White Chocolate Chex Mix

The first time I had this stuff was when I was in Young Women's. The camp director had made it for Girl's Camp. Normally, I don't like white chocolate, but this is one of the very few exceptions. I can never get enough of this stuff. Which is probably why I don't make it very often. The way I make it, makes enough to fill 4 large Ziploc bags. So I usually make it around Christmas to give away, or on other occasions where I can still have some, but then give most of it away.

You can add as little or as much of the stuff as you want, but this is the way I make it. I know the leader also put pretzels in her version, but I don't like pretzels so I usually don't add them.

White Chocolate Chex Mix



1 box Cheerios cereal

1 box Corn Chex cereal

2 large bags M&M's

1-2 containers Planters unsalted peanuts

2 bagsCraisins

2-4 bags white chocolate

2 Tsp. olive oil per 2 bags of white chocolate

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In a large bowl mix cereals, peanuts, craisins, and M&M's. You want just enough room left in the bowl so you can stir in the chocolate with out it overspilling. I usually pour half of the cereal into two separate bowls and then divide the rest of the stuff between the bowls. It seems to be easier to stir two bowls rather then stir one huge bowl and have stuff spilling out while I try to mix it.

In a microwave safe dish, pour in 2 bags of white chocolate and add 2 Tsp. olive oil. Heat in the microwave for 45 seconds. Stir. Then continue to heat it at 30 seconds, stirring each time, until you reach a spreadable consistency and all of the chips are melted.

Pour over mixture and stir until everything is well coated. I usually pour in half of the mixture and stir. Then add the rest. Then I melt the other 2 bags of white chocolate chips and use them to coat my second bowl of chex mix.

Usually I've just let it dry in the bowl before storing it in plastic bags. But this time, I laid some wax paper on my cupboard and then poured the mixture out to dry. Then I broke up the larger clumps and stored it in plastic bags. This seemed to work better because then I didn't have huge chunks to deal with later.