If you haven’t noticed from some of my other holiday posts, I am a little obsessed with Peppermint. It just SCREAMS “It’s the Holiday Season” to me! That is why I decided it was time to mash up two of my favorite things – Chex Mix and Peppermint and make this way too addictive Chex Mix Christmas Crack!
There is nothing more delicious to me that a sweet and salty mix. It is my downfall on my diet. Bad news for those of you with the same downfall because this Chex Mix Christmas Crack is just as the name suggests – hightly addictive and absolutely no good for your diet.
The recipe makes a HUGE batch. If you grab some cute holiday tins, you can make some super cute gifts for friends and family.
Here is what you need:
- Two boxes of Chex Cereal – pick TWO DIFFERENT flavors (use smaller sized boxes…i.e. 12 oz box)
- One package (16 oz bag) of Snyder’s Sourdough Pretzel Nibblers
- One package (7.5 oz bag) of Bugles
- One package of Christmas mini M&Ms
- White Candy Melts – I used CandiQuik, it melts amazing (you will need 1 -2 packages of the CandiQuik candy melts)!
- One package of Starlight Peppermints
- Christmas Sprinkles
Here is what you do:
- Cover two baking sheets with parchment paper or a silicon baking mat
- In a ziplock bag, crush approx. 30 peppermints (I used the flat side of a meat tenderizer) to crush them very finely
- In a VERY large bowl combine Chex Cereal, Bugles and pretzels
- Melt the candy melts according to the instructions on the package
- In small increments, drizzle the candy melts over the dry mixture and immediately sprinkle the M&Ms, crushed peppermint and sprinkles on the candy (so it sticks to the candy).
- Mix gently with a spoon until all ingredients are evenly coated.
- Repeat this step until all of the melted candy is mixed in with the dry mixture.
- Divide the mixture in half and spread in even layers on the baking sheets.
- Let the candy set (if you are in a rush, you can put it in the refrigerator for a few minutes until it sets)
- Break apart and serve – you can store in a airtight container
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I would definitely munch on this all day! Gorgeous colors and looks delicious!
I love you girl!
Looks delicious. how long can it be stored?
In an airtight container, for sure a couple of days!
I can see how this would be addictive. It has the sweet and salty that I love – yum! I hope you don’t mind that I’ve included this in a round-up for this year’s best homemade food gifts.
I made this today (Thursday) for a party on Sunday. Can I put this in the refrigerator. I’m storing them in freezer bags. Thank you.
I needed to ask if it would still be good after three days? Thanks.
Hi Bethany – I would just keep them in an airtight container, but I don’t think you need to refrigerate or freeze – don’t want them to get soggy
Can I use the white chocolate chips instead or the candy melts?
You sure can Lori
I assumed measurements for the Chex cereals and white chocolate since none was provided, I used the whole boxes of both Chex cereals plus one package of the CandiQuik. My mix when done didn’t seem to have the white chocolate coverage like your photo. Should I have used 2 packages of white chocolate?
Hi Carrie – I used the entire boxes of cereal and one pack of the chocolate and mine covered fine.
I used 2 12 oz boxes of cereal as well, plus the other stuff and make me wasn’t covered either. Also, I didn’t have to worry about letting it get hard do I could crack them in pieces, there wasn’t enough chocolate to cover my mixture. Are you sure it shouldn’t have been 12 oz of the Chex cereal total?
I am sorry it didn’t work for you – it worked fine for me, but I would mix it in slowly (pour a little, mix a little, pour a little, mix a little). However, I will update the directions to use more chocolate (or less cereal)
I think there is something off with the cereal quantity. I used 2 boxes and had to use 5 bars of baking chocolate and I still could have used more for coverage. Maybe my store only sells the larger boxes but mine def does not look like the pic above and it covered 3 cookie sheets easily. If you make this find the smallest boxes of cereal as I think the normal boxes I buy for my family make way too much for the others quantities provided. Unfortunately I am not thrilled with the end product.
I am so sorry – yes, I believe I did use the smaller boxes of cereal. I will adjust the recipe above to indicate so. I am so sorry that it did not work out well for you. 🙁
Jennifer,
I read your directions and you DID say use the smaller (12 oz.) boxes of cereal and you also said it would take 1-2 of the Candi Melts. Your directions were perfect, some people just don’t read correctly. Thank You for the recipe.
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