White Chocolate Christmas Trash Snack Mix
This White Chocolate Christmas Trash is a Snack Mix recipe with pretzels, cereal, candy all tossed together with chocolate. It’s quick, easy and an addicting treat.
This has been a favourite holiday treat of mine for many years.
For us, packaged up as a gift – this makes the perfect quick and easy holiday treat or snack.
It’s just as simple to make as these Polar Bear Donuts. Both of which the kids especially go crazy for.
White Chocolate Christmas Trash Snack Mix is a no bake, microwave made recipe which takes just five minutes to make in one large batch.
I actually published this recipe about 8 years ago yet under the name ‘white trash’. Huh.
Truth is, there’s plenty of names for this recipe.
So republishing was an idea, to make sure this hit of ours got the attention it so deserved.
You could also call this Christmas Snack Mix or sometimes it’s referred to as Christmas Crack – because it’s just that addicting!
Why You Will Love This Recipe
White Chocolate Christmas Trash Snack Mix is the perfect combination of sweet and salty.
The crunch of the cereals, candy and pretzels are perfectly married with the sweet softness of the melted chocolate.
Plus it takes only minutes to make, so it fits to well with the busy holiday season.
How to Make White Chocolate Christmas Trash Snack Mix
I think the ‘trash’ name in this recipe comes from the fact that you could easily dump all the dry ingredients of this recipe literally into a trash bag.
Cheerios cereal, Chex cereal, pretzels and coated candy such as Smarties or M&Ms could simply be dumped into a trash bag and then shaken up once melted chocolate is poured in.
I guess it’s a good way to mix, but I actually dump into a large bowl and mix gently.
I’m classy like that, no trash bag used here. But, your choice – whichever is easiest for you.
While I always use melted white chocolate with this recipe, because I have a strong love for the stuff.
This is evidenced by this much-loved White Chocolate Cranberry Fudge recipe or White Chocolate Peppermint Fudge recipe that I make every year. Also, this White Toffee Bark is completely addicting. YUM!
Yet, you could use a sweet dark chocolate if you’d like.
Yet then the colours and shapes of the dry ingredients might not be as pretty and visible as they are when using white chocolate.
OR, I have been known to spread out my snack mix on wax paper to dry, then drizzle dark chocolate all over, for a nice touch.
You could even take it a step farther and scatter some sprinkles as well.
Once dry, you just break off chunks and package as you wish.
This recipe is PERFECT for Christmas baking exchanges.
Simply add chunks to a festive tin or bags with a bow, and you have the ideal gift.
This recipe is so versatile to other holidays too, swap out the red and green candy for orange and black – and you have a Halloween treat too.
Since this snack mix is so addicting, it’s one you’ll want to make all year long.
I have froze containers of this recipe before, the chocolate coating prevents the cereals from getting stale.
As a warning, it’s gobbled up fast – so you might want to make a couple of batches so that it lasts longer.
Give this recipe a try this holiday season and thank me later! Enjoy!
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White Chocolate Christmas Trash Snack Mix
Ingredients
- 3 cups Cheerios
- 3 cups Chex
- 2 cups pretzels
- 3 cups M&M’s
- 36 oz white chocolate chips
Instructions
- Melt the white chocolate in small increments to prevent burning, in the microwave. Meanwhile, dump the cereals, pretzels, and candy into a big bowl.
- As soon as the white chocolate is melted, pour over mixture and toss gently until well coated {the more white chocolate the merrier, I have found}.
- Spread out the mixture on wax paper and leave to dry.
- Optional – Melt a small amount of chocolate and drizzle over the top as desired, or add sprinkles.
- Once cooled, break-up and store in resealable containers or bags.
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It just seems to be everybody’s favorite it’s something you can’t stop eating yummy!
Mine was perfect….until the next day. It was soft. Even the pretzels were soft. I left it on the counter for probably 1-2 hours while I was baking, broke it into chunks, and stored it in ziplocks. Any thoughts?! I’m so disappointed because I literally wasted all of it.ðŸ˜
I’ve never had that happen. Was your house really warm, enough to melt the chocolate? I also think that bagging and sealing before the chocolate fully hardens might do this too.
I also add a can of salted peanuts to mine! Very good. !
You can also add cocktail peanuts with the M&Ms or instead of the M&Ms. this is delicious. My mother in law makes it with white chocolate and a back of milk chocolate for xmas. My son who is now 20 still requests it from his grandmother.
This is a Christmas staple for us. I also add roasted peanuts to the snack mix and sprinkle with holiday candy sprinkles once the mix is turned out to dry.
Made this for the faculty and staff during the Christmas holidays at my old school. I put spoonfuls in small clear bags and tied a festive bow around each bag. All year long I had people asking me to make more. It really is addictive.
It certainly is. I’ve already had requests for it this year! 🙂
I’m getting ready to make this for Valentine’s Day. I will use the pink, red and white M&M’s. I’m also going to add dry roasted peanuts and a can of chow Mein noodles. Obviously I need to increase it to 4 or 5 bags of white chocolate chips.
This looks delicious. Just printed the recipe. And I am classy like you, I’m going to use a big bowl. Thanks for sharing. Merry Christmas to you and your family.
wow, talk about super easy and delicious. Perfect for the holidays, thank you.
This looks delicious. So easy and quick to make. It’s something my girls could easily make and out in tins for gifts.
will be trying this for sure! looks great! 🙂
I’ve never made anything like this. I must give it a go!!!
That’s crazy mix of goodies, perfect for holidays!
This would be an easy holiday treat to make. Looks very good.
This looks great! My daughters and I will let you know how it turns out.
Love this! There is a similar recipe I make and it always goes over super-well; I will have to try yours. Thanks!
It was blizzard here since yesterday we made this last night minus the cheerios and white chocolate so we used some dark chocolate from a bar we found in the freezer,it was delicious to munch on while we were playing Trouble.
Oh, the kids would love this!
This looks easy to make and sounds delicious! I may have to give this a try!
trashalicious
This looks really good. I’d add some peanuts or nuts of some sort.
looks good Ill have to try thing recipe
I think I have to try this.
I’ve never done a mix like this before but I’m thinking I will this year with all the little mouths to feed
I’m planning to make this and give some to friends and family.
Perfect timing! I was looking for a fun and pretty treat I could make with the kids to give to friends and family! I know it will be a hit!
My kids loved this! Thanks for the recipe!
Perfect for the holidays!
I need to save this recipe 🙂
This looks so good and looks like a lot of fun to make.
This was so much fun to make with my daughter – and super yummy!
This is a great recipe, we have been requested to make it over and over again
Yes I can totally see how this would be addicting! I might need to ration it!
That was probably the easiest holiday recipe I’ve made yet! so good!
Mmm this snack mix looks so delicious!! i’ll definitely be trying this recipe this Christmas
I can’t stop eating this so I put them in small treat bags for lunches and snacks.
This looks awesome and sounds great, to bad I am diabetic and can not have any of these great treats this year
This was a good treat for our office Christmas party.
I loved taht it was made so quickly and was sooooo delicious. I laughed out loud at your original recipe name!
Yum this was delicious!
looks like a wonderful treat. thanks
Thanks for sharing,the grandkids are going to love this !!
First off- this looks amazing! I love all the colours and I bet it tastes delish too!
great recipe! love it has white chocolate. Will be great for snacking when watching the Christmas movies!
so good, my daughter especially loved this, she loves white chocolate.
This was a lovely treat for the Holidays.
what a delicious mixture! such a great treat and love that it is NO BAKE! not much of a baker lol. perfect for my girls christmas
Looks delicious and I love white chocolate too!
Ummmmmmmmm , looks so yummy and super easy to make, love it! Thx very much for the recipe.