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Reindeer Chow

This reindeer chow is a holiday twist on classic Muddy Buddies. EASY, ready in 15 minutes, and perfect for hostess gifts or cookie exchanges! 🎄🦌❤️

Prep Time
15 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 2 pounds
Calories: 417 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • ⅔ cup creamy peanut butter
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 12.8 ounces Chocolate Chex Cereal (other varieties of Chex may be substituted if necessary)
  • 4 cups small pretzel twists divided
  • 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
  • 1 pound holiday M&M's
  • 1 cup holiday sprinkles or to taste

Instructions

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  1. To a medium saucepan, add the chocolate chips, peanut butter, butter, and heat over medium-low heat to melt, stir very frequently until smooth and combined.
  2. Remove from the heat, add the vanilla salt, and stir to combine; set aside.
  3. To a very large bowl, add the Chex, 1 cup pretzels, pour the chocolate-peanut butter mixture over the top, and stir very well to combine.
  4. Add the confectioners’ sugar and stir to combine. At this point I recommend transferring everything into a jumbo (2.5-gallon) plastic storage bag. You can shake the sugar around easier, more effectively, and unless you have a ginormous bowl, it will become hard to accommodate the remaining ingredients.
  5. Add the remaining pretzels, M&M's, sprinkles, and shake or stir to combine. Serve immediately.

Notes

  • Making the recipe: This reindeer snack mix recipe makes a huge quantity — about 2 pounds, although I did not weigh it. You’ve got a box of Chex, a pound of M&M’s, chocolate, peanut butter, butter, sprinkles, and pretzels, so that’s why it makes two pounds worth, but that is a lot to accommodate in one bowl.
  • So I recommend starting the recipe in the biggest bowl you have. Then, after adding the confectioners’ sugar, transfer everything into a jumbo (2.5-gallon) plastic storage bag. You can shake the sugar around easier, more effectively, and unless you have a ridiculously ginormous bowl, it will become hard to accommodate all the ingredients.
  • Sprinkles and M&M's: If you’re not making the Reindeer Chow for Christmas, you can easily omit the holiday sprinkles and red and green M&M’s or use seasonally appropriate colors such as red and white for Valentine’s Day, pastel for Easter, and so forth.
  • Storage: Reindeer Chow will keep airtight at room temp for 1 month or in the fridge for at least 2 months.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1 Calories 417kcal (21%) Carbohydrates 63g (21%) Protein 5g (10%) Fat 18g (28%) Saturated Fat 6g (30%) Polyunsaturated Fat 10g Cholesterol 8mg (3%) Sodium 430mg (18%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 34g (68%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 2pounds

Amount Per Serving

Calories 417

% Daily Value*

Serving 1
Calories 417kcal 21%
Carbohydrates 63g 21%
Protein 5g 10%
Fat 18g 28%
Saturated Fat 6g 30%
Polyunsaturated Fat 10g 59%
Cholesterol 8mg 3%
Sodium 430mg 18%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 34g 68%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.