Mischief Munch Crunch

Are you crunched for time? Your family or gift recipients might enjoy "crunching" this mix. And bonus! It's quick and easy.

I have lots of favorite snack mixes - probably too many, if I'm honest. This year, I asked my family which were "must-haves" for our Christmas gathering. Some of them require baking time or extra things like popping popcorn. 

While none of them mentioned Mischief Munch Crunch, I had written a note to myself last year that the mix was popular both at home and at the extended Moore family Christmas. Since we have a nut allergy at the Moore gathering, it is also a good one when you are avoiding things like peanut butter or nuts.

And it requires no baking at all so it is quick and easy to add to your arsenal of snacks at the last minute. Let's face it: The last minute is about to arrive. On second thought, it's probably already here.

Mischief Munch Crunch

Modified from Facebook

2 cups Golden Grahams cereal

1 cup Cookie Crisp cereal 

2 cups Life cereal

2 cups micro-mini pretzels

1 cup mini marshmallows

1/2 cup red and green M&Ms

12 oz. white chocolate/almond bark

2 tbsp. holiday sprinkles

1/4 cup mini chocolate chips

 

In a large bowl, combine all cereals, pretzels, mini marshmallows and M&Ms. Melt almond bark in a microwave-safe bowl in 30-second intervals, stirring in between. (I used 50 percent power so I wouldn't burn it.) Once melted, pour over cereal mixture, stirring to coat everything. Transfer mixture to lined baking sheet; top with holiday sprinkles and mini chocolate chips. Allow to set up before breaking into pieces.  

For gift giving, portion into decorated plastic bags or holiday tubs. 

Notes:

• The original recipe called for French Toast Crunch cereal. I can't find that in my area, so I used Golden Grahams.
• I cut back a little on some of the cereal and added the mini pretzels. I found mine at Glenn's Bulk Foods. I have seen the micro-mini size in discount stores, but I couldn't find them this year. I like the little bit of "salty" in a sweet mix. The amounts in the recipe are the amount I used.
  
• My almond bark had 24 ounces in the package, so I doubled the cereal/other ingredients and used the whole package of almond bark. Easy, peasy! And then I did it three times! I give a lot of snack mixes for gifts.