Christmas Crack * Holly Wants It All

Hi All!!

Merry Christmas Eve!!! Today’s post is about one of my favorite foods that I enjoy during Christmas….Christmas Crack!

Years ago one of my coworkers gave me a little box before Christmas and told me to enjoy her “Christmas Crack.” I opened the box and knew it was Chex Mix, however, I’d never seen or tasted this version before and it was really good! This went on for years that on the last day of work before Christmas my sweet coworker would always come by my desk and drop off Christmas Crack and I looked forward to it every year. Two years ago when I had my daughter, I was still on maternity leave for Christmas and realized I wouldn’t be getting my yearly treat of Christmas Crack. 🙁 So I set out to the grocery store and googled how to make my own! I ended up putting it in mason jars and giving it out to family that came over to my house on Christmas to take home. I think this is a great idea because all too often I’m totally stuffed at a gathering and won’t eat any dessert, but hours later at home or the next day I’m wishing I had a cupcake, brownie, or etc. from the party. So this way you get to take some sweets home with you to enjoy later on!

I think most people have heard of Chex Mix and are somewhat familiar with all of the delightful concoctions that the great people over at General Mills have come up with! They really have quite the extensive list of Chex Mix recipes that you can find here. Christmas Crack is a such a tasty holiday version of Chex Mix, but I actually can’t find the exact recipe that I use on their website! I have tweaked a recipe that I found a few years ago online that works for me and I hope you enjoy it!

Christmas Crack Recipe

*This recipe makes a large amount. This year I filled two large size (32 oz.) mason jars and nine jelly (12 oz.) jars. Plus, my mom was over and between us we probably eat 1-2 cups of it before I even jarred them up!*

Ingredients:

3 cups Cheerios

2 cups Rice Chex

2 cups Corn Chex

2 cups Wheat Chex

(You can use any kind of Chex, but I like a nice variety!)

2 cups pretzels

2 ½ cups M&M’s

30 oz. white chocolate morsels

Directions:

1. Place parchment paper on two large cookie sheets. Set aside.

2. In a very large bowl, combine Cheerios, Rice Chex, Corn Chex, Wheat Chex, pretzels, and M&Ms. Mix well to evenly distribute all pieces.

3. Melt white chocolate in a double boiler on medium to low heat until fully melted and smooth.

4. Quickly poor all melted chocolate over your chex mixture.

5. Using a large spoon, gently mix the melted chocolate into the chex mixture and be sure to try and coat all pieces with the chocolate!

6. Once fully mixed together, pour mixture onto the two cookie sheets from earlier. Let mixture fully dry on the cookie sheets for a few hours. I typically make this at night and just leave overnight.