This delicious Chex Mix for Christmas is Buddy the Elf's very favorite! Maple-syrup coated Chex is tossed with marshmallows, candies, and almonds for a treat any elf will love.
PREP TIME 40 minutesminutes
COOK TIME 5 minutesminutes
TOTAL TIME 45 minutesminutes
YIELD 12cups snack mix
Ingredients
4cupsCorn Chex
1tbspbutter
1/4cupmaple syrup
1.5cupsNila wafer cookies
1.5cupspretzels
2/3cupwhite chocolate chips
Red & green sprinkles
2cupsCinnamon Chex
1/2cupalmonds
1/2cupmarshmallows
1/2cupM&M candies
1/3cupsemi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
Set out two large cookie sheets and line them with wax paper.
Place the Corn Chex into a large microwave-safe mixing bowl. In a small microwave-safe bowl, melt the butter. Stir in the maple syrup. Pour over the Chex cereal and stir to coat. Heat the cereal on high for 3 - 4 minutes, stirring after every 1-minute mark to completely coat the cereal. (Watch so it doesn't burn! Our microwave only needed 3 minutes.) Spread the cereal in an even layer on one of the prepared cookie sheets.
Spread the pretzels and Nila wafer cookies in a single layer on the second cookie sheet.
Place the white chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl. Heat for 30 seconds and then stir. Heat for an additional 15 seconds and stir vigorously to completely melt. Transfer the melted chocolate to a zip-top plastic baggie. Snip a tiny corner off the bag and pipe half of the chocolate into a pretty drizzle all over the pretzels and cookies and the other half over the cereal. Sprinkle immediately with the sprinkles. Let cool, about 20 min.
Stir together the Corn Chex with the Cinnamon Chex and almonds and place in a pretty container. Gently break up the pretzels and cookies and scatter over the top of the cereal mix. Top with the marshmallows and M&M candies
Place the semi-sweet chocolate chips into a microwave-safe bowl and heat for 30 seconds. Stir and then heat for an additional 15 seconds. Repeat until just melted. Transfer to a plastic baggie, snip the corner, and pipe over the top of the Chex mix. Let cool and harden completely before serving, about 20 min.