This Elf Nibbles snack mix is festive and fun, sweet, salty, crunchy, and addictive. It is so simple to make and easily customizable to any holiday or special occasion!
In a large bowl, combine the cashews, corn puff cereal, honey nut cereal, oat cereal squares and pretzel bites.
1 cup cashews, 1 cup crispy corn puff cereal, 1 cup honey nut toasted oat cereal o's, 1 cup lightly sweetened whole grain oat cereal squares, 2 ½ cups pretzel bites
In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the maple syrup and butter and bring to a boil.
⅓ cup pure maple syrup, 3 tablespoons butter
Pour maple syrup/butter mixture over the cereal mixture, and toss to coat.
Spread the snack mix on 2 baking sheets (lined with non-stick aluminum foil, if you like, for easy cleanup).
Bake for 20 minutes, then remove from oven and stir the mixture, gently breaking up any large chunks.
Bake for another 10 minutes.
Remove from oven and cool completely.
Once the mix is cooled, add the candy-coated chocolate pieces and enjoy!
12.6 ounces candy-coated chocolate pieces
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Notes
Substitute peanuts if you don't like cashews, or use both for more nutty crunch.
Swap out cereals as you please. Because this recipe is already sweet it's best to stick to plain cereals, but you could also experiment with sweeter ones.
This recipe is great for any holiday or event. Just change up the color of your chocolate candies and it changes the recipe completely.
Use cracker bites or something similar if you prefer them to pretzels.