Need a sweet holiday snack mix for your next Christmas event? Try this Christmas Chex™ Party Mix inspired by a winter snow day. Chex™ cereal, marshmallows and pretzel twists are coated in vanilla almond bark and sprinkles, dusted with powdered sugar and tossed with holiday-colored chocolate candies. No matter the occasion, you can't go wrong with this holiday Chex™ mix recipe!
Christmas Chex™ Party Mix
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 35 min
- Servings 24
- Ingredients 7
Ingredients
- 6 cups Rice Chex™ or Corn Chex™ cereal
- 2 cups miniature marshmallows (from 10.5-oz bag)
- 1 cup mini pretzel twists (from 16-oz bag)
- 15 oz vanilla candy coating (almond bark) (about 9 cubes from 20-oz package)
- 3 tablespoons holiday-colored sprinkles or nonpareils
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup holiday-colored candy-coated chocolate candies
Instructions
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Step1Line large rimmed cookie sheet with waxed paper. In large bowl, mix cereal, marshmallows and pretzels.
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Step2In medium microwavable bowl, microwave candy coating uncovered on High 60 to 90 seconds, stirring after 1 minute, until almost melted. Stir until smooth. Pour onto cereal mixture; mix well.
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Step3Spread on cookie sheet; sprinkle with holiday sprinkles, and cool completely, about 15 minutes. Break into bite-size pieces.
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Step4In 2-quart resealable food-storage plastic bag, add coated cereal pieces and powdered sugar. Seal bag; shake to coat. Remove from bag; discard any remaining powdered sugar.
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Step5In large serving bowl, mix coated cereal mixture and chocolate candies.
Nutrition
190
Calories
9g
Total Fat
1g
Protein
27g
Total Carbohydrate
19g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 190
- Calories from Fat
- 80
- Total Fat
- 9g
- 13%
- Saturated Fat
- 7g
- 33%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 100mg
- 4%
- Potassium
- 55mg
- 2%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 27g
- 9%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 19g
- Protein
- 1g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 2%
- 2%
- Vitamin C
- 2%
- 2%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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