Christmas Crunch

Start to Finish: 20 minutes
 

Ingredients:

1 (24 oz) package white bark coating

1 box of Corn Chex

1 large bag of mini pretzels

1 large jar of salted dry roasted peanuts

1 package of plain M&Ms (you can use the holiday varieties at any time of the year)

Directions:

1. Cover a large space of your counter space with wax paper and tape it down.

2. In a very large bowl combine the Chex, pretzels, peanuts, and M&Ms. You might have to work in smaller batches if you can't fit everything in one bowl with room to mix. Dump the peanuts and M&Ms in last so they don't all sink to the bottom.

3. In a smaller bowl melt your bark coating in the microwave in 30 second intervals and stir in between. Don't let it go for too long at once or it will scald and you will have to toss it out and start over. 

4. When the bark coating is melted, gently pour into the larger bowl and toss with the dry ingredients. You can adjust the amount of coating you use based on your preference. 

5. Working quickly, dump the mixture out onto your wax paper and spread out a thin layer to dry. Once it is dry, break it into pieces and store in an airtight container or divide into decorative cello bags to give away.

Variations: You can use anything you want to substitute in this mix - Cheerios, Reese's Pieces, butterscotch chips, chocolate chips, etc. Be creative!

Notes: This is REALLY good. I may just bypass making all treats and just make this to give away for Christmas. It is extremely easy to make and absolutely delicious. It also really does make a lot. I had to half the recipe with the biggest bowl I had (which was pretty big) and store it in 4 separate medium sized bowls to have enough room.

Servings: 42

 

Estimated Price: $9.00

Nutrition Facts per serving: 309 cal., 14.3 g total fat (6.2 g sat. fat), 346 mg sodium, 39.7 g carbo., 2.2 g fiber, 7 g pro. Daily Values: 4% vit. A, 4% vit. C, 10% calcium, 26% iron