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    Home » Snacks » Holiday Snack Mix Recipe

    Holiday Snack Mix Recipe

    Published: Dec 8, 2016 · Modified: Jun 10, 2021 by Megan Porta · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    This Holiday Snack Mix is the perfect, easy, festive snack to bring to a Christmas party! Packed with the perfect mix of salty and sweet ingredients.

    top view of huge serving bowl filled with holiday snack mix

    How’s your week? Do you have your Christmas shopping done? Has cold weather invaded your neck of the woods yet? It is finally cold here and I do not have my shopping done. Seriously, does anyone get that done this soon? If you are out there, I’d like to know who you are and then I’d like for you to be my life coach.

    We have a few parties coming up and this delicious and festive Holiday Snack Mix will be involved in one or all of them. It doesn’t get easier than this and I promise you will be loved and admired for years to come if you arrive at your next gathering with a large bowl of this Holiday Snack Mix in your hands.

    super close up of holiday snack mix ingredients

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    This sweet and salty snack mix is easy to share during the holidays as the perfect finger food!

    How To Make Holiday Snack Mix

    Combine the following ingredients in a large bowl:

    • Corn Chex cereal
    • Popped popcorn
    • Frosted animal cookies
    • Dry-roasted peanuts
    • Milk chocolate M&M’s (holiday colors)
    • Yogurt-covered pretzels
    • Butterscotch chips

    Carefully stir. Store covered at room temperature until ready to serve.

    RECIPE NOTES

    • Swap out any of the ingredients with other festive goodies you have on hand: caramel corn, cheese popcorn, holiday-colored candies, marshmallows, white chocolate chips or whatever else you have on hand.
    • Use any type of Chex cereal for this mix.

    HOW TO STORE HOLIDAY SNACK MIX

    Store this mixture in an air-tight container for up to 2 weeks at room temperature.

    SNACK MIXES MAKES A GREAT GIFT

    This makes a great little gift! It’s a perfect gift idea for someone you’re going to spend the day with or to send a long as a little gesture that you’re thinking of them.

    Pick up a pint sized mason jar and load it up with the mixture. Place a gift tag on it and let them know you’ve been thinking of them.

    corn chex, m&m's, yogurt pretzels and popcorn mixed together in a mixing bowl

    OTHER SNACK MIX RECIPES

    • S’mores Snack Mix
    • Valentine’s Snack Mix
    • Halloween Snack Mix

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    • Sugared Pecans are a tasty little snack. Yummy spices, butter and sugars create an easy treat! Perfect for gift-giving, too!
    • This gorgeous holiday punch can be made with or without alcohol and is a refreshing addition to your party table. Only FIVE ingredients and FIVE minutes of your time are needed to make this thirst-quenching festive punch that everyone will love!
    • Reindeer Cookies are not only adorable, but EASY to make. Impress people by bringing them to your next holiday or Christmas party!
    • Whether you refer to this irresistible treat as puppy chow or muddy buddies, you are going to be happy to have this recipe as part of your holiday arsenal. This is the EASIEST dessert to throw together, with just a few ingredients and a few minutes of your time.
    • Festive Christmas Tree Brownies are great for holiday parties! Transform an easy, simple pan of brownies into an extraordinary dessert.

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    Holiday Snack Mix Recipe

    This Holiday Snack Mix is the perfect, easy, festive snack to bring to a Christmas party! Packed with the perfect mix of salty and sweet ingredients.
    5 from 1 vote
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    Course: Snack
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 3 minutes
    Servings: 16
    Calories: 490kcal
    Author: Megan Porta

    Ingredients

    • 2 cups Corn Chex cereal
    • 4 cups popped popcorn
    • 2 cups frosted animal cookies
    • 2 cups dry-roasted peanuts
    • 11 oz milk chocolate M&M's holiday colors
    • 2 cups yogurt-covered pretzels
    • 11 oz butterscotch chips

    Instructions

    • Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and carefully mix. Store covered at room temperature until ready to serve.

    Notes

    • Swap out any of the ingredients with other festive goodies you have on hand: caramel corn, cheese popcorn, holiday-colored candies, marshmallows, white chocolate chips or whatever else you have on hand.
    • Use any type of Chex cereal for this mix.
    • Store this mixture in an air-tight container for up to 2 weeks at room temperature.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 490kcal | Carbohydrates: 77g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 376mg | Potassium: 257mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 30g | Vitamin A: 188IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 4mg
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