When salty meets sweet, life is SO, so good! This ultimate Halloween party mix takes yummy white chocolate, Bugles, pretzels, rice Chex, and cheerios to make fun ghost faces, adorable witch hats, and an all-around addicting snack mix. Add in your favorite fall candies too, there’s no wrong way with this party mix!
Any ‘white trash’ mix is a favorite of mine(and my family never turns it down). You can eat a bit or a handful, it’s the perfect snack for anytime. It’s completely customizable too! You can easily swap out ingredients for those you have on hand and add only the candies that speak to your inner goblin. Add the fact that it’s fun to make and adorable to present, I love this ultimate Halloween party mix!
How to make a simple Halloween white trash mix
I say white trash mix only because that’s what I called this nostalgic dessert growing up. White is simply because the cereal and pretzels are covered in subtle favor of white chocolate melts or vanilla almond bark. I am an almond bark fan because it’s really easy to work with. Trash just means a random mix of cereals and candies, most of which you can just grab from your pantry on a whim. Sounds crazy that a trash mix can be so good but one mans’ trash is anothers’ treasure, right?
Since we are doing an ultimate mix, we need to make some cute extra candies to throw in at the end. These are simple concepts and if you don’t have time to do them, that’s completely fine and the trash mix is still amazing on its own.
Gather your ingredients
Remember, as a trash mix, you can swap out any cereals and candies for those you and your family prefers.
You will need for this party mix:
- 24 oz. package white chocolate/vanilla almond bark
- 6 cups rice Chex or rice squares
- 3 cups pretzels -divided to make ghost faces
- 3 cups orginal Bugles -divided to make wtiches hats
- 2 cups Cheerios
- A bag of candy corn.- I used half.
- A bag of your favortie M&M candies. -I used half.
- A bunch of Halloween sprinkles. You will need one jar of sprinkles to be the tiny little balls for the witches hats.
I really like having a variety of cereals. That way there’s something for everyone and plenty of textures and flavors.
Make the Halloween Ghost Faces
First, take about 8 ounces of chocolate or bark and melt it per instructions on the packaging. Then have 2 cups of twisted pretzels and candy eyes ready. Along with toothpicks for handling and wax paper to put the faces to cool.
Once the chocolate is melted, put 4-6 pretzels in the bowl with the chocolate. Give that a little stir to coat the pretzels entirely and then fish the pretzels back out. I just looped the toothpick through a hole and transferred it to the wax paper. FYI: I did notice that the hole that you loop through ends up being the open space where the mouth of the ghost forms.
After they are lying on the wax paper, drop the candy eyes on top. Make sure they are facing up before dropping!
Repeat this process, experiment with what works for you, and have fun. My little kids love to help make these ghost faces and the results crack us up!
Make the Halloween Witches Hats
When you have about 1/4 of the melted chocolate left, take the Buggles and dip the open end of the Buggle 1/4 inch into the chocolate and then immediately swirl it in small sprinkles. Then transfers the hats to wax paper to dry.
You might have to reheat the chocolate. I do this in 15-second intervals or less. The less chocolate to melt the less time you will need. You don’t want to burn your chocolate. Also, small sprinkles work best here for sticking purposes, and try and cover all the chocolate to make the brim nice and full. Your sprinkles might start to get clumpy so work in a small bowl and in batches in case you need to throw some sprinkles out to keep the hats looking nice and clean.
Make the Halloween White Trash Mix
Now it is time to use up all the other ingredients!
First, take your rice Chex or squares, Cheerios, and leftover Bugles and pretzels and combine them all in a large bowl. Then lay out a large square of wax paper about 2 feet by 2 feet on the counter for the white trash mix to cool on once made.
Next, take the remaining chocolate or almond bark, put it in a microwave safe bowl, and melt it according to package directions. It’s usually a minute at first and then 20-30 second intervals until the chocolate is melted. Stir well in between each interval. And stop heating once everything is just melted so you do not burn the chocolate.
Once the chocolate is melted, pour it on top of the cereal mixture and stir to coat all the cereal evenly. Transfer the mix immediately to the wax paper and spread it out thin. Sprinkle on your Halloween sprinkles, candy corn, and M&Ms. I only used about half of the bags of candy corn and M&Ms but that’s a preference. Now let the mix harden and set for about 15-20 mins.
Combine the Elements and Enjoy this Ultimate Halloween Party Mix
Lastly, the FUN part! Break up your white trash mix into handful size pieces and put it in a large bowl. Then add in your ghost faces and witches’ hats. Give this all a gentle toss and enjoy! A perfectly spooky and adorable Halloween treat, the Ultimate Halloween Party Mix!
Serve this ultimate Halloween party mix up in individual containers as Halloween party favors, school snacks, or as a treat for family and friends! Store at room tempture in an airtight container for no longer than a week.
Other Fall Favortie Snacks and Desserts
Want something a tad bit on the healthy side? Try this amazing apple dip! Pair it with your favorite apples and be slightly less guilty about all the sugar this holiday season brings. Sweet and creamy, this apple dip is the only apple dip you will ever need!
How about an awesome cookie? This glazed pumpkin cookie recipe is the best pumpkin cookie out there! Fluffy cake-like pumpkin cookies topped with a sweet and simple brown sugar glaze are just the right amount of fall flavor to make you feel all the feelings of crisps, cool days, cozy nights, and the beautiful beginnings of holiday traditions. The perfect intro to a great season!
This one never fails me! Fun orange jello sandwiched between layers of crunchy crushed Oreos and creamy cool whip and cream cheese are an array of yummy flavors and textures that make this Halloween dirt dessert yumtastic. Then garnish it with your scariest gummy creepy crawlers and watch this spooktacular dessert disappear!
Ultimate Halloween Party Mix
Ingredients
- 24 ounces white chocolate/ vanilla Almond Bark
- 6 cups rice Chex or rice squares
- 3 cups twisted pretzels divided-some for ghost faces
- 3 cups original Bugles divided- some for witches hats
- 2 cups Cheerios
- 1 bag candy corn used half of a bag
- 1 bag favorite Halloween M&Ms used half of a bag
- Bunch of Halloween sprinkles some need to be small
Instructions
Make the Ghost Faces
- First, take about 8 ounces of chocolate or bark and melt it per instructions on the packaging. Then have 2 cups of twisted pretzels and candy eyes ready. Along with toothpicks for handling and wax paper to put the faces to cool.
- Once the chocolate is melted, put 4-6 pretzels in the bowl with the chocolate. Give that a little stir to coat the pretzels entirely and then fish the pretzels back out. I just looped the toothpick through a hole and transferred it to the wax paper. FYI: I did notice that the hole that you loop through ends up being the open space where the mouth of the ghost forms.
- After they are lying on the wax paper, drop the candy eyes on top.Repeat this process, experiment with what works for you, and have fun.
Make the Witches Hats
- When you have about 1/4 of the melted chocolate left, take the Bugles and dip the open end of the Buggle 1/4 inch into the chocolate and then immediately swirl it in small sprinkles. Then transfer the hats to wax paper to dry standing up on the brim of the hat. Repeat this process until you have used up all your melted chocolate.
Make the rest of the Halloween White Trash Mix
- First, take your rice Chex or squares, Cheerios, and leftover Bugles and pretzels and combine them all in a large bowl. Then lay out a large square of wax paper about 2 feet by 2 feet on the counter for the white trash mix to cool on once made.
- Next, take the remaining chocolate or almond bark, put it in a microwave safe bowl, and melt it according to package directions. It's usually a minute at first and then 20-30 second intervals until the chocolate is melted. Stir well in between each interval. And stop heating once everything is just melted so you do not burn the chocolate.
- Once the chocolate is melted, pour it on top of the cereal mixture and stir to coat all the cereal evenly. Transfer the mix immediately to the wax paper and spread it out thin. Sprinkle on your Halloween sprinkles, candy corn, and M&Ms. I only used about half of the bags of candy corn and M&Ms but that's a preference. Now let the mix harden and set for about 15-20 mins.
- Lastly, the FUN part! Break up your white trash mix into handful size pieces and put it in a large bowl. Then add in your ghost faces and witches' hats. Give this all a gentle toss and enjoy!
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