Leave a little bowl for Santa and his crew.

This Christmas snack mix is the perfect balance of sweet and nutty.

This is a great activity before a movie night or exchanging gifts.

Reindeer Food

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Football season, use your team’s colors.

Halloween, use orange and black.

St. Patrick’s Day, use green candies.

chex cereal, cheerios, and pretzel sticks in a bowl

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It’s a no-fail snack mix that’s versatile to the season and to your individual ingredient preferences.

Ingredients

5cupsChex corn cereal

3cupsCheerios cereal

2cupspretzel sticks

1(11-oz.

In a large bowl, mix together the Chex, Cheerios, and pretzel sticks.

melted white chocolate

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Melt the white chocolate on a double boiler.

Melt the peanut butter in the microwave for 1 minute until smooth.

Stir the melted white chocolate and peanut butter into the Chex mixture.

white chocolate coated cereal

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Mix in the M&Ms, sprinkles, and powdered sugar.

Spread the mixture on a lined baking sheet.

Allow to set for 10 minutes before transferring back to a bowl to serve.

reindeer food in a bowl

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reindeer on a baking sheet

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