Christmas Chex Mix is the best dessert to have on hand during the holidays. It is easy to make and hard to stop eating!
Christmas Crack Recipe
Christmas Chex mix is also called Christmas crack because it’s so hard to put down! It’s easy to eat multiple handfuls of this easy dessert recipe.
It’s great to have in a bowl for people to snack on during Thanksgiving, Christmas, or even New Years. Just be prepared for it to disappear quick!
Why You’ll Love this Festive Christmas Chex Mix Recipe:
- Simple ingredients: This Christmas crack uses simple ingredients that can easily be found at most grocery stores. You might even have everything you need on hand already!
- Festive fun: The red and green M&Ms and sprinkles help give this Chex Mix a festive appearance. They are perfect for the Christmas holiday!
Trademark Note: In the spirit of transparency, I want to note that some of these ingredients are trademarked products. M&M’s, Chex Cereal, and Cheerios are proprietary brands that I want to acknowledge and give credit to.
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How to Make Christmas Crack Chex Mix
Be sure to see the recipe card below for full ingredients & instructions!
- Combine both your Chex mixes, pretzels, cheerios, peanuts, and M&Ms in a large bowl.
- Melt the white chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl.
- Pour the melted chocolate over the Chex mixture.
- Stir to coat well.
- Pour onto a parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
- Add the sprinkles.
- Allow to cool before breaking into pieces.
Absolutely! Simply leave out the peanuts or replace them with chopped pecans.
Use your favorite! I love using festive red and green M&Ms, but any (mini, dark chocolate, peanut) work great.
Crunchy, light, and airy rice and corn Chex are combined with hard pretzels, soft cheerios, peanuts, and melt in your mouth M&Ms. The mixture is coated with white chocolate and sprinkled with red and green sprinkles for a wonderful, hard to put down holiday snack.
Yes! Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week and in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Instead of white chocolate, try using milk chocolate chips or dark chocolate chips. Follow the same process, simply substitute your chocolate of choice.
This Chex mix dessert recipe is great because you can use it for any holiday. You can change up the color of the sprinkles in order to fit any upcoming holiday or event.
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Recipe Tips and Notes
- Rice Chex/Corn Chex – Either or can be used in place of the other or you can substitute in your favorite crispy cereal.
- Sprinkles – These, again, are to add to the festive look but can be completely omitted. Feel free to switch out the sprinkles to match any holiday!
- This sweet treat makes a great gift! Package in mason jars or holiday tins with pretty ribbon and a note.
- Once the white chocolate has been mixed in and the Chex mix is layered onto sheet trays, you can keep tossing it to avoid large clumps of the mixture.
Be sure to stock up on the ingredients needed to make this Christmas chex mix, aka Christmas crack. After you make it, it will disappear quick and everyone will be asking for more.
If you make this recipe be sure to leave us a comment or rating. Enjoy!
Christmas Chex Mix Recipe (Christmas Crack)
Ingredients
- 2½ cups rice Chex 75 grams
- 2½ cups corn Chex 75 grams
- 2½ cups pretzels 100 grams
- 2½ cups Cheerios 70 grams
- 2 cups peanuts 284 grams
- 1 cup red and green M&M's 170 grams
- 5 cups white chocolate chips 850 grams
- 1 tablespoon red sprinkles 12 grams
- 1 tablespoon green sprinkles 12 grams
Equipment
- Kitchen Scale (optional)
- 2 Baking Sheet
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the rice Chex, corn Chex, pretzels, Cheerios, peanuts and M&M’s. Set aside.2½ cups rice Chex, 2½ cups corn Chex, 2½ cups pretzels, 2½ cups Cheerios, 2 cups peanuts, 1 cup red and green M&M's
- Place the white chocolate chips into a microwave-safe bowl. Heat in 30-second intervals, stirring after each time, until completely melted. This should take about 1½-2 minutes.5 cups white chocolate chips
- Pour the melted white chocolate into the Chex mixture and toss until completely coated.
- Spread the mixture onto 1 or 2 parchment lined baking sheets. Sprinkle with red and green sprinkles.1 tablespoon red sprinkles, 1 tablespoon green sprinkles
- Let set until hardened, about 20 minutes. Once set, break up into small chunks and serve.
Notes
- Rice Chex/Corn Chex – Either or can be used in place of the other or you can substitute in your favorite crispy cereal.
- Sprinkles – These, again, are to add to the festive look but can be completely omitted. Feel free to switch out the sprinkles to match any holiday!
- This sweet treat makes a great gift! Package in mason jars or holiday tins with pretty ribbon and a note.
- Once the white chocolate has been mixed in and the Chex mix is layered onto sheet trays, you can keep tossing it to avoid large clumps of the mixture.
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