Description
A festive and delicious sweet snack mix combining crunchy Chex cereal coated in a smooth chocolate and peanut butter mixture, dusted with powdered sugar, and mixed with colorful mini peanut butter cups and red and green M&M’s. Perfect for holiday celebrations or gifting as 'Reindeer Food.'
Ingredients
Scale
Base Mix
- 8 cups corn or rice Chex cereal
Chocolate Coating
- 3 tablespoons butter
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 ½ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips or milk chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Finishing Touches
- 1 ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup mini peanut butter cups
- 1 ½ cups red and green M&M’s
Instructions
- Melt Chocolate Mixture: In a medium saucepan, add the butter, peanut butter, and chocolate chips. Heat over low heat while stirring frequently until the chocolate chips are completely melted and smooth. Remove from the heat.
- Add Vanilla: Stir in the vanilla extract until the mixture is fully combined and smooth.
- Prepare Cereal: In a large bowl, place the Chex cereal.
- Coat Cereal: Pour the melted chocolate mixture over the cereal and stir until all the cereal pieces are coated evenly with the chocolate mixture.
- Add Powdered Sugar: Sprinkle the powdered sugar over the coated cereal and stir thoroughly until the cereal is completely coated and no longer sticky.
- Mix in Candy: Gently fold in the mini peanut butter cups and red and green M&M’s until they are evenly distributed throughout the mix.
Notes
- You can use almond butter instead of peanut butter for those with peanut allergies.
- A double boiler can be used to melt the chocolate chips gently and prevent scorching.
- Store the reindeer food in an airtight container or storage bag at room temperature for up to 1 week.
- For longer storage, freeze the mixture in a freezer container or bag for up to 2 months.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 250 kcal
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 10 mg
