This Christmas Snack Mix Recipe is perfect served in a large bowl at a holiday party, or in individual bags with printable toppers for school parties.
Christmas Snack Mix
I really enjoy making different themed chow mixes for each holiday season during the year, and this Christmas Snack Mix AKA Rudolph Chow Mix is perfect for the Christmas season.
It can be served in a large bowl at a holiday party, or in individual bags with printable toppers for school parties.
Before you serve it though, make sure you check to see if anyone has a peanut allergy, since it does contain peanut butter.
You can easily substitute for an alternative, if an allergy is an issue.
It’s delicious, easy to make, and requires no baking, mainly just stirring!
I buy most of the ingredients in bulk at my local warehouse club, because it’s another recipe that’s frequently requested when I’m invited to a holiday event and ask what I can bring.
The quantity can be adjusted to meet your needs, and although we rarely have leftovers, I store any we do have in individual ziploc snack bags for the kids to use as their school snack.
None of them are in Peanut Free Classrooms this year 🙂
To begin, gather all of the ingredients necessary.
In a large bowl add in the 8 Cups of Rice Chex cereal.
Set aside.
In a medium sized glass bowl add in chocolate chips and Peanut Butter.
*Note: If you are dealing with a peanut allergy, substituting for sunbutter, cashew butter, etc is perfectly fine.
Microwave for 1 minute.
Stir the ingredients together until smooth.
If there are still un-melted chocolate chips then microwave for another 15 seconds.
Once PB and chocolate are combined and smooth, poor mixture on top of the cereal.
Stir until all cereal is coated with the chocolate mixture.
Add the powdered sugar and stir until all of the chocolate covered cereal is coated with the sugar.
Add in the candy and pretzels.
Christmas Snack Mix

Ingredients
- ½ C creamy PB
- 1 &1/2 C chocolate chips
- 8 C Rice Chex cereal
- 4-6 C powdered sugar
- A bag or container of red Sixlets or red M&M’s any type of red circle candy
- Handful of Pretzel sticks
Instructions
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 1220Total Fat: 15gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 266mgCarbohydrates: 277gFiber: 3gSugar: 250gProtein: 5g

These are a few items I find helpful in my own kitchen when preparing this Christmas Snack Mix Recipe:
OXO 1169600 Good Grips 3-piece Mixing Set, White Bowls Brown Handles, Blue/Green/YellowOxo Good Grips 3-piece Silicone Spatula Set
Peter Pan Creamy Peanut Butter, 16.3-Ounce (Pack of 6)
Nestle Chocolate Semi-Sweet Morsels – 72 oz. bag
Rice Chex Cereal, Gluten-Free Cereal, 18 oz Box
Domino Confectioners Sugar 10X Powdered Pure Cane Sugar, 4 Lb
M&M’s Red Milk Chocolate Candy 1LB Bag
Rold Gold Sticks Pretzels, 16 Ounce
Snack Mixes: Nut, Popcorn & Cereal Mixes (Southern Cooking Recipes Book 43)
Snack Candy Mix Recipes (Candy Recipes Book 18)
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Deb Pelletier says
I haven’t had this snack in years, may need to try it again.
stacey mccrary says
Everyone said they would eat it if I would omit the cranberries. But I would eat it either way.
Wanda B says
I’d love to try putting this together.
Sandy Klocinski says
This is such an awesome holiday snack. It looks like it is really fun.
Soozle (Suzie B) says
This is always such a great holiday snack!
Ashley Chassereau Parks says
2 of my kids have a peanut allergy so I would have to substitute for almond butter, but I think they would love this if I made it! It looks like so much fun to make and eat!
Wanda B says
What an excellent idea for Christmas!
Piroska says
What a cute snack! The kids (and adults, too) must love it!
Darlene Carbajal says
What a yummy snack!
Clem says
Looks great, love PB and chocolate snacks.
Meghan says
This looks like the perfect to snack to put out to munch on for Christmas
Erica E says
This sounds yummy! You can never go wrong with peanut butter and chocolate!
Calvin says
Colourful eye catching festive snack mix.
Debbie P says
Thanks for the recipe. I can’t wait to make this!
shelly peterson says
This snack mix looks yummy.