Name: Christmas Reindeer Chex Mix Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 3 min
Total time: 23 min
Ingredients: 9 cups Chex cereal ((I used rice Chex, but corn Chex works great too!)); 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips; ½ cup creamy peanut butter; ¼ cup butter ((room temperature)); 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1½ cups powdered sugar; 10 ounces holiday m&m candies ((I used peanut butter, any flavor will work)); 16 Reese's peanut butter cups ((cut into bite-sized pieces - or use mini peanut butter cups))

If you are looking for the perfect festive treat for your holiday party, this Christmas Reindeer Chex Mix Recipe is always a huge hit!

This is an easy recipe that is a fun treat to make for neighbors or share with friends this holiday season. It is also the perfect treat for all of your holiday parties happening this time of year! With minimal ingredients and no oven needed, it’s something you can quickly throw together when you need the perfect snack or party food during the Christmas season.

For another salty Christmas Chex Mix, check out our White Chocolate Chex Party Mix! It’s a fun festive recipe.

Christmas Muddy Buddies with colorful candies and Reese's peanut butter cups in a white bowl

Sometimes we will make this festive snack mix and put it in little cellophane bags to give away during Christmas time. You can tie up the bag with a fun bow and hand-deliver this sweet treat to add a little extra magic to someone’s holiday. This reindeer snack mix is a great gift!

Some families will make this Reindeer Chow Chex Mix and put a bowl out on Christmas Eve or Christmas morning for Santa’s reindeer. While I don’t know if it’s recommended reindeer food, I think that is such a fun tradition!

Reindeer Puppy Chow Ingredients:

To make this Reindeer Chow Recipe, you will need:

Chex cereal (I used rice Chex, but corn Chex works great too!)
semi-sweet chocolate chips
creamy peanut butter
butter (room temperature)
vanilla
powdered sugar
holiday m&m candies (I used peanut butter m&m’s)
Reese’s peanut butter cups (I used mini ones)

You can also add in your favorite mix-ins:

salty pretzels (pretzel sticks or mini pretzels work great!)
white chocolate chips
dash of holiday-colored sprinkles
mini marshmallows
nuts
Cheerios cereal
anything goes!

How to make this easy Reindeer Chow:

Pour cereal into large mixing bowl; set aside.

In another large bowl that is microwave-safe, combine chocolate chips, peanut butter and butter.

chocolate chips, butter, and peanut butter in a bowl

Microwave chocolate, peanut butter, and butter for 1 minute. Remove from microwave and stir, then microwave for 30 more seconds and stir again until the peanut butter mixture is completely smooth (it might only take the first minute of microwaving, every microwave is different).

melted chocolate ready to mix in with chex cereal

Stir in vanilla extract. Pour melted chocolate slowly over Chex Mix cereal in the bowl, stirring carefully to coat cereal pieces evenly with chocolate.

Pour coated cereal mixture into large gallon Ziplock bag.

cereal coated with chocolate in a plastic bag

Add powdered sugar into the bag and seal bag closed (here is a trick – place the bag in a plastic pitcher and pull the edges of the bag over the edges of the pitcher – it’s way easier to dump the cereal in the bag when it’s held open like that!).

cereal coated with chocolate and powdered sugar in a plastic bag

Now is the fun part – shake the bag all around to coat all of the cereal well.

Add Christmas m&m’s and Reese’s peanut butter cups to the Christmas snack mix and you are good to go!

Store leftovers in a ziploc bag or other airtight container and it will last for up to 1 week. Enjoy – it’s one of our favorite holiday treats!

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Serves: 16 people