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!
More Holiday Treats
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.
Nutrition
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.