Making this simple “reindeer food” snack mix recipe is entertaining. To add even more Christmas cheer, select a festive M&M mix!
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 5 mins |
| Additional Time: | 30 mins |
| Total Time: | 50 mins |
| Servings: | 24 |
Ingredients
- 1 (20 ounce) package miniature pretzels
- 1 (17.5 ounce) package crispy corn cereal squares (such as Corn Chex®)
- 1 (16 ounce) jar salted dry-roasted peanuts
- 1 (14 ounce) package candy-coated milk chocolate pieces (such as M&M’s®)
- 24 ounces white chocolate, chopped
Instructions
- Cover a large area of counter space with waxed paper and tape it down.
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- Mix pretzels, corn cereal, peanuts, and candy-coated milk chocolate pieces together in a large bowl.
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- Melt white chocolate in the top of a double boiler over simmering water, stirring frequently and scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching.
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- Pour melted white chocolate over pretzel mixture; stir to evenly coat.
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- Quickly transfer mixture to the prepared waxed paper and spread in a thin layer; let cool completely, at least 30 minutes.
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- Break into pieces and store in an airtight container.
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Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 435 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 52 g |
| Cholesterol | 8 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 9 g |
| Saturated Fat | 9 g |
| Sodium | 598 mg |
| Sugars | 28 g |
| Fat | 23 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Very good but like others said the proportions are very off.. I added 12oz of white chocolate and still didn’t have enough.
So easy and delicious!
Delicious. Very easy to make. Great gift for people over the holidays.
Doubled white chocolate, used mini M&M’s, and left out peanuts.
I had to use my 2 largest bowls and split it in between. I also ended up doubling the chocolate to coat all of the mix.
This is my favorite for the christmas season. All the girls at work ask for it. I add cheerios and holiday sprinkles as well. Also add multiple kinds of m&ms
Best recipe I have found on here. The right amount of each ingredient. I’m not big on sweets so this was the perfect recipe for holidays.
The kids loved this we made for Christmas goodie bags and today New Year’s Eve…we tweeted it a bit with melted chocolate and peanuts, this is yummy we will be making this in the future…
Great! and so easy and fast.
Love this recipe! Sweet & salty and a great snack for the Christmas table or to the classroom (pending allergies of course!) for gifts, or neighbours gifts!
Easy – followed directions exactly and it turned out perfectly.
No one should have this in their home. It call to you in the night, it whispers into your dreams. This stuff is dangerous and the better name really is Christmas Crack. Sweet, salty, crunchy, clusters of addictive goodness. Yes the recipe makes a lot but it’ll go fast! I used less Chex (12oz) and Pretzels (16 oz) and the white chocolate ratio was perfection.
My grandpa use to make this every year! Pro tip: throw everything into a washed out trash bag and just shake the bag around. The Kids will love to help too!
Huge crowd pleaser and super easy to make.
Fun way to interact with the kids and pull them away from themselves for awhile. We found that using powdered sugar helped with final coating.
I made this recipe tonight, it makes a huge amount. Could have used more white chocolate. Next time I will either cut the recipe in half, or use 2 large bowls, as it was very difficult to mix thoroughly before the chocolate hardened. But very tasty
Yummy! I think I will be putting this in jars as gifts! I used gluten free pretzels and voila! We have a gluten free recipe. I also used rice and corn Chex.
We call this Christmas Crack….once you start eating it, you just can’t stop! I make every year since my mother in law passed away. It was her special treat to us and I am keeping it going.
Super easy to make and really versatile! I’ve made it several times using different colored candies for different events. Fruity Pebbles make it really festive an yummy too!
Totally “Christmas Crack”, gave it away with gifts. It was a real hit!
Did no one else think the proportions of this recipe were completely off? No one has a bowl big enough for these ingredients. What a mess.