Christmas Reindeer Chex Mix Recipe
This Christmas Reindeer Chex Mix cereal snack is a crowd-favorite with peanut butter and chocolate, salty and sweet, and crunchy and delicious.
Serving16 servings
Ingredients
- 9 cups Chex cereal, (I used rice Chex, but corn Chex works great too!)
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- ¼ cup butter, (room temperature)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1½ cups powdered sugar
- 10 ounces Holiday M&Ms Candies, (I used peanut butter, any flavor will work)
- 16 Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, (cut into bite-sized pieces - or use mini peanut butter cups)
Equipment
- 1 Mixing Bowl (Large)
- 1 Spoon (Wooden)
- Ziploc Bag (Gallon)
Instructions
- Pour cereal into large mixing bowl; set aside.
- In another large bowl that is microwave-safe, combine chocolate chips, peanut butter and butter.
- Microwave chocolate, peanut butter, and butter for 1 minute. Remove from microwave and stir, then microwave for 30 more seconds and stir again until the peanut butter mixture is completely smooth (it might only take the first minute of microwaving, every microwave is different).
- Stir in vanilla extract with the chocolate. Pour melted chocolate slowly over Chex Mix cereal in the bowl, stirring carefully to coat cereal pieces evenly with chocolate.
- Pour coated cereal mixture into large gallon Ziplock bag.
- Add powdered sugar into the bag and seal bag closed. Now is the fun part - shake the bag all around to coat all of the cereal well.
- Add Christmas m&m's and Reese's peanut butter cups to the Christmas snack mix and you are good to go!
- Store leftovers in a ziploc bag or other airtight container. The Chex mix will last for up to 1 week. Enjoy one of our favorite holiday treats!
Notes
You can customize this recipe by adding your favorite mix-ins. We recommend the following: salty pretzels (pretzel sticks or mini pretzels work great), white chocolate chips, dash of holiday-colored sprinkles, mini marshmallows, nuts, or Cheerios cereal.
Nutrition
Calories: 480 kcal · Carbohydrates: 69 g · Protein: 9 g · Fat: 21 g · Saturated Fat: 10 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 3 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 6 g · Trans Fat: 0.2 g · Cholesterol: 12 mg · Sodium: 330 mg · Potassium: 298 mg · Fiber: 7 g · Sugar: 39 g · Vitamin A: 515 IU · Vitamin C: 5 mg · Calcium: 120 mg · Iron: 12 mg