White Chocolate Chex Mix

This is my family’s white chocolate Chex mix recipe that we make around the holidays every single year. It has M&M’s, peanuts, pretzels, and two different kinds of cereal that are covered with white chocolate.

It’s salty and sweet with chocolate, what’s not to love, right? In case you missed my post, Caramel Popcorn, I love munchies, but you probably know that by now. While growing, up we made a Chex Mix with some spices, well this takes that recipe to the next level!

This recipe is the perfect one to teach our kids to cook from scratch in the kitchen as a family. It’s fun to fill a few wide-mouth quarts or pint-size jars with this treat to deliver to friends, and neighbors, and take to a family party.

You may want to use bags like these for delivery of the treat, Cellophane Baggies. You can add a gift tag and some ribbon, and you’re good to go.

What I love about this simple recipe is that most of the ingredients are already stocked in our pantry. We may not always have the M&M colors we want, like red and green for Christmas, but those would be easy to pick up at the grocery store.

This recipe is perfect for Valentine’s Day too with some pink and red M&M’s. You can use green ones for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations! And don’t forget orange ones for a fall gathering, Halloween, or Thanksgiving party.

This recipe is so easy to make and it makes a lot, just warning you ahead of time. It’s perfect to take to a family reunion, and be ready to pass out the recipe because people are going to love it!

What You May Need In The Kitchen

• Large Bowl or Two Cookie Sheets
• Measuring Cups
• Waxed Paper
• 4-Cup Glass Measuring Container

White Chocolate Chex Mix (Note: this is option #1 of the two listed in the recipe)

Step One

As always, I like to gather all of my ingredients before I start my recipes.

Step Two

Measure out all of the ingredients.

Step Three

Place the mini pretzels, Honey Nut Cheerios, Corn Chex, salted peanuts, and M&M’s on a cookie sheet that you’ve covered with waxed paper. Mix them up so each item is distributed evenly.

Step Four

Line the second cookie sheet with waxed paper. Place the mixture of mini pretzels, Honey Nut Cheerios, Corn Chex, salted peanuts, and M&M’s on the two cookie sheets as shown in the picture below.

Step Five

Melt the white chocolate with the shortening in a separate bowl in the microwave at one-minute intervals. Watch constantly. Stop and stir the mixture until the chips are melted through.

Step Six

Drizzle the melted chocolate over the pretzels, Honey Nut Cheerios, Corn Chex, salted peanuts, and M&M’s mixture.

Finished Product

Let it “set up” and then break it apart into sections. If your kitchen is too warm, place the cookie sheets in your refrigerator until they firm up. Store in airtight containers.

White Chocolate Chex Mix

How do I store my White Chocolate ChexMix?

You can store this recipe in baggies, wide-mouth quart mason jars, or pint-size mason jars. Here are a few I put together for neighbor gifts.

Can I use some different nuts in the recipe?

Absolutely, I love salted peanuts, but I’m sure pecans or almost any variety of nuts would taste great as well.

Would this recipe work with Peanut M&M’s?

Now, my secret is out, my all-time favorite candy is M&M Peanuts! You could use these as well, but the M&M Peanut colors are limited.

Can I use coconut oil with this recipe?

Yes, you can, I have always used shortening, but coconut oil will work. I wouldn’t use an oil like olive oil, the flavor would be too strong for this sweet recipe.

Can I make these Gluten-Free?

Thanks to Steff, she said she suggested trading out the ingredients with GLUTEN-FREE pretzels, rice and corn Chex, plain Cheerios, and Craisins!

Final Word

I hope you try making my white chocolate Chex mix recipe, I love to hear from you! It feels so good to be back visiting friends and family! Please keep prepping and teaching your kids and grandkids how to cook from scratch. May God Bless this world, Linda