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holiday snack mix
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Holiday Snack Mix

Easy, Fast and Incredibly delicious. You won't be able to stop putting it in your mouth. Holiday Snack Mix is the very best of your favorite things.
Prep Time5 minutes
Microwave Time2 minutes
Total Time7 minutes
Course: treat
Cuisine: American
Keyword: holiday snack mix
Servings: 25 servings
Calories: 282kcal
Cost: 10

Equipment

  • sheet pan
  • bowl
  • spatula
  • measuring cups and spoons
  • Parchment Paper

Ingredients

  • 2 Cups Chex Cereal Rice
  • 2 Cups Captain Crunch Cereal plain with no berries or flavors
  • 2 Cups Cheerios plain, no flavors added
  • 1 Cup Miniature pretzels
  • 1 Cup M&M's regular are fine, Christmas colors if you can find them
  • 16 oz white chocolate chips Prefer Ghiradelli. This is 1 1/2 of the 12 oz bags
  • 1.5 tsp vegetable oil
  • 1 Tbs Christmas sprinkles

Instructions

  • Lay a sheet of parchment paper over the top of a rimmed baking sheet so that it completely covers the sheet.
  • In a large bowl, mix the cereals, pretzels, M&M's together so that they are mixed well.
  • In a medium microwave safe bowl, melt the white chocolates with the oil by microwaving for 2 minutes initially, remove from the microwave and stir well, continue in 1 minute increments until the chocolate is well melted and runny. Be careful, it's hot.
  • Pour the white chocolate over the ingredients in the other bowl. Use a rubber spatula to stir the ingredients to ensure that white chocolate get's on all of the ingredients. Sprinkle with the red and green sprinkles.
  • Spread the mix over the top of the parchment paper lined baking sheet. Allow to cool well (30 minutes or more - you can put it in the fridge to speed things up if needed). Break into pieces for sharing. Keep in a sealed container.

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Nutrition

Calories: 282kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 241mg | Potassium: 120mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 132IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 64mg | Iron: 2mg