St. Patrick's Day Snack Mix
Festive, sweet and a little salty, this St. Patrick’s Day Snack Mix is the perfect treat to put together in March. All you need are seven ingredients and 30 minutes to make sweet Chex mix recipe.
Servings 12 servings
Calories 546kcal
Ingredients
- 6 cups Chex cereal
- 3 cups Lucky Charms cereal
- 3 cups mini pretzel twists
- 1 cup Lucky Charms marshmallows
- ½ cup salted roasted peanuts
- 1 cup green M&Ms
- 20 oz. white chocolate melting chips
- 4 tablespoons St. Patrick’s Day sprinkles
Instructions
- Sort out the Lucky Charms marshmallows and the green M&M’s. Set aside.
- Toss together the Chex cereal, Lucky Charms, pretzels, Lucky Charms marshmallows and the peanuts in an extra large mixing bowl.
- Pour the mix onto a large rimmed baking sheet.
- Sprinkle on the M&Ms on top of the mixture.
- Melt the white chocolate melting chips. Place the chips in a microwave safe-bowl and heat on high power for 60 seconds. Stir well to finish melting and smoothing out the chocolate. (If any large chunks remain, melt for another 15 seconds and stir, stir, stir until the chocolate is melted and smooth. Keep an eye on it because white chocolate burns easily.)
- Drizzle the melted white chocolate over the cereal mixture immediately.
- Sprinkle the sprinkles on top of the white chocolate to ensure it sticks.
- Use a spoon, rubber spatula or clean hands to mix and toss the mixture to evenly distribute the white chocolate before it sets. Work quickly because the chocolate sets up faster than you might imagine.
- Let the mixture rest for 15 minutes so that the chocolate can finish cooling and setting.
- Use your hands to break up any large chunks of the mixture.
- Transfer to a large serving bowl, and enjoy!
Notes
How to store: Store leftover snack mix in an airtight container on the counter for up to a week.
How to share: Scoop 1-2 cup servings of the dessert mix into individual baggies. (You can order festive St. Patrick’s Day ones or just use regular plastic baggies or even paper ones.) Decorate as you see fit, then share!
Substitution Notes:
•Chex Mix: You can use a combination of rice and corn or all one variety. These photos show all Rice Chex.
•Pretzels: You may use pretzel twists, as shown here, or rods!
•Peanuts: I love the saltiness and crunch that they add to the snack mix, but you can leave them out if you do not like peanuts. Other tips and tricks:
●Evenly sprinkle on the sprinkles the moment you are done drizzling on the white chocolate so that it sticks to the chocolate. Otherwise, the chocolate will start to set and the sprinkles will fall off.
●The easiest way to mix the melted white chocolate into the mixture is on a large tray or baking sheet. You quickly and evenly distribute the melted chocolate before it starts to set.
•Chex Mix: You can use a combination of rice and corn or all one variety. These photos show all Rice Chex.
•Pretzels: You may use pretzel twists, as shown here, or rods!
•Peanuts: I love the saltiness and crunch that they add to the snack mix, but you can leave them out if you do not like peanuts. Other tips and tricks:
●Evenly sprinkle on the sprinkles the moment you are done drizzling on the white chocolate so that it sticks to the chocolate. Otherwise, the chocolate will start to set and the sprinkles will fall off.
●The easiest way to mix the melted white chocolate into the mixture is on a large tray or baking sheet. You quickly and evenly distribute the melted chocolate before it starts to set.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 546kcal | Carbohydrates: 77g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 435mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 46g
