Ultimate Halloween Party Mix
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!
Servings 12
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!