White Chocolate Chex Mix (2024)

Published: Jun 30, 2020 · Modified: Apr 4, 2022 by Kelly Hamilton · This post may contain affiliate links

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This White Chocolate Chex Mix is the all-time best savory & sweet snack! This recipe is so easy, made in 10 minutes, and seriously addictive. It's loaded with cheerios, chex, peanuts, pretzels, and m&ms all coated in white chocolate!

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Ingredients needed for this white chocolate chex mix:
Step by Step Instructions
Freqently Asked Questions
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"White chocolate chex mix"- which is what we called this in my house growing up, is one of my all-time favorite snacks/desserts. It's seriously addictive. My family makes this every year around Christmas time and it's always a hit. My mom even puts it in cute baggies and hands them out as gifts to family members (best gift ever in my opinion). This is one of those recipes I'll be making every year for the rest of my life.

This sweet and salty mixture is made up of pretzels, corn chex, cheerios, peanuts, m&m's, and white chocolate. It's your everyday chex mix with a little something extra! It doubles as a mid-day snack, but also as something sweet for a dessert. You could eat it for breakfast and I wouldn't judge you one bit.

Ingredients needed for this white chocolate chex mix:

This is your typical chex mix recipe, but just to point out a few things below:

Chex cereal- you can use corn or rice chex for this recipe!
peanuts & pretzels- I get salted for both of these to really give you that salty/sweet combo you're looking for here
white chocolate- I use plain old white chocolate chips for this recipe because they're easy to find
oil- canola or vegetable oil work great

Step by Step Instructions

Step 1: Combine pretzels, cheerios, corn chex, peanuts, and m&m’s into a VERY large bowl. If you don't have a big enough bowl, use two and put equal amounts of each ingredient in both bowls.

Step 2: In a microwave-safe bowl, microwave chips and oil on medium-high for 2 minutes. Stir, and then continue to microwave in 10-second intervals until completely melted and smooth.

Step 3: Pour white chocolate over cereal mixture and mix well with a rubber spatula or clean hands.

Step 4: Spread out over 3 parchment paper-lined baking sheets and let cool completely. Break apart and store in an airtight container.

Freqently Asked Questions

How much does this make?

This recipe makes A LOT of chex mix, but I promise it's never enough. Typically it makes enough to fill 2 large gallon-sized ziplock bags.

Can I split this recipe in half?

Yes! Just cut each ingredient in half. I do this all the time if I don't want to make a ton.

My white chocolate didn't coat the chex mix very well.

You want to be sure of 2 things- that you don't burn the white chocolate while melting it, and that you work very quickly once it is melted. pour the white chocolate over the chex mix and immediately starting mixing it so that it doesn't have time to cool.

Tips and tricks

Change the theme for different holidays- use green & red m&ms for Christmas, red white and blue for 4th of July. You can even add 3-4 tablespoon of colored sprinkles to make it extra festive.
Use the biggest bowl you can find- sometimes I have to split this up into 2 bowls if I don't have one big enough.
Use your hands- I find that mixing the white chocolate into the chex mix works best if you use your hands vs. a spatula. Gives you a nice even coat, so don't be afraid to get your hands a little dirty!
Use parchment or wax paper- this is the easiest to use if you don't want your white chocolate to cool and stick to whatever you put it on.

Storing & freezing

This chex mix can be stored in an airtight container or ziplock bag for 2-3 days at room temperature (as long as it's not too hot inside, it is chocolate so it will melt if too hot).

It stays best if kept in the freezer where it'll stay fresh for up to 1 month. I typically make a batch and put it right into the freezer and just serve it straight from there!

Want to try more recipes?

White chocolate and raspberry cookies
raspberry white chocolate blondies
peanut butter rice krispie treats
more no-bake recipes coming soon!

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