Description
A festive sweet-and-salty holiday snack mix made with cereal, pretzels, chocolate, and seasonal candies, perfect for gifting, parties, or Christmas movie nights.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 cups Rice Chex cereal
- 2 cups mini pretzels
- 2 cups popcorn (air-popped or lightly salted)
- 1 cup holiday M&M’s
- 1/2 cup peanuts or cashews (optional)
- 12 oz white chocolate or vanilla almond bark, melted
- 2 tbsp holiday sprinkles
Instructions
- 1. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- 2. In a large mixing bowl, combine Rice Chex, pretzels, popcorn, M&M’s, and nuts if using.
- 3. Melt white chocolate or almond bark in the microwave in 20–30 second intervals, stirring until smooth.
- 4. Pour melted chocolate over the snack mix and gently toss until everything is coated.
- 5. Spread mixture onto the prepared baking sheet in an even layer.
- 6. Immediately sprinkle with holiday sprinkles.
- 7. Allow the mixture to set at room temperature or refrigerate for 10–15 minutes.
- 8. Once hardened, break into clusters and serve or package for gifting.
Notes
- Customize with your favorite mix-ins like mini marshmallows, chocolate chips, or crushed candy canes.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
- Makes great holiday goodie bags or teacher gifts!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Snack
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 cup
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 26g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 2mg
Keywords: reindeer food, Christmas snack mix, holiday treat, white chocolate mix