugles, and pretzel nibblers. Gently stir to combine.
- In a microwave-safe bowl, add the white chocolate candy melts and heat on high for 1 minute. Stir, then heat again in 30-second increments until fully melted. Stir until smooth.
- Pour the melted white chocolate into the bowl and gently stir to coat the cereal mixture evenly.
- Quickly add the mini m&m candies, crushed peppermints, and sprinkles. Gently toss to distribute the candies with the chocolate-coated cereal mixture.
- Divide the mixture between the two prepared baking pans and spread into an even layer. If desired, sprinkle additional nonpareils before the chocolate fully sets.
- Allow the mixture to set for 15-20 minutes at room temperature or until the white chocolate has hardened.
- Once set, break apart the Christmas Chex mix and add to a clean large bowl for serving or an airtight container for storage.
Notes
- This recipe yields a large batch, perfect for sharing.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Snack
- Method: Mixing and Melting
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 651
- Sugar: 38 g
- Sodium: 220 mg
- Fat: 23 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 103 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 9 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
Keywords: Christmas Chex Mix, holiday snack, sweet and salty mix