Whether you’re looking for a seasonal snack or wanting something fun and easy to add to a dessert table, Snickerdoodle Snack Mix is the perfect sweet and salty treat!
Snickerdoodle Snack Mix is a combination of your favorite snacks, including Chex mix, cheerios, popcorn, pretzels, pecans, and chocolate rice cakes, coated with cinnamon and sugar and drizzled with rich, sweet white chocolate. It’s a snack-lover’s dream!
The flavors in this seasonal treat remind me of one of my favorite holiday cookies, Grandma’s Snickerdoodles. With their chewy, crunchy texture and the sweet cinnamon-sugar coating, they lend their name and sweet flavors to this delicious holiday snack mix.
Your family will love Snickerdoodle Snack Mix because it comes together quickly and makes enough to share with a crowd…or give to someone special for a sweet holiday surprise.
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Melted white chocolate is drizzled over Snickerdoodle Snack Mix to make it flavorful and festive. I like to used Ghirardelli White Vanilla Flavored Melting Wafers. They are a dream to work with since they melt easily in the microwave or in a double boiler on the stove.
Snickerdoodle Snack Mix Recipe
Key Ingredients:
- Cinnamon Chex cereal or Cinnamon Toast Crunch
- Honey Nut Cheerios
- Goldfish pretzels
- microwave popcorn, butter flavored
- pecans halves
- chocolate rice crisps
- melted butter
- cinnamon and sugar mixture
- white melting wafers
How to make Snickerdoodle Snack Mix
Step-by-Step Instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Pop the microwave popcorn according to package instructions and allow it to cool slightly. Combine sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.
- Place the first 5 ingredients into a large mixing bowl. Drizzle with melted butter and sprinkle the cinnamon-sugar mixture over all. Stir gently to coat the snacks. Spread the mixture on two large baking sheets in a single layer. Bake for 15 minutes.
- Remove the mixture from the oven and add the chocolate rice cakes. Melt the white chocolate according to package instructions and drizzle over the warm snack mix. Refrigerate the trays until chocolate has set, 25-30 minutes.
- Place snack mix in airtight tins for gifting or in sealable plastic bags until ready to serve. Recipe makes 12 cups of snack mix or 12 servings.
What can I add to Snickerdoodle Snack Mix?
Another reason you’re going to love Snickerdoodle Snack Mix is because it is so versatile. You can add just about any cinnamon flavored snacks you like. And you’ll be surprised at how many you’ll find.
Don’t have honey nut cheerios, use cinnamon or chocolate flavor cheerios. There are so many ways to customize this flavorful snack mix to make it even more appealing to your family. Here are a few suggestions for additions/substitutions for this tasty fall treat.
- Cinnamon Toast Crunch
- Cinnamon pretzel sticks (Dot’s)
- Cinnamon Teddy Grahams
- Cinnamon & Sugar Pringles Mingles
- Cinnamon Crunch Pop Corners, broken
- Honey Cinnamon Graham Crackers, broken
- Nilla Wafers Mini Cookies (one of our favorites)
I hope you come back and leave me a comment with the perfect combination of snack you used to make your Snickerdoodle Snack Mix!
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Snickerdoodle Snack Mix
Ingredients
- 2 cups Chex cereal, cinnamon flavor
- 2 cups Cheerios, Honey Nut flavor
- 2 cups pretzels, Goldfish
- 3 cups popcorn, butter flavor
- 1 cup pecans, halved
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 cups rice crisps, Quaker, chocolate flavor
- 5 ounces white chocolate, melted, Ghirardelli Vanilla melting wafers
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Pop the microwave popcorn according to package instructions and allow it to cool slightly. Combine sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.
- Place the first 5 ingredients into a large mixing bowl. Drizzle with melted butter and sprinkle the cinnamon-sugar mixture over all. Stir gently to coat the snacks. Spread the mixture on two large baking sheets in a single layer. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes.
- Remove the mixture from the oven and add the chocolate rice cakes. Melt the white chocolate according to package instructions and drizzle over the warm snack mix. Refrigerate the trays until chocolate has set, 25-30 minutes.
- Place snack mix in airtight tins for gifting or in sealable plastic bags until ready to serve. Recipe makes 12 cups of snack mix or 12 servings.
Equipment
- 1 large mixing bowl
- 2 large sheet pans
Notes
- Cinnamon Toast Crunch
- Cinnamon pretzel sticks (Dot’s)
- Cinnamon Teddy Grahams
- Cinnamon & Sugar Pringles Mingles
- Cinnamon Crunch Pop Corners, broken
- Honey Cinnamon Graham Crackers, broken
- Nilla Wafers Mini Cookies (one of our favorites)