Halloween Monster Munch
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This Monster Munch is a super easy no-bake treat that’s perfect for Halloween or a monster themed birthday party. You only need a few simple ingredients and 15 minutes to make it. Easy, fast, and so addicting!
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I know there are a million different variations for Chex Mix, but I tweaked my popular candy corn pretzel bark to come up with this version of monster munch for Halloween. It’s a super simple, and ridiculously good, treat. There’s no oven required; just melt the chocolate, dump everything in a bowl, mix, and let it set.
This Halloween Monster Munch would make a great snack for a school lunch, or wrapped in little cellophane baggies for a class celebration or birthday party. Seriously, your kid will be so totally wicked!
Helpful Tips & Variations
This is definitely one of those recipes where it’s so easy to alter! You just want to keep the ratios in this recipe the same, to make certain the white chocolate coats everything evenly. Have fun with it!
- Use white candy melts or melting wafers. I prefer Wilton candy melts or Ghirardelli White Melting Wafers for candy making because of their smooth consistency and once dried and hardened, they don’t soften at room temperature. If you want to use regular white chocolate, I recommend combining it with some coconut oil, which will help thicken it up and harden faster. You’ll need about 1 tablespoon coconut oil per 1 cup of chocolate.
- Popped popcorn. You can buy it bagged or make my stovetop popcorn.
- Chex cereal. I use Rice Chex, but corn chex works great too.
- Candy corn. We love it. If you don’t, replace it with a different candy.
- Love nuts? Swap out some of the pretzel pieces with chopped nuts.
- Add-ins. Feel free to stir in some sprinkles and/or candy eye balls.
- Add some color. Drizzle on some melted orange candy melts for more color.
To make your Halloween party complete, serve it with more Halloween treats like our Withes Brew, Halloween Poke Cake, Ghost Meringue Cookies, and Bloodshot Eyeballs!
Halloween Monster Munch
Ingredients
- 4 cups popped popcorn
- 4 cups Rice Chex Cereal
- 2 cups thin pretzel sticks, broken into pieces
- 1 & 1/2 cups candy corn
- 1/4 cup mini orange and brown M&Ms
- 12 ounces white candy melts
Instructions
- Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside.
- Add the popcorn, Chex cereal, pretzel pieces, candy corn, and mini M&Ms to a very large mixing bowl.
- Melt the candy melts according to package directions until completely smooth.
- Drizzle candy melts over the popcorn mixture, then using a spatula, quickly (but gently) stir and fold until all the ingredients are coated.
- Transfer the mixture to the lined baking sheet, spreading it out to an even layer.
- Place in the refrigerator to completely dry and set, 30-60 minutes.
- Break into snack-size pieces and serve in cute Halloween cupcake liners or package up in cellophane bags for a cute party favor.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information given is an automatic calculation and can vary based on the exact products you use and any changes you make to the recipe. If these numbers are very important to you, I would recommend calculating them yourself.
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i was very thankful last year when i was able to get christmas wrapping paper and bows early. My son was in iraq and my church group was getting a holiday box together for him and his troop to share. I wanted the box to be frestive and make them feel like christmas came to Iraq for them. i sent gifts and christmas candies for them all some homemade and some not. My son told me all the guys were excited to get a gift and some candy. im glad i could go and buy the stuff early so we could wrap it and ship it to them it takes forever to get there so i wanted it to be in there hads befor Christmas. And it was .
Costco had Christmas gift wrap and ribbons out a month ago; see my photo on FB and the reaction that ensued (pretty much the same thing).
I really should drop them a line via customer service telling them that although I really do love the company, it does not really help their bottom line to get that stuff out this early, because everyone is so abhorred by it (totally empirical observations here) they won’t buy it.
Oh yes, I was part of that thread! There’s no doubt that having the holiday decorations out THAT early makes it anti-climatic and makes everyone apathetic.
I am so with you on the Christmas decorations! I saw them at Costco, too. But I love this yummy Halloween mix!
Yaaay! Something to do with my candy corn besides make butterfingers! I have a huge stockpile from last year–a friend gave me a big jug of it that she won at work and since I don’t eat it (not a candy corn fan), I need ways to use it. Will pin this!
P.S. I love that you squeal with excitement at stores and laugh out loud because so do I! I think we’d get along juuuuust fine. :)
I am so ready for Halloween too!
You had me at Candy Corn!!!!!