Santa Hat Party Mix

• Produce

  • 1 cup Peanuts, salted dry roasted

• Baking & Spices

  • 8 oz White chocolate

• Snacks

  • 3 cups Pretzels, mini
  • 2 cups Rice chex

• Desserts

  • 2 cups Holiday colored m&m's
  • 1 White sprinkles I used nonpareils
  • 1 Marshmallows, mini

• Other

  • Bugles ( I used Caramel Bugles, as they were slightly sturdier
  • ½ cup craisins
  • Red Melting disks

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Ingredients

• Bugles ( I used Caramel Bugles, as they were slightly sturdier)
• Red Melting disks
• Mini marshmallows
• White sprinkles (I used nonpareils)
• 3 cups mini pretzels
• ½ cup craisins
• 1 cup salted dry roasted peanuts
• 2 cups Rice Chex
• 2 cups holiday colored M&M’s
• 8 oz. white chocolate for melting
• Return to baking sheet to allow to dry.
• When chocolate is set, sprinkle M&M’s and Bugle Santa Hats over the mix.
• Transfer to big bowl to serve.

Directions

• Melt the candy melts, along with a tablespoon of shortening (to help thin the melted candy), in 30 second intervals on half power in your microwave until melted.
• Immediately start dipping.
• Let them set up for 10 minutes or so on parchment or wax paper.
• When they are set, remelt the red candy disk (if necessary) and dip just the bottoms (the large part of the Bugle) into the white sprinkles.
• Then flip it over and dip the top in the melted candy and press a mini marshmallow on top.
• Let dry on wax paper.
• Spread all your ingredients, EXCEPT M&M’s, out on a baking sheet lined with parchment or wax paper.
• Melt your white chocolate according to package directions and drizzle over the pretzel mix.
• Transfer into a large bowl and coat mix with chocolate.