Description
This colorful Mardi Gras Snack Mix combines chocolatey Chex cereal, sweet muddy buddies, festive pretzel bites topped with purple and green melted chocolate, colorful M&M’s, chocolate sunflower seeds, and mini breadsticks for a fun and festive treat perfect for celebrating Mardi Gras or any party.
Ingredients
Scale
Snack Mix
- 4 cups Chocolate Rice Chex
- 5 cups Muddy Buddies (store bought or homemade recipe)
- 1/2 cup purple and green M&M’s
- 16 pretzel squares
- 8 Wilton purple chocolate melts
- 8 Wilton lime green chocolate melts
- Chocolate sunflower seeds – purple, green, and yellow
- Mini breadsticks (like the kind that comes with Nutella)
Instructions
- Prepare pretzel bites with purple chocolate: Line a baking sheet with waxed paper and set aside. Place 8 pretzel squares on a microwave-safe plate and microwave for 20 seconds to warm them slightly. Place one purple chocolate melt in the center of each warm pretzel. Microwave for an additional 20-30 seconds until the chocolate melt softens and partially melts onto the pretzels.
- Cool purple chocolate pretzels: Let the purple chocolate pretzel bites cool on the prepared baking sheet for at least 5 minutes to allow the chocolate to harden.
- Prepare pretzel bites with green chocolate: Repeat the warming and melting process using the remaining 8 pretzel squares and the lime green chocolate melts. Place on the waxed paper-lined baking sheet and cool for at least 5 minutes.
- Combine snack mix ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, add the 4 cups of Chocolate Rice Chex, 5 cups of Muddy Buddies, the cooled purple and green chocolate pretzel bites, and mini breadsticks. Toss gently to combine all ingredients evenly.
- Add finishing touches: Sprinkle the 1/2 cup purple and green M&M’s and the chocolate sunflower seeds (purple, green, and yellow) over the top of the mixed ingredients for added color and texture. Serve immediately or store in an airtight container.
Notes
- You can use store-bought muddy buddies or make your own using peanut butter, powdered sugar, and chocolate-coated Chex cereal.
- Be careful not to overheat the chocolate melts in the microwave to avoid burning.
- Allow the chocolate on pretzels to cool completely so it hardens properly, ensuring easy handling and no mess.
- Mini breadsticks add a nice crunchy texture and pair well with the chocolate and sweet elements.
- This mix can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
- For a nut-free version, ensure the muddy buddies mix does not contain peanut butter or nuts.
