This White Chocolate Chex Mix is the all-time best savory & sweet snack! This recipe is so easy, made in 10 minutes, and seriously addictive. It’s loaded with cheerios, chex, peanuts, pretzels, and m&ms all coated in white chocolate!

close up of christmas chex mix with red and green m&ms

“White chocolate chex mix”- which is what we called this in my house growing up, is one of my all-time favorite snacks/desserts. It’s seriously addictive. My family makes this every year around Christmas time and it’s always a hit. My mom even puts it in cute baggies and hands them out as gifts to family members (best gift ever in my opinion). This is one of those recipes I’ll be making every year for the rest of my life.

This sweet and salty mixture is made up of pretzels, corn chex, cheerios, peanuts, m&m’s, and white chocolate. It’s your everyday chex mix with a little something extra! It doubles as a mid-day snack, but also as something sweet for a dessert. You could eat it for breakfast and I wouldn’t judge you one bit.

Ingredients needed for this white chocolate chex mix:

ingredients needed for white chocolate chex mix.

This is your typical chex mix recipe, but just to point out a few things below:

  • Chex cereal- you can use corn or rice chex for this recipe!
  • peanuts & pretzels- I get salted for both of these to really give you that salty/sweet combo you’re looking for here
  • white chocolate- I use plain old white chocolate chips for this recipe because they’re easy to find
  • oil- canola or vegetable oil work great

Step by Step Instructions

4 steps to make chex mix- mixing ingredients, melting oil and chocolate, pouring white chocolate on chex mix, spreading onto a sheet to dry.

Step 1: Combine pretzels, cheerios, corn chex, peanuts, and m&m’s into a VERY large bowl. If you don’t have a big enough bowl, use two and put equal amounts of each ingredient in both bowls.

Step 2: In a microwave-safe bowl, microwave chips and oil on medium-high for 2 minutes. Stir, and then continue to microwave in 10-second intervals until completely melted and smooth.

Step 3: Pour white chocolate over cereal mixture and mix well with a rubber spatula or clean hands.

Step 4: Spread out over 3 parchment paper-lined baking sheets and let cool completely. Break apart and store in an airtight container.

How much does this make?

This recipe makes A LOT of chex mix, but I promise it’s never enough. Typically it makes enough to fill 2 large gallon-sized ziplock bags.

Feel free to cut each ingredient in half to make less mix. I do this all the time if I don’t want to make a ton.

overhead shot of a bowl of chex mix

Tips and tricks

  • Change the theme for different holidays- use green & red m&ms for Christmas, red white and blue for 4th of July. You can even add 3-4 tbsp of colored sprinkles to make it extra festive.
  • Use the biggest bowl you can find- sometimes I have to split this up into 2 bowls if I don’t have one big enough.
  • Use your hands- I find that mixing the white chocolate into the chex mix works best if you use your hands vs. a spatula. Gives you a nice even coat, so don’t be afraid to get your hands a little dirty!
  • Use parchment or wax paper- this is the easiest to use if you don’t want your white chocolate to cool and stick to whatever you put it on.

Storing & freezing

This chex mix can be stored in an airtight container or ziplock bag for 2-3 days at room temperature (as long as it’s not too hot inside, it is chocolate so it will melt if too hot).

It stays best if kept in the freezer where it’ll stay fresh for up to 1 month. I typically make a batch and put it right into the freezer and just serve it straight from there!

small measuring cup full of chex mix with some sprinkled around it and bowl of chex mix sitting behind it.

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5 from 12 reviews

White Chocolate Chex Mix

Yield: 5 quarts
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cooling time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Author: Kelly Nash
This White Chocolate Chex Mix is the all-time best savory & sweet snack! This recipe is easy, made in 10 minutes, and seriously addictive.
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Ingredients
 

  • 1 package (10 oz) mini salted pretzels
  • 5 cups cheerios
  • 5 cups corn chex
  • 2 cups salted peanuts
  • 1 lb (16 oz bag) m&m's
  • 2 packages (10 oz each) white chocolate chips
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil

Equipment

Instructions
 

  • Prep your parchment paper before starting- you can either lay it out on the counter or cover 3 large baking sheets and set aside.
  • Combine pretzels, cheerios, corn chex, peanuts, and m&m’s into a VERY large bowl. If you don't have a big enough bowl, use two and put equal amounts of each ingredient in both bowls.
  • In a microwave-safe bowl, microwave chips and oil on medium-high for 1 minute. Stir, and then continue to microwave in 10-second intervals (mixing in between each) until completely melted and smooth. Be careful not to burn the chocolate.
  • Quickly pour the white chocolate over cereal mixture and immediatly mix to coat everything with a rubber spatula or clean hands.
  • Once coated, spread the chex mix out in an even layer on the prepared parchment paper and let it cool completely. Break apart and store in an airtight container.

Notes

  • Change the theme for different holidays- use green & red m&ms for Christmas, red white and blue for 4th of July. You can even add 3-4 tbsp of colored sprinkles to make it extra festive.
  • Use the biggest bowl you can find- sometimes I have to split this up into 2 bowls if I don’t have one big enough.
  • Use your hands- I find that mixing the white chocolate into the chex mix works best if you use your hands vs. a spatula. Gives you a nice even coat, so don’t be afraid to get your hands a little dirty!
  • Use parchment or wax paper- this is the easiest to use if you don’t want your white chocolate to cool and stick to whatever you put it on.
  • Cut this recipe in half- this makes A LOT of chex mix, so if you don’t want a ton leftover just cut the recipe in half (although you won’t regret leftover, I promise).
Storing and freezing:
  • Store in an airtight container or ziplock bags. I think this is best stored in the FREEZER, it stays fresh and lasts up to 4 weeks… if you keep it around for more than a day that is.
Serving: 1quart, Calories: 1341kcal, Carbohydrates: 148g, Protein: 29g, Fat: 76g, Saturated Fat: 34g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 12g, Monounsaturated Fat: 19g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 26mg, Sodium: 725mg, Potassium: 811mg, Fiber: 11g, Sugar: 95g, Vitamin A: 1913IU, Vitamin C: 14mg, Calcium: 461mg, Iron: 19mg
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