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Prep Time
30
minutes
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Course
Appetizer, Gift, Snack
Cuisine
American
Servings
12
Equipment
zip lock bags
Ingredients
1
box
12 oz. Kix cereal, about 12 cups
20
oz
almond bark, or white chocolate candy coating
1 1/2
cups
peanut butter
3
tsp
ground cinnamon
1
box
powdered sugar, about 4 cups
2
cups
red and green M & Ms
Instructions
Pour Kix into an extra large mixing bowl
put almond bark, peanut butter and cinnamon in another large microwaveable mixing bowl
Microwave on high for 1 minute, stir. Keep heating in 30 second intervals until mixture has melted, stirring to combine
Pour melted mixture over Kix and gently stir until cereal is all coated
Divide powdered sugar into 1 large ziplock bags
Scoop coated cereal into bags, about half of cereal mix in each bag. Seal bags closed and shake and toss until all cereal is coated with sugar
Pour the coated cereal back into the extra large mixing bowl.
Scoop mixture into individual quart or sandwich size ziplock bags
Divide M&Ms, putting some in each baggie. Seal bags and shake to mix
Place cereal mix into a gift bag and attach printed labels
Makes 12 bags
Notes
Variations:
Substitute Chex or Cheerios for the Kix
Use melted white or milk chocolate chips to coat cereal
Substitute almond butter for peanut butter
Keyword
cereal and candy mix, Christmas snack mix, holiday, Kix candy mix, M & Ms snack mix, reindeer food, snack mix