Need gifts for your neighbors and friends? Or a snack to feed a crowd? What about something to snack on while you drink hot chocolate and watch Christmas movies in your pajamas? This Christmas Crunch recipe is EXACTLY what you need this holiday season! Loaded with popcorn, seasonal M & M’s, and pretzels, this yummy snack mixture takes less than 15 minutes to put together and is SO tasty! It’s truly the most addicting snack; once you start snacking, you won’t be able to stop (in fact, I’m munching on some right now as I am writing this post)! I love the salty pretzels and peanuts mixed with the sweet M&M’s and the melted white chocolate. Whip up a batch of this Christmas crunch popcorn snack mix for all your neighbors and friends this holiday season.
Ingredients for Christmas Crunch
For this easy treat, all you need are a few bags of ingredients from the store and that’s it. Pop some popcorn, pour the ingredients together in a bowl, stir in melted white chocolate chips or white almond bark and you’ve got the most addictive snack mix ever! Here’s what you need:
Popcorn – I typically like to use two bags of gourmet white microwave popcorn, popped, with all the un-popped kernels removedPretzels – you can use about three cups of mini pretzels, or broken pretzel pieces.M&M’s – For holiday flair, use a bag of Christmas red and green candies.Peanuts – roasted and salted are the best for this recipe, but you can use any kind of peanuts you have on hand.White Candy Melts – I like how easily this candy melts over the popcorn mixture but you can use white chocolate chips or white almond bark too.Christmas sprinkles – These red and green sprinkles are fun and festive.
What Type of Popcorn to Use
Our favorite type of popcorn to use in Christmas Crunch is Orville Redenbacher Tender White Popcorn. It comes out so tender and fluffy! It also has a really subtle butter and salt flavor, which makes it a great base for this recipe. You don’t want to use any popcorn that has a strong flavor like movie theatre butter or kettle corn. It won’t take the flavor of the white chocolate as well.
Tips for Making Christmas Crunch
Make sure that when you add the popcorn, you don’t add any un-popped kernels — there is nothing worse than biting into one of those! I like to shake the popcorn bag really well so all the kernels fall to the bottom and then add the popcorn by the handful. Let the chocolate cool all the way before you transfer the mix into containers or bags. Store it in a cool, dry place to avoid the chocolate melting.
Additional Mix-Ins
This is one of those recipes you can really personalize and make your own. Switch up the colors of sprinkles and make a fun salty snack mix for Halloween, Easter, or birthdays. Here are just a few ideas for more mix-ins:
Christmas Cap’n Crunch CerealChex cerealAny other Christmas Cereal – there seem to be new ones every year!Cashews, Almonds, PecansMini MarshmallowsMini Peanut Butter CupsPeanut M&M’s, Peanut Butter M&M’s, Mint M&M’s or Pretzel M&M’s
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