Description
Festive chocolatey snack mix combining sweet, salty, crunchy Rice Chex coated in chocolate-peanut butter, dusted in brownie mix, with M&M’s, peanut butter cups, and pretzels.
Ingredients
6 cups Rice Chex cereal
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1 cup dry brownie mix (or 1 cup powdered sugar + 1 1/2 tbsp cocoa powder)
1 (12 oz) bag Christmas M&M’s
2 cups mini peanut butter cups
2 cups pretzel twists
Instructions
Prepare cereal: Place Rice Chex in large bowl.
Melt chocolate & peanut butter: Microwave chips and peanut butter in 30-second intervals, stirring to smooth.
Coat cereal: Pour melted mixture over cereal, toss to coat.
Add dry coating: Put brownie mix (or sugar-cocoa) in large bag, add coated cereal, shake to dust.
Cool & dry: Spread on parchment until cool.
Combine mix-ins: Stir in M&M’s, peanut butter cups, pretzels.
Serve or store: Enjoy immediately or store airtight up to 7 days.
Notes
Melt chocolate slowly.
Use a big bag to toss cereal without crushing.
Cool coated cereal fully before adding candy to avoid melting.
Store airtight for freshness.
Great for gifting during holidays.
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 5
- Category: Snack, Dessert
- Method: No Bake
- Cuisine: American / Holiday
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving (1/14 recipe)
- Calories: 295
- Sugar: 27 g
- Sodium: 160 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 5 mg
Keywords: reindeer chow, christmas snack mix, muddy buddies, holiday chex mix, chocolate peanut butter chex mix