Description
Patriotic Party Mix is a delightful and colorful snack mix perfect for any patriotic celebration or party. Crunchy Chex cereal, Cheerios, pretzels, peanuts, and M&M’s are coated in sweet almond bark and adorned with festive red, white, and blue sprinkles.
Ingredients
Scale
For the Patriotic Party Mix:
- 4 cups Chex cereal
- 3 cups Cheerios
- 2 cups pretzel snaps
- 1 and 1/2 cups dry roasted peanuts
For Coating and Toppings:
- 1 (16 ounce) package candiquik candy coating or 1 (20 ounce) package vanilla almond bark
- 2 (1.7 ounce) containers red, white, and blue sprinkles
- 1 cup regular red, white, and blue M&M’s
- 1 cup peanut red, white, and blue M&M’s
Instructions
- Combine Dry Ingredients: In a large bowl, mix the Chex cereal, Cheerios, pretzels, and peanuts.
- Melt Coating: In a microwave-safe bowl, melt the almond bark or candy coating as per package instructions, ensuring not to overheat.
- Coat Ingredients: Pour the melted coating over the dry ingredients and toss to coat evenly.
- Add Toppings: Spread the mix on parchment paper and sprinkle with red, white, and blue sprinkles and M&M’s.
- Cool and Serve: Let the mix cool completely, then break it apart for serving. Store in an airtight container.
Notes
- You can customize this mix by using different colored M&M’s or sprinkles for various occasions.
- Ensure the almond bark or candy coating is fully melted but not overheated to avoid burning.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Snack
- Method: Mixing, Melting
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 cup
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: Patriotic Party Mix, Snack Mix, Fourth of July, Memorial Day, Celebration Snack
