Christmas Chex Mix coats Chex cereal and holiday-shaped pretzels with melted white chocolate before adding in candy and marshmallows! A delicious snack that everyone will love all season long!
Make more snacks like this Christmas Popcorn or Homemade Chex Mix for all of your holiday gatherings! Both easy recipes prep in just 15 minutes or less!
Pair this Christmas Chex Mix with your family’s favorite Christmas movie for a fun night at home! The sweet crunchy snack mix adds festive holiday fun to any occasion!
This is hands down one of the Best Christmas Chex Mix Recipes! And whether you share it at the office or send it to school with your kids, anyone lucky enough to grab some will definitely be searching for this recipe!
If I’m gifting it, I love to package it up in cellophane bags and tie them off with colored twine or a holiday ribbon! An easy touch that shows lots of thought when giving this delicious snack mix away!
Enjoying A Handful Of This Holiday Snack Mix
Taste: Sweet, white chocolate coats salty pretzels, and rice Chex cereal! Giving this Christmas Chex mix sweet and salty flavor that no one can resist!
Texture: Each handful of snack mix is perfectly crunchy! From the cereal to the pretzels and candy mix-ins like M&Ms, mini dehydrated marshmallows, and heath toffee bits, every mouthful is filled with satisfying texture!
This Christmas Chex Mix Crack is a crowd pleaser for sure! As is my Crockpot Turtle Candy and No Bake Christmas Krispie Treats!
I just love baking and making during the holiday season. And how easy it is to just add sprinkles or colorful candy to bring the festive fun!
These Festive Christmas Oreo Balls, Meringue Christmas Trees, and Christmas Tree Cookies are all known to bring as much edible fun as this Christmas Chex Mix recipe with M&Ms.
How To Make Christmas Chex Mix
- Line The Baking Sheet – Use parchment paper to line the baking sheet the snack mix will set up on. This way the snack mix doesn’t stick to the pan and makes for an easier cleanup for you!
- Measure Out The Ingredients – Prepare ahead of time by measuring out your ingredients before melting the chocolate. This way everything is ready to go, making for a flawless mixing process!
- Melt The Chocolate – This can be done in the microwave at 30-second intervals or by using a double boiler on the stovetop. Choose the method that works best for you!
- Sprinkle On Toppings – Once the mixture has its melted chocolate coating and is arranged on the pan it’s time to add toppings! The sprinkles and mini dehydrated marshmallows must be added to the mix when the chocolate hasn’t set yet up, or they won’t stick to the snack mix!
Fun & Tasty Variations To Try!
- Use Your Favorite M&Ms – I chose to use milk chocolate M&Ms but feel free to choose your favorite! Peanuts, white chocolate pretzels, or peanut butter M&Ms would all be tasty additions!
- Pretzel Choice – If you can’t find the Utz holiday pretzels (affiliate link) you can use mini pretzels. Pretzel sticks also work but you may want to break them in half!
- Add Some Salty Flavor – For a saltier flavor, you can add in peanuts or sprinkle the mix with sea salt as it sets up!
- More Mix-Ins – You could also add in some mix-ins once the snack mix has set! Things like mini peanut butter cups, snow caps, mini marshmallows, and chocolate-covered raisins, would all add delicious contrasting flavor!
- Make It For Any Holiday – Though this recipe is geared toward Christmas you can totally make it for any holiday! Just simply grab sprinkles and colored M&Ms with the matching color theme to the holiday. For example, red and pink M&Ms and sprinkles for Valentine’s Day!
How Do I Store This Easy Christmas Chex Mix?
Once the snack mix has cooled transfer it to an airtight container or a Ziploc bag with the excess air squeezed out of it.
It can then be stored at room temperature for a week or two weeks in the refrigerator.
Can I Use Corn Chex In This Recipe?
Yes, corn Chex may be used in place of rice check.
How Do I Make This A Gluten-Free Christmas Chex Mix?
The cereal, M&Ms, heath toffee bits, and mini dehydrated marshmallows are all gluten-free. You will need to grab a bag of gluten-free pretzels and be sure to use gluten-free white chocolate melting wafers.
Snyder’s brand carries gluten-free pretzels and Ghirardelli’s white chocolate melting wafers are also gluten-free!
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Christmas Chex Mix
Ingredients
- 6 cups Rice Chex cereal
- 4 cups holiday-shaped pretzels
- 16 ounces white chocolate melting wafers candy melts or chocolate chips will also work
- 1 cup Heath toffee bits
- 1½ cup holiday M&Ms divided
- 1 cup mini dehydrated marshmallows divided
- Holiday sprinkles
Instructions
- Line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Add cereal and pretzels to a large bowl.6 cups Rice Chex cereal, 4 cups holiday-shaped pretzels
- Melt the melting wafers in a medium bowl at 30-second intervals until, stirring between each one, until smooth.16 ounces white chocolate melting wafers
- Add in the toffee bits, 1 cup M&MS, and ¾ cup marshmallows. Stir until evenly coated.1 cup Heath toffee bits, 1½ cup holiday M&Ms, 1 cup mini dehydrated marshmallows
- Spread the mixture out on the prepared baking sheet and top with the remaining marshmallows and M&Ms as well as sprinkles. Let set for 20 to 30 mintues before enjoying.1½ cup holiday M&Ms, Holiday sprinkles, 1 cup mini dehydrated marshmallows
Notes
- How To Store: Once the snack mix has cooled transfer it to an airtight container or a Ziploc bag with the excess air squeezed out of it. It can then be stored at room temperature for a week or two weeks in the refrigerator.
- Can I Use Corn Chex In This Recipe? Yes, corn Chex may be used in place of rice check.
- How Do I Make This A Gluten-Free Christmas Snack Mix? The cereal, M&Ms, heath toffee bits, and mini dehydrated marshmallows are all gluten-free. You will need to grab a bag of gluten-free pretzels and be sure to use gluten-free white chocolate melting wafers. Snyder’s brand carries gluten-free pretzels and Ghirardelli’s white chocolate melting wafers are also gluten-free!
- Fun & Tasty Variations To Try!
- Use Your Favorite M&Ms – I chose to use milk chocolate M&Ms but feel free to choose your favorite! Peanuts, white chocolate pretzels, or peanut butter M&Ms would all be tasty additions!
- Pretzel Choice – If you can’t find the Utz holiday pretzels you can use mini pretzels. Pretzel sticks also work but you may want to break them in half!
- Add Some Salty Flavor – For a saltier flavor, you can add in peanuts or sprinkle the mix with sea salt as it sets up!
- More Mix-Ins – You could also add in some mix-ins once the snack mix has set! Things like mini peanut butter cups, snow caps, mini marshmallows, and chocolate-covered raisins, would all add delicious contrasting flavor!
- Make It For Any Holiday – Though this recipe is geared toward Christmas you can totally make it for any holiday! Just simply grab sprinkles and colored M&Ms with the matching color theme to the holiday. For example, red and pink M&Ms and sprinkles for Valentine’s Day!
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Comments & Reviews
Adrienne L. says
We make versions of this snack mix all the time for our family movie nights. We don’t enjoy Chex but we love Cinnamon Toast Crunch, so that is what I often use and it works perfectly. With this recipe, it worked great with the white chocolate. I also added some toasted pecans and dried cranberries as well as chocolate covered raisins. Such a tasty treat!
Cindy says
cant find dehydrated marshmallows, can i use mini ones instead
Rebecca Hubbell says
You can!
Julia says
This is our go to recipe for the holidays! So simple to make and the kids always look forward to it!
Kristyn says
My kids love when I make this!! They could snack on it all day long!! We love it for movie night!
Rebecca Hubbell says
It’s perfect for a Christmas movie night – so glad everyone loves it!
Erin says
Delicious! My kids had so much fun helping me make this! Thanks for the recipe 🙂
Rebecca Hubbell says
So glad you enjoyed it!