While Chex Mix is a timeless treat to enjoy year-round, even the classic snack deserves a festive makeover this holiday season. These highly customizable snack mix recipes—packed with red and green candies, white chocolate coating, and caramel drizzles—are made for serving at parties, packing in lunch boxes or munching on at your desk. Bonus: Many call for ingredients you already have in your pantry.
Christmas Snack Mix
Alvarado Tino N Chena
All you need is chocolate-covered peanuts, dry-roasted peanuts, wheat Chex cereal, and red and green M&Ms to whip up a holiday snack mix that will leave your guests’ smiling. Pour some into festive jars for gifting, too.
Christmas Crispix Mix
Allrecipes Member
Sweeten crunchy pecans and almonds with a little brown sugar and corn syrup to create a flavorful (and protein-packed) snack mix.
Reindeer Snack Mix
Allrecipes/Julia Hartbeck
Looking for a Christmas snack that’s a little more on the savory side? This Reindeer Snack Mix includes pecans, pretzels, and cheese-flavored crackers dressed in a Worcestershire- and Cajun seasoning-flavored sauce.
Reindeer Food
Allrecipes / Madhumita Sathishkumar
Drizzle M&M’s, roasted peanuts, crunchy pretzels, and crispy corn cereal with melted white chocolate for an eye-catching and crowd-pleasing treat.
Reindeer Munch
Abbey
These munchies are a reindeer-approved snack that will get you into the holiday mood. It’s loaded with peanuts, M&M’s, and pretzels coated with melted vanilla chocolate. Curl up on your couch and savor this sugary snack with a warm cup of hot cocoa.
White Chocolate Snack Mix
Leslie
In this sweet and salty combination, creamy white chocolate coats crispy cereal, salty pretzels, and chocolaty M&Ms. Use green and red M&Ms for extra holiday flair.
Chex Muddy Buddies
Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
These Chex Muddy Buddies—aka puppy chow—are a finger-licking favorite in Midwest households. All you need is Chex cereal, peanut butter, and chocolate, which gets mixed together and tossed in confectioners’ sugar.
White Chocolate Party Mix
Molly
Make this festive, delectable treat for your upcoming holiday gathering, and watch everyone’s eyes light up. This snack mix features three different types of cereal, peanuts, mini candies, and other sweet and salty add-ins.
Caramel Snack Mix
Allrecipes Member
This snack mix recipe has all the usual suspects—crispy cereals and crunchy salted nuts—blanketed in a sweet caramel glaze.
Sweet, Salty, Spicy Party Nuts
Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
This protein-rich combination of walnuts, pecans, almonds, and cashews is seasoned with cumin, cayenne pepper, black pepper, and sugar for a sweet-savory snack.
Heavenly Mix
Allrecipes Member
A butter-sugar glaze coats this mix of cereal, sliced almonds, and shredded coconut for a crunchy, gently sweet treat.
