Maple Cinnamon Snack Mix
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This Maple Cinnamon Snack Mix is the perfect salty-sweet fall treat. It is SO easy to make this sweet chex mix recipe. Just mix your ingredients together and toss them in a maple white chocolate sauce.
Make this simple salty-sweet fall snack mix
Last month I made a buffalo snack mix that I thought was PERFECT, but Amy told me she’d prefer a sweet maple snack mix. Amy loves maple flavored anything like this Maple Cinnamon Grain Free Granola. I went back to the drawing board and came up with this.
This is a maple cinnamon snack mix that is SO simple, but still delicious. You can easily make this sweet fall treat in less than 20 minutes.
All you need to do is mix the dry ingredients.Then, melt the white chocolate and mix the wet ingredients. Finally, toss it all together, cool and serve!
How should I serve this sweet and salty Chex mix?
We have been keeping this snack mix on our counter as an easy grab and go snack. This sweet chex mix recipe is perfect as a party appetizer.
You could also make a big batch, package it in individual baggies and give it out as a party favor. We also love to make it as a sweet and salty movie snack.
It would also be a great addition to a spread of Thanksgiving dinner desserts.
Kitchen Tools
- Measuring cups
- Measuring spoons
- Mixing bowls
- Mixing spoon
- Sheet pan
- Parchment paper
- Microwave or double boiler for melting white chocolate
What ingredients will I need to make this sweet chex mix recipe?
You will be amazed at how easy it is to make this snack mix with just a few basic ingredients. The best part is that you can store all of these ingredients in your pantry and make this sweet and salty chex mix whenever you want!
- Rice chex cereal
- Mini pretzels
- Roasted peanuts
- White chocolate chips
- Coconut oil
- Maple syrup
- Maple extract
- Cinnamon
Ingredient substitutions
I prefer to make this sweet chex mix with rice chex cereal, but you can use corn chex instead. Avoid using wheat chex because the texture is too rough.
If you have a peanut allergy or just prefer something else, you can use sliced almonds or chopped pecans in place of the peanuts.
Instead of maple extract you can use the same amount of vanilla extract, but I love the strong maple flavor and aroma that the extract adds to this recipe.
Lastly, if you cannot find white chocolate chips you can certainly use a white chocolate bar. Chop the bar into chunks so that it melts faster and more evenly.
Let’s make a Maple Cinnamon Snack Mix!
Step 1: Mix dry ingredients
To begin, add rice chex cereal, pretzels and peanuts to a large mixing bowl. Mix the ingredients together.
Step 2: Prepare maple cinnamon white chocolate mixture
Then, heat white chocolate chips and coconut oil until chocolate melts. Heat maple syrup and mix into the white chocolate mixture. Mix maple extract, and cinnamon into the melted chocolate.
This mixture will might thick and sticky so mix it together as best you can. If you are having trouble mixing, gently heat the mixture over a double boiler.
Step 3: Mix the two together
Next, pour the warm melted chocolate mixture over the dry ingredients and mix immediately. Then, mix until the maple chocolate is as distributed as possible throughout the dry mixture.
It’s okay if some pieces are more coated in the chocolate than others.
Finally, pour the mixture onto a lined baking sheet to cool. Allow to cool completely and then enjoy.
This sweet chex mix recipe is best enjoyed immediately. If you want to make it ahead of time, store in an air tight container in the refrigerator to ensure freshness.
How should I store this Salty Sweet Chex Mix?
I like to store this in an airtight container in a cool, dark location so that the chocolate doesn’t melt. It will be okay out of the fridge for up to 4 days or will stay fresh in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
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You can find the full recipe below. If you make this recipe, please rate and review it in the comments, or share it with me on Instagram!
Maple Cinnamon Snack Mix
A salty sweet maple cinnamon snack mix made with chex cereal, pretzels and peanuts.
Ingredients
- 3 cups rice Chex (can substitute with corn Chex)
- 2 cups mini pretzels
- 1/2 cup roasted peanuts
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- 1/2 tsp maple extract (can substitute with vanilla extract, but it will not have the strong maple flavor)
- 2 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Add rice chex cereal, pretzels and peanuts to a large mixing bowl and mix them all together
- Heat white chocolate chips and coconut oil until chocolate melts. Warm maple syrup in the microwave and mix into the white chocolate and coconut oil.
- Mix maple extract and cinnamon into the melted chocolate mixture – this mixture might seem thick and sticky so mix it together as best you can
- Pour the warm melted chocolate mixture over the dry ingredients and mix immediately
- Mix until the maple chocolate is as distributed as possible throughout the dry mixture – its okay if some pieces are more coated in the chocolate than others
- Pour the mixture onto a lined baking sheet to cool
- Allow to cool completely and then enjoy
- This snack mix is best enjoyed immediately, but you can store it in an airtight container on the counter for up to 5 days
Nancy says
If you don’t love maple flavor but love cinnamon, can you think of an alternative to maple syrup?
Madeline says
You could use honey or agave! Or leave it out completely and it should be okay just use a few extra white chocolate chips ☺️
Katie Wilson says
This stuff is addicting, we can’t stop eating it by the handfuls! Triple the batch, trust me! So good for eating while watching Fall movies!!
Madeline says
Could not agree more!! Thank you!!
Maria says
So yummy and addicting! Made with vanilla extract instead of maple since that was on hand. The whole family loved it.
★★★★★
Madeline says
Thank you! So glad you all enjoyed!!
Bird says
This was so easy and delicious! Even my husband (who hates sweets) couldn’t stop eating it. The two of us polished off a batch in two days!!
Madeline says
amazing!! thank you!
Courtney says
So tasty!! I made a double batch for movie night and everyone loved it. The only problem I had is my chocolate mixture got really thick, I think it was because my syrup was cold though. Next time I’ll make sure that is room temp, hopefully that’ll fix my problem.
★★★★★
Madeline says
so glad you enjoyed! yes temperature can definitely be an issue. Also certain white chocolate chips melt werid! Its odd that regular chocolate chips never give me that issue.
Debbie says
What can I use in place of coconut oil? Thanks
Madeline says
Any neutral tasting oil. not olive oil
Lquren says
Hi there, happy Christmas Eve! I have tried this twice, but every time I add the maple syrup my chocolate completely seizes up. Like, it won’t even melt when I try to hear it back up. Any ideas? Am I supposed to use the fake kind of maple syrup? I have the 100% kind, from Aldi. Thanks so much.
Lauren says
Ps, I took a cleansing breath and tried a third time. Melted the chocolate, and then quickly poured it over the mix. Then I just sprinkled cinnamon over, and spread it out, and drizzled maple on it, working quickly like a madwoman. It worked perfectly, I think, lol. Thanks for listening. 🙂
★★★★★
Madeline says
hi Lauren I am so sorry you were having trouble but glad it finally worked!
Grace Clark says
As the other reviews mentioned, when mixing the maple syrup and cinnamon with the chocolate and oil, it seizes up and gets very thick – almost like a dough. I tried mixing it with the cereal mixture and it just turned into little clumpy balls and didn’t coat the cereal whatsoever. I tried again, keeping the white chocolate, oil, and extract mixture separate from the cinnamon, and omitting the maple syrup all together. This worked much better! I mix to the cereal and snacks with the white chocolate mixture to get it coated, and then sprinkle the cinnamon over top while it was still wet.
★★★
Madeline says
Sorry this happened. I will retest and edit the reicpe.