Name: Christmas Crunch Chex Mix
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 34.5 ounces Ghirardelli White Chocolate Chips, (3 packages); 5 cups Corn Chex Cereal; 5 cups Rice Chex Cereal; 2 cups Dry Roasted Peanuts; 1 cup Gluten-free Pretzels; 1 1/2 cups Red and Green M&M's Candy; 1/4 - 1/2 cup Red and Green Sprinkles

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This sweet and salty Christmas Chex mix is sure to delight! Christmas Crunch is so easy to make and perfect for parties or gift giving!

Christmas Crunch Chex Mix with red and green m&m's.

How can you resist making this festive Chex party mix?! This gluten-free Christmas Crunch is a sweet and salty combo of corn and rice Chex, gluten-free pretzels, and dry roasted peanuts. It's tossed in white chocolate and garnished with red and green M&M's and sprinkles! It's perfectly festive and mildly addicting. I took a cue from my crockpot candy recipe and decided to make this right in the slow cooker, which means it's easy to make and less of a mess since it's all mixed right in the crockpot!

Ingredients in Christmas Chex Mix

Ingredients for Christmas Chex mix portioned out in bowls, including red and green m&m's and festive sprinkles.

To make this gluten-free party mix, you'll need:

Corn and Rice Chex
Gluten-free Pretzels - I like Snyders gluten-free pretzels
Dry Roasted Peanuts - be sure to read labels and get peanuts with ingredients that are only peanuts or peanuts and salt.
M&M's
Sprinkles
White Chocolate Chips - get high-quality chocolate like Giardhelli for the best flavor and melting! The brand really does make a difference!

Making Christmas Crunch

Melted white chocolate in crockpot, pouring in and stirring the pretzels, nuts, and cereal.

Step 1: Melt white chocolate in a 6-quart or larger crockpot on the WARM setting. Stir every 15 minutes.
Step 2: Stir in cereal, pretzels, and peanuts.
Step 3: Stir in half of the M&Ms.
Step 4: Spread the mixture evenly on two parchment or wax paper lined baking sheets.
Step 5: Sprinkle with sprinkles and remaining M&M's.
Step 6: Allow to cool and then break into chunks.

Recipe Notes

PLEASE NOTE: I tried this in the Instant Pot on the lowest slow cook setting and the chocolate scorched. For that reason, I DO NOT recommend using the Instant Pot for this recipe. The bottom gets too hot, too quickly, as compared to a traditional slow cooker with a thick crock that heats slowly and more evenly around the sides and bottom.
If you don't want to use the slow cooker at all, you can melt the chocolate either in the microwave or double boiler, and then mix the ingredients in a large bowl.

Christmas Crunch Mix on green cookie sheet with parchment paper.

Perfect for gifts

Portion this sweet snack out into bags or tins and you'll have the perfect gift for teachers, mail carriers, or your favorite delivery person!

Storage tips

Store at room temperature in airtight containers or Ziploc bags for several days or freeze for up to 4 weeks if making this Christmas Chex mix ahead of time.

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