Valentine Bait Snack Mix
Valentine Bait Snack Mix is an addictive sweet and salty combination of cereal, pretzels, peanuts and M&M's covered in white chocolate. Your Valentine is as good as caught!
Equipment
- 9 x 13-inch baking dish or pan
- large mixing bowl
- large spoon or rubber/silicone spatula
- measuring cups and spoons
- 2-cup glass measuring cup
- double boiler (optional)
- parchment paper (optional)
Ingredients
- 2 cups (60g) Cheerios cereal
- 2 cups (66g) Chex cereal (corn or rice)
- 1 cup (125g) salted peanuts
- 1 1/2 cups (75g) pretzels, I like the sticks
- 1 cup (170g) Valentine M&M’s candies
- 1 cup (160g) white chocolate You can also use white almond bark or vanilla-flavored melting wafers.
- 1 tbsp (11g) vegetable shortening
- non-stick cooking spray, optional
Instructions
- Line a 9 x 13-inch baking dish or pan with parchment paper and set aside. (If you don’t have parchment, you can spray the dish with non-stick cooking spray.)
- Add both cereals, peanuts, pretzels and half of the M&M’s to a large mixing bowl. (I add the other half of the M&M’s last because they look prettier in the mix that way. You can skip this part if you want and just add all of the M&M’s in the beginning.)
- Mix the ingredients together.
- Add white chocolate and shortening to a microwave-safe measuring cup or bowl.
- Melt in the microwave in 30-second increments until completely melted and smooth, stirring in between. (You can also use a double boiler to melt the chocolate, but I find the microwave easier.)
- Add the melted white chocolate to the bowl with the cereals, peanuts, pretzels and M&M’s.
- Mix melted white chocolate with the cereal ingredients using a large spoon or silicone spatula until everything looks evenly coated.
- Spread the mixture evenly in the baking dish.
- Let snack mix cool and harden in the refrigerator for 10-15 minutes. You can also let it sit at room temperature for 1 hour if you don’t want to put it in the refrigerator.
- Carefully break up the snack mix with your hands.
- Add the remaining M&M’s and toss.
- Enjoy!
Notes
Valentine bait snack mix can be stored in an airtight storage bag or container at room temperature for up to 4 days.
