We love grabbing a handful of Reindeer food as much as Donder and Blitzen, but making this holiday mix with your kids is an even sweeter treat! Full of all your holiday confection favorites, this crunchy snack makes for a festive family activity to enjoy while watching a Christmas movie or to bag and share with your neighbors. Get in the holiday spirit with the recipe below.
Reindeer Food
Cook Time: 45 Minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cups semisweet or dark chocolate chips
- 1 ½ cups creamy peanut butter
- 5 cups Rice Chex Cereal
- 1 ½ cups pretzels broken into pieces
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup red and green M&Ms
- 1 cup mini peanut butter cups
- 1 cup mini marshmallows
Instructions:
- In a large bowl, combine Rice Chex and pretzel pieces.
- Melt peanut butter and chocolate together in the microwave. Heat in 30 second increments, stirring until melted and combined. Pour the peanut butter & chocolate mixture over cereal & pretzel mixture and stir to combine.
- Chill in the refrigerator until the mixture just barely begins to set, about 30 minutes. Remove the mixture from the refrigerator. In a separate, large bowl, put ½ cup powdered sugar on the bottom. Add half of the chilled cereal mixture, then add another ½ cup powdered sugar, then the remaining cereal mixture. Gently stir until the powdered sugar is evenly coating the cereal. Chill the mixture in the refrigerator until it’s set, about another 30-60 minutes.
- While chilling, the powdered sugar will “soak” into the chocolate. If you want, you can add more powdered sugar, ¼ cup at a time until the cereal mixture is coated again once you remove it from the refrigerator.
- Next, add your mix-ins—M&Ms, peanut butter cups, and marshmallows—and stir to combine.
- Serve and enjoy! You can store it in an airtight container at room temperature for 5-7 days.
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