The best sweet and salty snack mix ever gets a patriotic pop with red, white and blue M&M’s and sprinkles in this Patriotic Party Snack Mix. Always a huge hit on the Fourth of July!
Sweet, Salty and Star Spangled
Patriotic holidays usually means we get to look forward to a relaxing weekend with absolutely no plans. A rarity in this house! No ball games, no birthday parties, no dinner parties, no date nights out. A whole weekend waking up each morning and saying, “Hey, what do we want to do today?!”
We may not have grand activities planned, but I guarantee we’ll have great food. We’ll probably grill out every day, eat a few watermelons while sitting poolside. And of course, snack our way through a big batch of this Patriotic Snack Mix.
It is the most deliciously addicting sweet and salty snack mix your hands will ever reach into. The kids just love it!
Made with Chex Cereal, Cheerios, pretzels and dry roasted peanuts all covered in a white chocolate candy coating… I love making this fun variation of Chex Mix for every red, white and blue-themed holiday. It’s such a delicious, easy patriotic snack to share!
What Do I Need to Make Patriotic Party Mix?
(see recipe card at the bottom of this blog post for the measurements and instructions. Be sure to check out my LTK Shop to easily shop the ingredients to make this recipe!)
Ingredients:
- Chex Rice Cereal
- Cheerios
- Snyder’s Pretzel Snaps
- Dry roasted peanuts
- Vanilla candy coating
- Red, white and blue sprinkles (looking for more festive sprinkles?! I love this patriotic variety mix as well as these simple patriotic sprinkles)
- Red, white and blue M&M’s
- Red, white and blue Peanut M&M’s
Supplies:
Watch Me Make Patriotic Party Mix
Join me in the kitchen as I make a batch of this Patriotic Party Mix!
Fun and Festive Fourth of July Recipes
Plan a fun and festive Fourth of July feast with these delicious and patriotic recipes. Whether you want to spark it up with a patriotic cheese board and party mix, or feed a crowd with a hot dog board, you’re sure to find some great inspiration for a fabulous 4th of July celebration.
How to Make this Patriotic Party Mix
- In a large bowl, combine the Chex cereal, Cheerios, pretzels and peanuts.
- In a microwave safe bowl, melt the almond bark or candy coating according to package directions. Stir every 30 seconds until melted and smooth.
- Be sure not to over melt the almond bark as it will burn and become too thick to stir and coat the mix evenly.
- Pour the melted almond bark over the ingredients in the large bowl and toss to coat with a large spoon. Ingredients should be evenly coated in the almond bark.
- Spread the mixture out in an even layer on parchment paper or wax paper.
- Immediately sprinkle with the sprinkles and then the M&M’s. Allow mixture to cool completely.
- Break apart to serve. Store in an airtight container or baggie. For extra patriotic flair, serve in a star-shaped bowl.
No Memorial Day, 4th of July or Labor Day celebration would be complete without a big bowl of this patriotic party mix for everyone to enjoy!
More Scrumptious Snack Mixes
For holidays, special occasions, and the everyday munchies, my Scrumptious Snack Mix Recipes are deliciously impossible to put down. Sweet, salty, and everything in between, these snack mixes are always a huge hit!
If you make this Patriotic Party Mix, be sure to snap a picture and share it with me or tag me on Instagram @thebakermama so I can see. 
I love seeing how inspired and creative y’all get with the recipes I share. Enjoy!
xoxo,
Patriotic Party Mix
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 10 mins
- Yield: 12 cups
- Category: Dessert
Description
The best sweet and salty snack mix ever gets a patriotic pop with red, white and blue M&M’s and sprinkles. Always a huge hit!
Ingredients
- 4 cups Chex cereal
- 3 cups Cheerios
- 2 cups pretzels snaps
- 1 and 1/2 cups dry roasted peanuts
- 1 (16 ounce) package candiquik candy coating or 1 (20 ounce) package vanilla almond bark
- 2 (1.7 ounce) containers red, white and blue sprinkles
- 1 cup regular red, white and blue M&M’s
- 1 cup peanut red, white and blue M&M’s
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the Chex cereal, Cheerios, pretzels and peanuts.
- In a microwave safe bowl, melt the almond bark or candy coating according to package directions, usually 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds until melted and smooth. Be sure not to over melt the almond bark as it will burn and become too thick to stir and coat the mix evenly.
- Pour the melted almond bark over the ingredients in the large bowl and toss to coat with a large spoon. Ingredients should be evenly coated in the almond bark.
- Spread the mixture out in an even layer on parchment paper. Immediately sprinkle with the sprinkles and then the M&M’s. Allow mixture to cool completely. Break apart to serve. Store in an airtight container or baggie.
I’ve made this and it’s delicious! Certainly a crowd pleaser!
Hi, Tracy! I’m so glad everyone enjoyed it. Thank you so much for sharing!
hello!
We make snack bags for an HOA event every year and we’re trying to find something that would keep for 2-3 days without being stale. We use the adhesive bags from amazon that you peel and stick. Would these last because of the chocolate coating? We usually just do golden grahams, m&ms and marshmallows. (no chocolate coating)
Thank you!
Hi Cassidy! Yes, this mix keeps great for up to 2 weeks if stored in a sealed container or plastic bag at room temperature. I hope this helps and that they enjoy! It’s so festive and yummy yum!
There is a TikTok creator using Pinterest pictures and claiming them as her own. One is this chex mix. https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP86p4Hb6/
This is copyright infringement. I did report her on TikTok.
Hi Jamie! Thanks so much for letting me know. I will definitely look into this.
I have been to Wal-Mart, H-E-B, CVS, Walgreens, The Dollar Store, Hobby Lobby, Target, and a liquor store! CANNOT find red, white, and blue M&Ms anywhere! Uggg! Guess I’ll make it with regular ones! So patriotic! Not! Looked on Amazon, but would have to spend 50-75 dollars on bulk that wouldn’t arrive on time!
Hi Carla! I have found them at Super Target and Walmart this week. Where do you live? If necessary, you could just pick out and use the red and blue candies from the bags of regular and peanut M&M’s and only use them. The white candy coating of the mix with the red and blue M&M’s will make the mix super patriotic. Enjoy!