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    Home » Snack Recipes

    Halloween Snack Mix

    Published: Jun 11, 2023 Last updated: Jun 11, 2023 by Shelby Law Ruttan · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

    A Halloween snack mix made with chocolate and powdered sugar coated chex mix tossed with chocolate coated nuts, pretzels, and some of your favorite halloween candy treats.
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    If you are looking for fun Halloween recipes for your next social gathering, then you want to make this Halloween Chex mix recipe! This sweet and salty snack mix with fun candy add-ins is the best sweet treat to set out this fall.

    An orange bowl full of Halloween Snack Mix.
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    • ❤️ Why you'll love it
    • 🥘 Ingredients
    • 🔪 Instructions
    • 🥄 Equipment
    • 🥫Storage
    • 📖 Variations
    • 💭 Tips
    • 📚 Related Recipes
    • 🍽 Serve with..
    • 📖 Recipe
    • 💬 Comments

    ❤️ Why you'll love it

    Salty Sweet Flavors: this halloween mix is a perfect combination of sweet, salty, and cheesy flavors all combined into one 

    Versatile: this recipe allows for you to make a great snack mix for Halloween, but is easy to swap with your own favorite fun add-ins for other holidays like Christmas or Easter.

    ​Easy recipe: this festive snack mix is sure to be a family favorite, this fun treat is perfect for family movie night or your next scary movie.

    Candy corn ghosts, square pretzels, and candy eyes.

    🥘 Ingredients

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    Waffle Pretzels: I used Snyder's square waffle pretzels, be sure to use salty pretzels for the sweet and salty flavor combinatiion.

    Orange Candy Melts: I use wilton brand, you want a candy that will melt smoothly.

    Candy Eyes: I love to use these to top the pretzels once they have been dipped into the candy melts.

    Ghost and Candy Corn Toppers: great for topping chocolate dipped pretzels, or just to toss into the monster munch!

    Corn Chex cereal: this is my preference, but you can also use wheat or rice chex.

    Vanilla flavored chips: to coat the chex cereal

    Coconut oil: used to loosen up the vanilla chips when melting, making it easier to coat the cereal.

    Powdered Sugar: is tossed on the candy coated chex cereal to prevent sticking.

    Goldfish Crackers: my preference is the cheddar flavor, but use whatever flavor you think you would like in the snack mix.

    Semisweet chocolate chips

    Roasted salted peanuts

    Roasted cashews

    Halloween Sprinkles

    Gummy Hands or worms: if you can't find the gummy hands during the Halloween season, use gummy worms in its place. 

    Chex cereal coated with purple candy coating.

    🔪 Instructions

    Prepare the pretzels

    1. Melt orange candy coating as per instructions on the bag.
    2. Dip pretzels and decorate with Wilton Candies.

    Make the homemade chex mix

    1. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
    2. Melt white chips as per melting instructions on bag. Add coconut oil to chips when melting, stirring to combine.
    3. Place cereal in large bowl and pour melted white chocolate chips over top. Stir to coat.
    4. Place 1 cup confectioners' sugar and ½ cup Halloween Sprinkles in a gallon sized ziplock bag.
    5. Place ½ cereal mixture in bag and shake to coat.
    6. Transfer sugar coated cereal mixture from bag onto a large baking sheet and spread out to dry.
    7. Repeat process with remaining cereal mix.

    Make the chocolate coated nuts

    1. Melt chocolate as per instructions on the bag.
    2. Stir in the cashews and peanuts.
    3. Spread mixture out over a large strip of aluminum foil and let dry.
    4. Once dried, break chocolate covered nuts up into smaller pieces. 

    Combine the halloween snack mix

    1. Place the candy coated pretzels, chocolate coated peanuts, homemade chex mix, and any other add-ins inside a large bowl
    Halloween Monster Snack Mix on a baking sheet.

    🥄 Equipment

    Trick or Treat Boxes

    2 Large baking sheets

    Large bowls

    Parchment Paper

    Wooden spoon

    Sharp kniie

    Cutting board

    🥫Storage

    Room temperature: store snack mix in an airtight container up to 2 weeks.

    Halloween Monster Snack Mix in a gift box.

    📖 Variations

    • Toss some caramel corn or kettle corn, candy pumpkins, and reese's pieces into the cereal mixture instead of the gummies and sprinkles.
    • Go rogue and create your own perfect blend of flavors by tossing halloween Chex mix with your favorite halloween candy.
    • Substitute original bugles for the chex cereal.

    💭 Tips

    • Place snack mix in a ziplock baggie and then place in Halloween treat boxes; hand out as party favors.
    • If you want to reduce the salt in the recipe, swap out unsalted roasted peanuts and cashews.
    Orange candy coated square pretzels with candy eyes and candy ghosts on top.

    📚 Related Recipes

    These Caramel popcorn balls are perfect party favors!

    Everyone loves this Halloween Cookie Pizza!

    Candy corn lovers will love this candy corn studded Halloween Fudge!

    Looking for an adult treat? Try these Strawberry Cheesecake Shooters.

    Throw A Grown-up Halloween Party this year!

    🍽 Serve with..

    Serve wrapped in Halloween treat boxes and give out as party favors, or serve in a large bowl with other party food.


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    Halloween Snack Mix

    Shelby Law Ruttan
    A Halloween snack mix made with chocolate and powdered sugar coated chex mix tossed with chocolate coated nuts, pretzels, and some of your favorite halloween candy treats.
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    Prep Time 20 minutes mins
    Total Time 20 minutes mins
    Course Desserts, Snack
    Cuisine American
    Servings 24
    Calories 318 kcal

    Equipment

    • Trick or Treat Boxes
    • Large baking sheet (you will need 2)
    • Large bowls
    • Parchment Paper
    • Wooden spoon
    • Sharp knife
    • cutting board

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    Ingredients
      

    • 8 ounces Waffle Pretzels
    • 1 pound Orange Candy Melts
    • 1 package Wilton Candy Eyeballs
    • Wilton Ghost and Candy Corn Toppers
    • 6 cups chex cereal
    • 2 cups vanilla flavored chips
    • 3 tablespoons coconut oil
    • 2 cups powdered sugar
    • 1 bag Cheddar Goldfish Crackers
    • 1½ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
    • 1 cup peanuts
    • 1 cup cashews
    • Halloween sprinkles , optional

    Instructions
     

    Prepare the pretzels

    • Line a baking sheet with wax paper
    • In a large bowl, melt orange candy coating as per instructions on the bag.
    • Dip pretzels, place on prepared baking sheet and decorate with Wilton Candies. Set aside to allow chocolate to harden.

    Make the homemade Chex Muddy Buddies

    • Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
    • Melt white chips as per melting instructions on bag. Add coconut oil to chips when melting, stirring to combine.
    • Place cereal in large bowl and pour melted white chocolate chips over top. Stir to coat.
    • Place 1 cup confectioners' sugar and ½ cup Halloween Sprinkles in a gallon sized ziplock bag.
    • Place ½ cereal mixture in bag and shake to coat.
    • Transfer sugar coated cereal mixture from bag onto a large baking sheet and spread out to dry.
    • Repeat process with remaining cereal mix.

    Make the chocolate coated nuts

    • Melt chocolate as per instructions on the bag.
    • Stir in the cashews and peanuts.
    • Spread mixture out over a large strip of aluminum foil and let dry.
    • Once dried, break chocolate covered nuts up into smaller pieces. 

    Combine the snack mix

    • Place the candy coated pretzels, chocolate coated peanuts, homemade chex mix, and any other add-ins inside a large bowl or airtight ziplock bags. Cover and store

    Nutrition

    Calories: 318kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 6gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 4mgSodium: 106mgPotassium: 245mgFiber: 4gSugar: 25gVitamin A: 175IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 78mgIron: 6mg
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    About Shelby Law Ruttan

    Shelby is the author/owner of Grumpy's Honeybunch. Established in 2007, she shares and preserves family recipes as well as recipes for cooking light and keto. She has authored the One-Pot Paleo Cookbook and The Pescatarian Keto Cookbook. She is an experienced, self-taught home cook who loves to share recipes with others. She also authors the websites Honeybunch Hunts and The Best Vegetarian Recipes. You can see her work on websites such as Veal Made Easy, Parade, Community Table, SoFab Food, Yummly, and FoodGawker.

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