Snack mix is the easy party food everyone grabs by the handful. These snack mix recipes include our favorite Chex mix, muddy buddy, trail mix and popcorn recipes, from sweet and chocolatey to spicy and savory, for parties, movie night, game day and gifts.
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- Quick Picks: Snack Mix Recipes
- Why Snack Mix Recipes Are Perfect
- The Kitchen Divas Formula for Snack Mix Recipes
- Chex Mix Recipes
- Muddy Buddies
- Flavored Snack Mixes
- Puppy Chow and Holiday Mixes
- Trail Mix Recipes
- Savory and Spicy Popcorn
- Sweet and Chocolate Popcorn
- Popcorn Bars and Cakes
- Tips for Making Snack Mix
- Snack Mix Recipes FAQs
- Try These Snack Mix Recipes
- More Delicious Snack Collections
Quick Picks: Snack Mix Recipes
- Chex Mix Recipes: Easy Chocolate Chex Mix, Caramel Chex Mix
- Muddy Buddies: Ritz Muddy Buddies, Mint Muddy Buddies
- Flavored Snack Mixes: Buffalo Snack Mix, S'mores Snack Mix
- Puppy Chow and Holiday Mixes: Reindeer Chow, Valentine's Puppy Chow
- Trail Mix Recipes: Classic Trail Mix, Rocky Road Trail Mix
- Savory and Spicy Popcorn: Best Cheddar Cheese Popcorn, Buffalo Popcorn
- Sweet and Chocolate Popcorn: Chocolate Peanut Butter Popcorn, Oreo Popcorn
- Popcorn Bars and Cakes: Toffee Crunch Popcorn Bars, Marshmallow Popcorn Cake
Why Snack Mix Recipes Are Perfect
- Easy to Make: Most snack mixes need only a bowl, a spoon and a few ingredients.
- Perfect for Parties: A big bowl feeds a crowd with no plates or forks.
- Great for Gifting: Pack them into jars or bags for holiday and teacher gifts.
- Easy to Customize: Swap cereals, nuts, candy and seasonings to suit your crowd.
- Plenty of Variety: Sweet, salty, chocolatey and spicy mixes, plus trail mix and popcorn.
The Kitchen Divas Formula for Snack Mix Recipes
- Simple Ingredients: Cereal, pretzels, nuts, candy and pantry staples.
- Crunch and Flavor: Coatings and seasonings make every piece taste good.
- Make-Ahead Friendly: Most mixes keep well for days when stored airtight.
Chex Mix Recipes
From chocolate and caramel to peanut butter, cheddar, lemon and birthday cake, these Chex mixes cover sweet and savory cravings.
Easy Chocolate Chex Mix
Easy Chocolate Chex Mix is the ultimate, easy, crispy, droolworthy, snack or dessert. Perfect for that special someone, any time of the year!
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Chocolate Cake Chex Mix
Chocolate Cake Chex Mix is the perfect, totally addictive, crunchy, sweet, somewhat salty snack or dessert that can be easily customized to suit any holiday, event or personal taste!
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Caramel Chex Mix
Caramel Chex Mix is the perfect sweet and salty snack mix that the entire family will love. This crispy dessert will disappear in a blink of an eye.
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Peanut Butter Chex Mix
This easy peanut butter Chex mix combines Muddy buddies with Mini Reese's Cups, Reese's Pieces, and peanuts for a nut-tacular mix you'll love.
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Cheddar Chex Mix
This cheddar chex mix is loaded with buttery, nacho cheese flavor and tons of texture in every bite. It's always a hit.
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Birthday Cake Chex Mix
Birthday cake Chex mix combine Rice Chex with white chocolate chips, powdered sugar, and rainbow sprinkles for a festive sweet treat.
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Lemon Chex Mix
This lemon Chex mix is rich and zippy, with the smooth, sweet flavor of white chocolate, brightness of lemon, and crunch of Rice Chex.
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Strawberry Chex Mix
This strawberry Chex mix is a bright, fruity variation on the classic mix, with Chex, white chocolate, and strawberry Jell-O.
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Halloween Chex Mix
This Halloween Chex Mix is a simple, sweet, and salty treat. It's great for a party or just as a spooky snack to celebrate Halloween with friends and family.
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Muddy Buddies
Coated in chocolate and powdered sugar, muddy buddies are a favorite for parties. These versions add mint, caramel, fluffernutter and cookie flavors.
Mint Muddy Buddies
Mint Muddy Buddies are an easy no-bake snack made with Chex cereal, chocolate, mint, and Thin Mint cookies for the perfect sweet, crunchy treat.
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Ritz Muddy Buddies
These Ritz muddy buddies are a sweet and salty snack made with peanut butter crackers, chocolate, and powdered sugar. Easy no-bake recipe perfect for parties, holidays, or quick treats.
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Fluffernutter Muddy Buddies
Fluffernutter Muddy Buddies combine chocolate, peanut butter, marshmallows, and Reese's cups in an easy no-bake snack mix that's perfect for parties and gifting.
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Chocolate Caramel Muddy Buddies
These chocolate caramel muddy buddies are rich and sweet, with crunchy Chex, caramel sauce, semi-sweet chocolate chips, and powdered sugar.
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Flavored Snack Mixes
Spicy, ranch-flavored, s'mores and churro snack mixes, plus zesty ranch oyster crackers, bring bold flavor to your snack table.
Buffalo Snack Mix
This Buffalo Snack mix is a cheesy, zesty, bold blend of pretzels, Cheez-Its, Goldfish, bagel chips, and Buffalo sauce.
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Sweet & Salty Churro Snack Mix
This Churro Snack Mix recipe is easy to make and tastes so yummy. It takes just a few minutes to prepare and bake, so you can spend more time eating.
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S'mores Snack Mix
This S'Mores snack mix combines the classic S'Mores flavors of chocolate and marshmallows with Chex cereal, mini pretzels, and Teddy Grahams.
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Cool Ranch Snack Mix
This Ranch Snack Mix Recipe uses only 5 ingredients and is ready to devour in 15 minutes. Just mix, bake, and then you're ready to serve it to party guests.
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Ranch Oyster Crackers with a Zesty Kick
This zesty ranch oyster crackers recipe is so simple and so delicious. This oyster cracker recipe is full of flavor and great in everything.
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Puppy Chow and Holiday Mixes
Perfect for gifting, these festive mixes are decorated for Christmas and Valentine's Day.
Reindeer Chow
This reindeer chow recipe makes the perfect sweet and salty treat that's the ideal snack for holiday get-togethers, Christmas movie night, or decorating the tree. A winning combination of muddy buddy mix, salty pretzels, mini peanut butter cups, and mini M&Ms will make this Christmas puppy chow recipe everyone's favorite snack this holiday season.
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Valentine Puppy Chow
Try this great recipe out! Delicious Valentine's Puppy Chow, also called muddy buddy, has amazing flavor. You'll love puppy chow chex.
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Trail Mix Recipes
Homemade trail mix is cheaper than store-bought, and you control exactly what goes in. These blends range from classic nuts and chocolate to peanut butter, rocky road, s'mores, tropical and seasonal mixes.
Classic Trail Mix
Make the best Classic Trail Mix in just 5 minutes with Chex cereal, pretzels, mixed nuts, dried cranberries, and M&Ms. This easy homemade trail mix is the perfect sweet and salty snack for road trips, lunchboxes, parties, and eveyday grab-and-go snacking.
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Peanut Butter Trail Mix
This easy Peanut Butter Trail Mix is loaded with Reese's candies, Chocolate Chex, peanut butter chips, and pretzels. A sweet and salty no-bake snack ready in just 5 minutes that's perfect for parties, lunchboxes, and road trips.
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Rocky Road Trail Mix
This easy Rocky Road Trail Mix is loaded with Chocolate Chex, marshmallows, roasted almonds, and chocolate chunks. A quick no-bake snack ready in just 5 minutes that's perfect for parties, lunchboxes, and road trips.
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PB & J Trail Mix
This easy PB & J Trail Mix combines berry cereal, peanut butter cereal, fruit snacks, and peanut butter chips for a fun 5-minute snack.
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Sweet and Salty Trail Mix
This Sweet and Salty Trail Mix combines Cheerios, pretzels, honey-roasted peanuts, chocolate, and butterscotch for an easy 5-minute snack.
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S'mores Trail Mix
S'mores trail mix is the perfect sweet, crunchy snack that's ready in minutes! Made with chocolate, marshmallows, cereal, and pretzels, this easy no-bake recipe is great for parties and movie nights.
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Tropical Trail Mix
This tropical trail mix is the perfect sweet and salty snack ready in minutes! Made with dried mango, banana chips, nuts, and chocolate, it's quick, easy, crunchy and perfect for parties, road trips, or everyday snacking.
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Popcorn Trail Mix
This popcorn trail mix is the perfect sweet and salty snack made with popcorn, cereal, chocolate, and pretzels. Quick, easy, and perfect for parties or movie night.
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Spring Trail Mix
Looking for a quick snack mix? This Spring Trail Mix recipe combines colorful crunchy cereal, pretzels, bunny cookies, and marshmallows for a fun sweet and salty treat. Perfect for Easter snacks, spring parties, and easy grab-and-go snacks.
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Baby Trail Mix
Baby Trail Mix is a quick and easy snack made with baby cereal, yogurt drops, puffs, and freeze-dried fruit. This simple homemade baby snack is perfect for toddlers, travel, on-the-go treats, daycare snacks, or everyday munching.
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Red White And Blue Trail Mix - 4th of July Snack Mix
Red White and Blue Trail Mix recipe is homemade sweet and crunchy cereal coated in white candy coating and loaded with festive M&Ms, and salty pretzels.
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Savory and Spicy Popcorn
These savory and spicy popcorns bring big flavor to movie night.
Cheddar Cheese Popcorn
Cheddar cheese popcorn is the perfect homemade snack that everyone will love. This easy recipe is crispy, buttery, cheesy, and ready in minutes for movie nights or parties.
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Buffalo Popcorn
Buffalo popcorn is the ultimate bold, spicy snack! Made with buffalo sauce and parmesan cheese, this irresistible, quick and easy recipe is perfect for game day, movie night and everyday cravings.
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Jalapeño Popcorn with Bacon
This jalapeño popcorn is buttery, spicy, and loaded with crispy, smoky bacon. Made with just four simple ingredients, this easy snack has the perfect kick of jalapeño heat and plenty of savory flavor in every handful. It's perfect for movie nights, game days, and parties!
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Ranch Popcorn
Craving an irresistible snack that's ready in minutes? This homemade Ranch Popcorn recipe is buttery popcorn tossed with ranch seasoning and dill. Perfect for movie night, game day, or an easy family snack everyone will love.
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Sweet and Chocolate Popcorn
Chocolate, Oreo, churro, muddy buddy and white chocolate cake flavors make these popcorns taste like dessert.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Popcorn
Chocolate Peanut Butter Popcorn delivers the perfect sweet and salty crunch in every bite. This easy no-bake snack comes together in minutes and is perfect for movie nights, parties, and quick sweet treats.
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Oreo Popcorn
This Oreo Popcorn is a quick and easy dessert snack made with popcorn, white chocolate, and Oreo cookies. Perfect for movie nights, parties, and holiday treats, this sweet popcorn recipe is full of cookies and cream flavor.
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Crunchy Churro Popcorn
This Churro Popcorn is a yummy snack bursting with cinnamon and brown sugar flavor. It has the texture of caramel corn, but it tastes just like a warm churro.
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Muddy Buddy Popcorn
This Muddy Buddy Popcorn is a simple snack with plenty of texture. If you love the chocolate-peanut butter combo and microwave popcorn, you must try this!
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White Chocolate Cake Popcorn
White Chocolate Cake Popcorn is perfect for any occasion or celebration. So versatile, so easy and a cool treat to surprise your friends and family with!
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Popcorn Bars and Cakes
Pressed into bars and cakes, popcorn becomes an easy treat for parties and bake sales.
Toffee Crunch Popcorn Bars
Popcorn Bars are a game-changing treat that has amazing texture and even better flavor. From the rice cereal and popcorn to the toffee bits, you can't go wrong.
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Easter Popcorn Bars
These Easter Popcorn Bars make the perfect treat for the spring holiday season - they're easy, versatile, and full of festive colors! My popcorn bar recipe combines light and airy popcorn with sticky marshmallows, rich chocolate, crunchy candy, and brightly colored sprinkles for a sweet treat everyone will love.
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Marshmallow Popcorn Cake
Marshmallow Popcorn Cake is a sweet and dessert that is so easy to make. This dessert will look great on your holiday dessert table.
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Tips for Making Snack Mix
- Use a large bowl. Extra room makes it easier to coat every piece evenly.
- Stir gently. Fold with a rubber spatula so the cereal does not break.
- Cool completely. Let coated mixes set before storing so they do not clump.
- Store airtight. Keep the mix in a sealed container to stay crisp.
Snack Mix Recipes FAQs
What is the difference between snack mix and trail mix?
Snack mix is usually made with cereal, pretzels or crackers and coated or seasoned. Trail mix is typically nuts, dried fruit and candy.
How long does homemade snack mix last?
Stored airtight at room temperature, most snack mixes stay fresh for about a week or two. Check each recipe for details.
Can I make snack mix ahead of time?
Yes. Most mixes can be made a day or two ahead, which makes them great for parties.
What cereal is best for snack mix?
Chex cereal is the classic because it holds up to coatings. Rice, corn and wheat Chex all work.
How do I keep muddy buddies from clumping?
Shake the cereal with powdered sugar in a bag and spread it out to cool before storing.
What is puppy chow?
Puppy chow is another name for muddy buddies, cereal coated in chocolate, peanut butter and powdered sugar.
How do I make seasoning stick to popcorn?
Toss warm popcorn with melted butter or oil first, then add the seasoning.
Can I make snack mix gluten-free?
Use certified gluten-free cereal and check every ingredient label. Chex offers gluten-free varieties.
Try These Snack Mix Recipes
Pick a flavor, mix up a batch and set out a big bowl. Snack mix, trail mix and popcorn are the easy snacks everyone loves to share.
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