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Looking for a quick and easy snack to take to a Halloween party?  You can whip  up this sweet and salty treat in about 10 minutes, so what are you waiting for…get cooking!

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Halloween Snack Mix
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Serves: 6 cups
A quick and easy snack mix perfect for any fall function. If you love the combination of sweet & salty, this one’s for you!
Ingredients
  • 1 cup Reeses Pieces
  • 1 cup candy corn
  • 2 cups Chex cereal (any kind, store brand is fine!)
  • 2 cups thin pretzel sticks
  • 1, 12 oz. bag white chocolate chips
Instructions
  1. Mix first 4 ingredients together in a large bowl.
  2. Melt white chocolate chips in the microwave according to package directions.
  3. Pour melted white chocolate chips over other ingredients, toss until coated.
  4. Spread on cookie sheets lined with wax paper.
  5. Break into pieces when white chocolate has hardened. If you need to speed up the hardening process, pop the cookie sheets into the refrigerator.
Notes
If you’d like to make this colorful snack mix for other times of the year, just substitute 2 cups of m&m’s for the Reeses Pieces and candy corn.

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