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Cupid Crunch Recipe

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Around the holidays we make something we call Reindeer Food with Chex cereal, pretzels, chocolate chips all wrapped in delicious white candy melts. We make a huge batch of it and I eat it by the handful. It’s not fancy, but it’s yummy, and the perfect mix of sweet and salty. It’s always a hit. I changed it around a little bit for Valentine’s Day and the end result is just as fabulous, and super festive. Today we’re sharing our Cupid Crunch recipe!

The sweetest and easiest treat for Valentine's Day is our Cupid Crunch recipe. Made with Chex cereal, mini-marshmallows, salty pretzel sticks, chocolate candies or chocolate chips coated in Wilton Candy Melts makes for the perfect mix of sweet and salty. #CupidCrunch #ValentinesDayTreats #NoBakeRecipes this post!
Cupid Crunch is an easy, no-bake recipe made with Chex cereal and can be totally customized to your tastes.

A Sweet and Salty Treat

The good news is that this Chex recipe can be easily customized to suit your tastes. Prefer white chocolate to dark? Go for it.

The original recipe calls for nuts, but I always leave those out.

Also, I use three kinds of Chex cereal which is of course optional, too. I think the mix of types adds a lot of texture, but really you do you. Oh, and I never measure anything in this recipe. It’s all guesstimated and it always comes out great.

Cupid Crunch is a Chex cereal recipe made with candy melts and can be totally customized with whatever will satisfy your sweet tooth. Perfect to make this Valentine's Day!
Wilton Candy Melts coat the Chex cereal, mini marshmallows, pretzels and chocolate candies making it sticky and sweet and a perfect treat.
Cupid Crunch - Chex Mix Candy for Valentine's Day from Megan & Wendy

Cupid Crunch

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Ingredients
  

  • 3 cup Corn Chex
  • 3 cup Wheat Chex
  • 3 cup Rice Chex
  • 2 cup pretzel sticks
  • 2 cup mini marshmallows
  • 2 cup chocolate chips or Valentine's M&M Candies
  • 1 package Wilton Candy Melts (white or pink)

Instructions
 

  • Combine all dry ingredients. If using chocolate chips, freeze the chocolate for about ten minutes before starting the recipe so that the chips don't melt when they come in contact with the candy coating.
  • Microwave your candy coating at 30 second intervals. This is the most fussy part of the process. Stir after each 30 seconds and be careful NOT to overmelt your candy or it will become unusable. Once the candy is melted, pour it over the mix and toss quickly to coat completely.
  • Pour the mix out on to a parchment lined baking sheet and allow to dry for one hour. After one hour, break candy apart and store in an airtight container.

Notes

You can use any combination of Chex that you prefer, as long as you use a total of nine cups. I typically use at least two variety for a variety of textures. 
You can omit any of the ingredients, like the nuts for allergies or preference, and just slightly bump up the quantity of the other items. 

Looking for a homemade treat to make this Valentine's Day? Try our Cupid Crunch recipe made with Chex cereal. A perfect mix of sweet and salty, this treat will satisfy every sweet tooth. #ValentinesDayTreats #DIYValentineTreats
Cupid Crunch is a delicious snack you can keep for your family or package up in disposable cups or cellophane bags to treat friends and neighbors.

It will last for at least a week, but we doubt it will last that long in your house.

Enjoy!

Related: Chex Cereal Reindeer Food Recipe


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