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!
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
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



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
This sounds so good!! I love to make Chex mix it’s fun to find new variations to try out!
This recipe sounds so easy and so yummy! I bet I could eat the entire batch by myself!
Yumm, I usually only think of Chex mix during the fall. This would allow us to enjoy it throughout the winter!
Yum! What a great snack idea. I may have to try this.
Love snack mix recipes like this, always a big hit around our home! Will have to try yours soon, looks delicious!