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Scarecrow Crunch Snack Mix

Scarecrow Crunch Snack Mix is an easy fall snack mix with caramel popcorn, pretzels, Chex cereal, and chocolate chips, finished with a white-chocolate drizzle that sets into crunchy clusters. After drizzling and letting it set, you fold in candy corn and autumn M&Ms for a bright orange-and-yellow candy crunch.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Course: Snack
Cuisine: American
Calories: 420
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Caramel popcorn
  • 4 cup caramel popcorn
Pretzels
  • 2 cup pretzels or pretzel sticks
Mixed nuts or peanuts
  • 1 cup mixed nuts or peanuts
Candy corn
  • 1 cup candy corn
Autumn M&Ms or candy-coated chocolate
  • 1 cup autumn M&Ms or orange and yellow candy-coated chocolate
Chocolate chips or fall-colored chips
  • 1 cup chocolate chips or fall-colored chips
Corn Chex cereal
  • 1 cup corn Chex cereal
White chocolate for drizzle
  • 0.25 cup white chocolate melted (for drizzle)
Orange food coloring (optional)
  • 1 orange food coloring optional for white chocolate

Method
 

Combine the base
  1. Add caramel popcorn, pretzels or pretzel sticks, mixed nuts or peanuts, corn Chex cereal, and chocolate chips or fall-colored chips to a large bowl and stir until evenly distributed. The mix should look evenly speckled with pretzels, nuts, and chocolate throughout.
Drizzle with tinted white chocolate
  1. Melt the white chocolate, tinting with orange food coloring if desired, then drizzle it over the snack mix. Keep the drizzle light and threadlike so the candies will stay crunchy rather than coated.
Spread and set
  1. Toss gently, then spread the mixture on a parchment-lined sheet and let set for 10 minutes. You’re looking for a dull, firm coating that no longer looks glossy.
Add fall candies
  1. Break apart any clumps, then fold in the candy corn and autumn M&Ms or orange and yellow candy-coated chocolate. Stop when the candies are just combined so they don’t get crushed.
Store
  1. Transfer to an airtight container and store for up to 1 week. For best texture, keep it at room temperature and away from direct sunlight.

Notes

Pro tip: melt the white chocolate gently until smooth, then drizzle slowly for thin ribbons—this keeps the mix crunchy. Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week at room temperature; freezing is not recommended because candies may change texture. For a gluten-free swap, use gluten-free pretzels (and confirm Chex cereal is gluten-free for your brand).