Description
Make your holidays magical with this festive reindeer food recipe — a mix of chocolate, peanut butter, cereal, pretzels, and candy. Perfect for Christmas parties, gifting, or cozy family nights.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1½ cups semisweet or dark chocolate chips
- 1½ cups creamy peanut butter
- 5 cups Rice Chex cereal
- 1½ cups mini pretzels, broken
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1½ cups red and green M&Ms
- 1 cup mini peanut butter cups
- Christmas sprinkles (optional)
- ½ tsp coconut oil (optional, for smoother chocolate)
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine Rice Chex cereal and broken mini pretzels.
- Melt chocolate chips and peanut butter together using a double boiler or microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring until smooth.
- Pour melted mixture over cereal and pretzels, stirring gently until evenly coated.
- Spread mixture on a parchment-lined baking sheet and refrigerate for 30 minutes to partially set.
- Transfer to a large bowl and add powdered sugar in small increments, tossing gently until evenly coated.
- Refrigerate for another 30–60 minutes until the coating is firm.
- Stir in M&Ms and mini peanut butter cups once mixture is completely chilled.
- Serve immediately or package in festive bags for gifting.
Notes
Chill the coated mixture before adding powdered sugar to ensure even coverage. Add candies only after chilling to prevent color bleeding.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Snack
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: ½ cup
- Calories: 365
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 240mg
- Fat: 19g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 43g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 3mg
Keywords: reindeer food recipe, christmas snack mix, puppy chow, holiday treats, chocolate peanut butter snack