White Trash Recipe

Overhead shot of a large bowl filled with white chocolate snack mix made from pretzels, cereal, peanuts, and M&Ms.

This easy white trash recipe combines crunchy cereals, salty pretzels, peanuts, and colorful M&M’s all coated in sweet vanilla almond bark for the ultimate no-bake party snack mix.

Prep Time5

Set Time1

Total Time1 5

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: White Trash

Servings:

Calories: 805kcal

Ingredients

2 cups Corn CHEX cereal
2 cups Cheerios cereal
2 cups mini pretzel twists
1 cup dry roasted salted peanuts
2 to 2 ½ cups regular M&M’s candies, divided (2 cups for the mixture and up to ½ cup for garnish)
24 ounces vanilla almond bark candy coating

Instructions

Line a large (half-sheet 18x13 inches) rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
To an extra-large (6-quart) mixing bowl combine together the Corn CHEX cereal, Cheerios cereal, mini pretzels, peanuts, and 2 cups M&M’s candies. Set aside.
In a microwave safe bowl, melt the vanilla almond bark according to package directions, heating in 30-second intervals and stirring between each until smooth.
Pour the melted almond bark over the cereal mixture and gently fold to coat all the cereal mixture evenly with the melted almond bark. Work quickly as the almond bark does start to firm back up quickly.
Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking sheet and spread to an even layer. If desired, sprinkle up to ½ cup additional M&M’s candies evenly over the top of the mixture for added pops of color as a garnish.
Allow the white trash mixture to set at room temperature for at least 1 hour or until the vanilla almond bark has fully hardened and set up.
Once hardened, break apart with your hands into bite-sized clusters. Transfer the clusters to a serving bowl or package in cellophane bags for gifting.

Notes

Rice CHEX cereal can be substituted for the corn variety in this recipe.
You can use holiday colored M&M’s candies if serving this during those times of year.
Honey Nut Cheerios can be substituted for the original cereal if desired.
Good quality white chocolate melting wafers can be substituted for the vanilla almond bark in this recipe. Be sure to heat, and melt, according to the package directions.
2 (10-ounce) sharable size bags of M&M’s candies was enough to yield the 2 cups called for to mix with the other cereals with about ⅓-½ cup left over to sprinkle on top for optional garnish.

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