White Christmas trash snack mix is a sweet and salty snack mix that only takes a few minutes to make and the results are delicious. This version is decked out in red and green for the merriest of white trash mix goodness, but the colors could easily be changed for any occasion.

Close up of container of white chocolate Christmas snack mix with bugles, pretzels, peanuts, sprinkles and M&Ms.

A good snack mix is a fabulous addition to any get together. When they have a sweet and salty mix they can help tide people over until the big meal, or be a little something sweet to finish the evening.

This Christmas white trash recipe has plenty of crunch, lots of texture and tastes amazing. It will keep all of your elves a little happier this holiday season.

To be honest I bought most of the ingredients for this mix a few weeks ago. I had a vision of combining two of our favorite sweet and salty treats together.

During the fall we love hillbilly hash. The combination of peanuts and candy corn is surprisingly good. We love it so much I made a hillbilly hash popcorn that is scrumptious.

Ingredients: bugles, pretzels, peanuts, sprinkles, almond bark, sprinkles and m&ms ready to be made into snack mix.

pouring melted white chocolate over pretzels, peanuts, bugles etc.

Nana turned us on to white trash several years ago. The combination of bugles, nuts and white chocolate is also surprisingly addictive.

My grandparents both went crazy over it the first time they had some last year.

Since both are in that sweet and salty vein and both have irreverent names, I thought it would be fun to combine them into one super trashy snack mix. I bought the ingredients, but life got really busy and I didn’t get to it.

So I switched out the candy corn for some holiday M&M candies and added a dash of red and green sprinkles and turned it into a winter mix instead. It came together in less than ten minutes which made it feel extra pathetic that I couldn’t get the fall version done.

Se la vie. And there is always next year I suppose!

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sweet and salty snack mix tossed in white chocolate with red and green candies .

Hand holding pretzel and bugles coated in white chocolate and Christmas sprinkles with a red M&M stuck to the front.

It turns out mushing the phrase white trash and Christmas together is more fun than anything I had thought of for the fall version anyway! So maybe it all worked out in the end.

No matter what you call it, this mix is perfect for treat trays. Sprinkle some around your platters of Christmas cookies for a nice pop of crunch and salt.

It is also great for setting out at parties. It is funny how quickly a good snack mix will disappear once people get started eating it.

You can package it up as a festive little gifts for friends and neighbors. Or, serve it for an extra fun Christmas movie night.

Bowl of white chocolate sweet and salty snack mix ready to eat.

Storage

This white trash snack mix recipe is a great make ahead treat. Just put your snack mix in an airtight container and it will be good at room temperature for at least a week, even longer if it’s in a cool dry place.

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White Trash Christmas Snack Mix

Author: Carlee

Servings: Servings

This fun sweet and salty snack mix only takes a few minutes to make and the results are delicious. This version is decked out in red and green for the merriest of white trash snack goodness, but the colors could easily be changed for any occasion.

Prep: 5

Cook: 5

Total: 10

Ingredients

▢ 6 cups original bugles
▢ 4 cups small pretzels
▢ 2 cups salted cocktail peanuts
▢ 24 ounces white chocolate or almond bark
▢ 10 ounce bag holiday M&M’s
▢ 2 Tablespoons holiday sprinkles

Instructions

Place a large strip of wax paper or parchment paper on the counter or on a couple of baking sheets.
Put the 6 cups original bugles, 4 cups small pretzels and 2 cups salted cocktail peanuts in a large bowl.
In a separate microwave-safe bowl, melt the 24 ounces white chocolate or almond bark. I like doing this in a glass bowl in the microwave. Do short 20 to 30-second intervals, stirring well between each until it stirs smooth. White chocolate scorches easily, so short bursts is the best way to keep that from happening. Alternatively you can melt it in a double boiler, just be sure to wipe any condensation off the bottom of the pan before trying to pour the chocolate.
Drizzle the melted white chocolate over the salty snacks and stir to coat.
Quickly spread the mixture out over the wax paper, then sprinkle with 10 ounce bag holiday M&M’s and 2 Tablespoons holiday sprinkles.
Allow to cool and set completely, then break into bite sized pieces and store in an airtight container until ready to eat.

Notes

Feel free to mix up the crunchy base if you would like. You can use rice or corn Chex cereal, or even Cheerios in place of some of the bugles or pretzels. Then you would have more of a white trash Chex mix.