This is the traditional celebration food that everyone enjoys munching on.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 10 mins |
| Additional Time: | 1 hr |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 25 mins |
| Servings: | 28 |
| Yield: | 12 to 14 cups |
Ingredients
- 1 pound white chocolate
- 3 cups crispy rice cereal squares
- 3 cups crispy corn cereal squares
- 3 cups toasted oat cereal
- 2 cups thin pretzel sticks
- 2 cups peanuts
- 1 (12 ounce) package mini candy-coated chocolate pieces
Instructions
- In the top of a double boiler over simmering water, slowly melt the white chocolate. In a large bowl, combine cereals, pretzels, peanuts and candy coated chocolates. Slowly pour the chocolate over the cereal mixture and stir to evenly coat.
- Spread the mixture onto wax paper and cool. Break into small pieces, store in an air-tight container and refrigerate to keep fresh.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 261 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 29 g |
| Cholesterol | 4 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 5 g |
| Saturated Fat | 6 g |
| Sodium | 193 mg |
| Sugars | 17 g |
| Fat | 14 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
OMG!!! I made this and sent it to my son on deployment. He said that everyone loved it, and it shipped over seas well. I just made 4 more batches to send him!!!
always a hit. usually make a Christmas time with the red and green m and m’s and then add some green and red sprinkles and call it reindeer munch
I used rice squares and crisp rice and omitted the pretzels so that it is Gluten Free. I also added peanut butter pieces along with the chocolate pieces. So Good!
This has become a Christmas season must for us. We use Crispix or Chex for half of the cereal squares and Shreddies for the other half. Beyond that we do not change the recipe. The Cheerios, pretzels, peanuts, and Smarties all go in as well. We usually triple the recipe as it makes a wonderful gift at this time of year and we’ve become quite known for our version of it among our friends and family.
great tasting combination, I always have a hard time melting the chocolate. But once done its yummy
I’ve made versions of this for many years, everyone demands it during the holidays. It makes a great hostess gift in a holiday bucket. My family gatherings also have a bucket of it sitting around which is empty quickly. I use 1 1/2 lbs of the coating per batch. For simplicity, I only use one type of cereal, usually the rice, and omit the oat rings. My best tip: don’t add the chocolate candies until you have mixed the coating in for a bit. It allows the coating to cool slightly and not melt the chocolate.
Make this several times a year using oat, corn and wheat cereal. Also add my own amount of white chocolate to taste. Can be made gluten-free. Add cranberries and white raisins, roasted peanuts, Reeses pieces peanut butter candies; all the things my family likes
I have to say this is a great recipe…the only thing is I hate pretzels and I feel like they ruin these recipes lol. But that’s just me. So, just don’t add them if you don’t care for them.
I’ve been making this for years… My family and friends love it & ask for it at Christmas every year & often for other holidays as well. What’s so great about it is it’s versatility… you can change it up to suit your tastes. Last Christmas I happened to read Terri O.’s review about how you HAD to use Ghiradelli’s white chocolate instead of white candy coating. I’ve always used “Vanilla Almond Bark” & it’s 1/3rd of the cost. But I wanted to test it out & see if I was doing myself a dis-service by being cheap. I made two identical batches with the only difference being the white chocolate vs the almond bark. I had my family taste each one & vote on which they liked better. My cheap almond bark won hands down. Not one person preferred the expensive brand of white chocolate. But to each their own… I suggest trying both & deciding for yourself! Oh, one more thing… a few years ago I had taken some of this to work with me & had a small amount left in the ziplock bag when it was time to go home. Just as we were locking up a woman ran in to make a payment. She saw my ziplock & asked where i had got it. I told her I made it myself. She informed me that she worked at the potato processing plant in town & that one of her co-workers makes it & sells it to everyone at the plant… and has everyone so hooked that she was having a hard time keeping up with the orders but refused to give anyone the recipe. Needless to say, my customer was VERY happy as she left with the recipe that day
I make this for every holiday and give it out to friends. I due wheat, rice and corn chez, mini pretzel twists, Golden Graham’s, Apple cinn. Cheerios and most important- Bugles! Everyone loves the crunch and salty taste, also throw in M& M’s , front
I use the corn and rice chex but replace the cheerios with golden graham cereal. Use salted nuts and some small pretzels for a little salty bite. I add m&m’s and approximately 1/4 cup confectioner’s sugar after it is done cooling. This is truly addictive!!
addicting! Used 2 bags of Tollhouse white chocolate chips
I made this a couple years ago and used the Ghirardelli white chocolate chips & it turned out great. Today I used Nestle Premier White Morsels and it didn’t work well at all. By itself it was way too stiff to fold in properly so I added a little over a quarter cup of milk which loosened it up some but that also granulized some of the sugar. I’m guessing that there’s little or no white chocolate on close to half of the batch that I made. Great stuff but stick with the right ingredients.
So easy, so addicting! Delicious!!!
Danger – this is addictive and delicious so only make it when you are going to have a lot of people over to eat it! I like using pretzel shaped fish (:
Delicious! You can change up the ingredients to whatever satisfies your sweet tooth. I use M&M’s, quartered Oreo’s, cashews, and corn Chex.
Very addicting party mix. Kids and adults alike love this mix
Easy pleasy Christmas candy to make. Put all ingredients in a big bowl and pour melted white chocolate over the top. This recipe is not overly sweet as all of the cereals are not sugar coated. Looks nice served in a holiday cello bag.
I’ve been making this for years as Christmas presents and it is always a huge hit. I’ve used different cereals and nuts to suit the person I’m making it for. I’ve even made it for a health nut by using wheat cereal and craisins.
I make a similar mix every Christmas (we also refer to it as “White Trash” lol) however, mine has Rice Krispies & Peanut Butter Captain Crunch cereals rather than Chex, Pecans rather than peanuts & mini marshmallows. The PB Captain Crunch adds a good flavor. Never thought of adding the M&M’s, would add color, but the white chocolate covers everything anyway. Mine calls for: 1 1/2 lbs or 2 (12 oz) bags white chocolate, 2 cups Rice Krispies, 2 cups PB Captain Crunch, 2 cups mini marshmallows & 2 cups pecans (you can use peanuts, but I think pecans are better). Mix together in bowl; heat chocolate (I do in micro) & pour over mix. Stir well & spoon out onto wax paper. Allow to cool.
If you like this you will love White Trash! It has mixed nuts,white chocolate,potato stix,craisins, Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal,and lots of smiles!!!