Description
Reindeer Food is a festive and delicious snack mix combining crunchy Chex cereal with a rich, melted blend of butter, peanut butter, and chocolate chips, coated in powdered sugar and mixed with mini peanut butter cups and colorful M&M's. Perfect for holiday celebrations or as a fun treat for kids.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients
- 8 cups corn or rice Chex cereal
- 3 tablespoons butter
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 ½ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips or milk chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup mini peanut butter cups
- 1 ½ cups red and green M&M’s
Instructions
- Melt Chocolate Mixture: In a medium saucepan, combine the butter, creamy peanut butter, and chocolate chips. Heat over low heat, stirring frequently, until the chocolate chips are fully melted and the mixture is smooth. Remove from heat.
- Add Vanilla: Stir in the vanilla extract until completely combined with the melted chocolate mixture.
- Prepare Cereal: Place the Chex cereal in a large mixing bowl.
- Coat Cereal: Pour the melted chocolate mixture over the cereal and gently stir until every piece is evenly coated with the chocolate mixture.
- Add Powdered Sugar: Sprinkle the powdered sugar over the coated cereal and stir thoroughly until the mix is completely covered and no longer sticky.
- Mix in Candy: Carefully fold in the mini peanut butter cups and red and green M&M’s until they are evenly distributed throughout the mixture.
Notes
- You can substitute almond butter for peanut butter to accommodate peanut allergies.
- A double boiler can be used to melt the chocolate chips gently and evenly.
- Store the reindeer food in an airtight container or storage bag at room temperature for up to 1 week.
- For longer storage, freeze the snack mix in a freezer-safe container or bag for up to 2 months.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 250 kcal
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 120 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 27 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 10 mg
