Easy Christmas Chex Mix Recipe With M&Ms
This easy Christmas Chex mix recipe with M&Ms is a delicious and fun treat for parties. The combination of melted chocolate, pretzels, Chex cereal, peanuts, and Cheerios makes up this salty and sweet snack and is perfect for any holiday party.
The Perfect Snack For The Holiday Season
| Prep Time | Cook Time/Cool Time | Servings | Prep Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 minutes | 1 minute/45 minutes | 12 cups | Beginner + |
What I Love About This Recipe
- The Christmas Chex mix recipe is the perfect holiday party snack. It’s super easy to make, only requires a few ingredients, and is always a hit with guests. Plus, it’s a great snack to put in the kid’s lunch box, or you can add it to some cute and festive tins or bags and give it away as homemade gifts.
- The recipe, also known as white trash, is the perfect combination of a sweet and salty snack mix.
- It will feed a crowd. So it’s perfect for gifts, church potluck, movie nights, holiday parties, and more.
Step-By-Step Instructions
Start by adding the Rice Chex cereal to a large mixing bowl. I used the largest bowl I had because it’s a large recipe, and you’re going to be stirring a lot of ingredients so you need a bowl that has plenty of room.
Next, add the pretzels. For this recipe, I used the snaps from Snyder’s Pretzels. They are a fun size and work well for this recipe. But any pretzel sticks will do for the recipe.
Add the peanuts to the bowl. I used dry-roasted peanuts this time, but you can also use salted or unsalted. Choose your favorite peanut.
Honey Nut Cheerios are next. Toss the ingredients to combine everything and set it aside.
Pour your white chocolate chips into a microwave-safe bowl.
Microwave the chocolate for about one minute. If there are still a few chips that haven’t melted, stir a little longer, and the chips should melt.
Pour the melted chocolate over the Chex mix and stir the ingredients to cover the mix. The chocolate won’t cover every bit of the mix, but it will cover quite a bit.
Add the red and green M&Ms and toss for the perfect Christmas Chex mix.
Holiday M&Ms are usually sold around Christmastime, so you shouldn’t have a hard time finding them. They sometimes sell other holiday colors throughout the year, and you can make the Chex mix for the 4th of July, Halloween, or another occasion. I’ve used other chocolate candies, such as Reese’s Pieces, for this recipe.
Spread the mix out on a large-rimmed cookie sheet and allow it to set up. I placed mine in the refrigerator so it would firm up faster, but you can leave it on the counter, as well. Once the chocolate firms up, you can break up the Chex mix and place it into a large plastic bag or bowl for your guests.
You can use a piece of parchment paper on top of the cookie sheet for easy cleanup, but it’s not necessary. The recipe makes a very big batch, so you should have plenty to go around.
How To Store The Cereal Mixture
You can store the Chex mix cereal mixture in an airtight container such as Tupperware or Ziplocks. You don’t have to refrigerate it, but make sure it doesn’t get hotter than room temperature, or the chocolate will melt.
Optional Candies
- Candy canes
- Peanut butter cups
- Mini marshmallows
- Maple syrup candies
- Reese’s Pieces
- Skittles
- Butter mints
More Delicious Snack Mix Recipes
- Christmas Puppy chow (not for dogs), a.k.a. Christmas muddy buddies, is made with powdered sugar, Chex mix, peanut butter, and a few more tasty ingredients. You can add different-colored candies for different holidays.
- Halloween muddy buddies are a fun treat for holiday parties with candy corn and chocolate. You can also add some mini pretzels to the mix for some added salty flavor.
- Just toss everything into the crock pot and let it work its magic—this savory slow cooker Christmas Chex Mix recipe makes holiday snacking effortless and totally addictive.
Easy Christmas Chex Mix Recipe With M&Ms
Ingredients
- 6 cups Rice Chex cereal
- 3 cups pretzels
- 1 cup dry roasted peanuts
- 2 cups Honey Nut Cheerios
- 1-1/2 cups red and green M&Ms
- 12 ounces white chocolate chips
Instructions
- Add the Chex cereal, pretzels, peanuts, and Honey Nut Cheerios to a large mixing bowl and toss to combine.
- Next, melt the chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl for one minute.
- Pour the chocolate over the Chex mix and stir until coated (it will not coat all of the cereal mix).
- Add the M&Ms and toss.
- Pour the cereal mixture onto a large rimmed cookie sheet and allow it to cool until the chocolate hardens. (It will harden faster in the refrigerator).
- Break up and serve or store in bags or airtight containers.
