This scrumptious sweet and salty Spooky Snack Mix is sure to be a Halloween hit!
Seriously Spooky Fun
With chocolate candy coated cereals, spooky fun sprinkles, pumpkin and bat shaped pretzels, bright colored Halloween M&M’s, frosted cookies and candy eyeballs, this Spooky Snack Mix is a party to both the eyes and the mouth. The sweet and salty flavors with the crunchy textures is dangerously delicious!
A Snack Mix to Go Batty For
Here I go again! I’m on a mission to make sure I have a festive snack mix for every occasion and this spooky snack mix is so fun and so yummy. My crew went crazy for it the first time I made it and has been begging for it every Halloween since.
I provide a list below of everything you need to make this snack mix along with links to easily add them to your shopping cart. But feel free to make it your own with festive Halloween ingredients that you find at your local store.
You just coat the cereals and pretzels in the chocolate candy coating and lay it out flat before immediately sprinkling with sprinkles and all the other goodies. So easy and so festive!
Watch Me Make It
Join me in the kitchen to whip up a batch of this Spooky Snack Mix for Halloween!
Ingredients and Supplies
(see recipe card at the bottom of this post for measurements and details)
Ingredients:
- Chocolate Chex cereal
- Count Chocula cereal
- Halloween pretzels
- Chocolate almond bark or chocolate candy coating (melted according to package directions)
- Halloween-themed sprinkles
- Candy eyeballs
- Halloween Blend M&M’s (regular or peanut)
- Mother’s Eerie Critters cookies
Supplies:
How to Make a Spooky Snack Mix for Halloween
- Line a large sheet pan with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, stir together the Chex cereal, 2 cups of the Halloween pretzels and 2 cups of the Count Chocula cereal.
- Melt the chocolate candy coating according to package directions.
Hot Tip!
Be sure not to over-melt the candy coating! It will burn and become too thick to stir and coat the mix evenly. Go slowly, stirring every 30 seconds until smooth.
- Pour the melted candy coating over the mixture in the large bowl and toss to coat with a large spoon. The mixture should be evenly coated in the candy coating.
- Spread the coated mixture in an even layer on the parchment-lined sheet pan. Immediately sprinkle with the sprinkles and then arrange the candy eyeballs evenly across the mixture.
- Sprinkle the mixture with the M&M’s, remaining 1 cup Count Chocula cereal, remaining 1 cup Halloween pretzels, and the Eerie Critters cookies.
- Allow mixture to cool completely. Break apart to serve and enjoy!
Storage
Store in an airtight container or baggie at room temperature for up to 2 weeks.
For Halloween parties, serve out of a fun Ghosty Candy Bowl or a Jack Skeleton Candy Bowl.
For gifting, package the snack mix in festive cellophane treat bags, small jars or airtight food containers. It looks spooky cute and keeps the mix crunchy.
Halloween Boards and Treats
Make your Halloween party one they won’t soon forget. With delicious goodies for kids and kids-at-heart, these Spectacularly Spooky Halloween Boards and Treats are frightfully fun to make and eat!
If you make this Spooky Snack Mix for Halloween, be sure to snap a picture and share it with me on Instagram @thebakermama so I can see. If you’re on Facebook, be sure to join my Friends of The BakerMama group to connect and share all the fun and yummy recipes of mine that you make! I just love seeing how inspired and creative y’all get with the ideas I share. Enjoy!
xoxo,
Spooky Snack Mix for Halloween
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 10 mins
- Yield: 15 cups
- Category: Dessert
Description
This scrumptious sweet and salty Spooky Snack Mix is sure to be a Halloween hit!
Ingredients
- 6 cups (12.8 ounce box) Chocolate Chex cereal
- 3 cups Count Chocula cereal, divided
- 3 cups Halloween pretzels, divided
- 1 (20 ounce) package chocolate candy coating, melted according to package directions
- 1 (7 ounce) container Halloween-themed sprinkles (about 3/4 cup)
- 1/4 cup candy eyeballs
- 1 and 1/2 cups Halloween Blend M&M’s (regular or peanut)
- 2 cups Eerie Critters cookies
Instructions
- Line a rimmed sheet pan with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, stir together the Chex cereal, 2 cups of the Halloween pretzels and 2 cups of the Count Chocula cereal.
- Melt the chocolate candy coating according to package directions. Be sure not to over melt the candy coating as it will burn and become too thick to stir and coat the mix evenly.
- Pour the melted candy coating over the mixture in the large bowl and toss to coat with a large spoon. The mixture should be evenly coated in the candy coating.
- Spread the coated mixture in an even layer on the parchment-lined sheet pan. Immediately sprinkle with the sprinkles and then arrange the candy eyeballs evenly across the mixture.
- Sprinkle the mixture with the M&M’s, remaining 1 cup Count Chocula cereal, remaining 1 cup Halloween pretzels, and the Eerie Critters cookies.
- Allow mixture to cool completely. Break apart to serve and enjoy!
- Store in an airtight container or baggie for up to 2 weeks.
Notes
See above within this blog post for links to all ingredients.
I think if you spread out the Chex with the melted coating and then sprinkled the sprinkles over and let that cool and then broke it (carefully) into pieces and mixed with the remaining ingredients you might get a better result. The coating is so abundant it stuck to everything and muddied the visual. Otherwise fun and deliciously addictive
How many kids does one batch serve?
Hi Elly! It depends on how much you let each kids take ;), but the recipe makes about 25 cups. Hope this helps. Enjoy!
I love making your holiday mixes. Everyone loves them! Where did you find the ghost containers? I’d like to give these to my neighbors. 🙂
Hi Dawn! I love that you enjoy making the holiday snack mixes. I apologize I’m just seeing your message. I found the ghost containers at Target. They usually have a great selection of containers each holiday in the bargain or seasonal sections. Continue to enjoy!
Can’t wait to make this!! How long do you think this keeps after making it?
Hi Tyler! If stored in a sealed container or jar, it will keep for up to 2 weeks. Enjoy!
Where did you find the raisins?
Hi Amanda! I get them at Target in the seasonal section. Enjoy!
I am making this today for my staff. I found so many cute Halloween recipes on your page. I hope you post some new ones this year
This is so fun! Where did you find the Wilton Spooky Eyeball mix?
Hi Julie! I found it at Target, but you can find similar ones on Amazon and at Walmart. Enjoy!
Where do you find the pretzels and bat cereal!?
Hi Jennifer! I found them at Target!