White Chocolate Chex Mix
This easy white chocolate Chex mix is a no-bake Christmas snack mix made with just 5 ingredients: Rice Chex, mini pretzels, M&M's, peanuts, and melted white chocolate. It's sweet, salty, and crunchy, and it comes together in about 15 minutes with no oven needed. Toss it on a holiday cookie tray, pack it in jars for easy gifts, or set out a big bowl for your next party or Game Day!
Servings 7.5 Cups
Equipment
Ingredients
- 20 ounces white chocolate chips (2 bags)
- 1 large box rice cereal 18 ounces
- 16 ounces mini pretzels (1 bag)
- 10 ounces M&M's
- 2 cups peanuts salted
Instructions
- In a large bowl or pot (I used an 11 quart pot), dump the cereal, pretzels, peanuts, and M&M’s.
- Stir the ingredients together with a large sturdy spatula.
- Melt white chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl for 30 seconds at a time until completely melted, stirring in between.
- Pour melted chocolate over the dry ingredients.
- Stir the white chocolate into the dry ingredients with a sturdy spatula until combined well.
- Lay out on cookie sheets to dry and harden.
Notes
Helpful Tips
- Melt low and slow. Microwave white chocolate at 50% power in 30-second bursts, stirring between each one. It scorches and seizes much faster than milk chocolate.
- Keep it dry. Even a drop of water can make white chocolate turn thick and grainy, so use a completely dry bowl and spatula.
- Add a little shortening. A teaspoon of shortening or coconut oil makes the chocolate smoother and easier to stir.
- Use your biggest bowl. More room means the chocolate coats everything evenly without crushing the cereal. I used an 11-quart pot. If you don’t have something that big, make it in smaller batches.
- Fold gently. Scoop from the bottom and fold over the top so the Chex and pretzels stay whole.
- Spread it thin. Lay the mix in a single layer on sheet pans lined with wax or parchment paper so it sets faster and doesn't clump into one big block.
- Add sprinkles while it's wet. Holiday sprinkles stick best right after you spread it.
- Let it set completely. Wait until the chocolate is fully firm before breaking it apart or packing it up.
- Double it in batches. Making extra for gifts or a party? Mix two separate batches instead of crowding one bowl.
- Package it after it's set. Mason jars, cellophane bags, and cookie tins all work great for holiday gifts.