Santa's Crunch
Wow Santa and all of his little elfs with Santa’s Crunch. It’s a no-bake treat that combines sweet and salty to produce a perfect edible Christmas gift. It just takes minutes to make, and is sure to put a jingle in all of your Christmas helpers' steps.
Ingredients
Santa Hats
- 1 cup Red Candy Melts
- 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
- 24 Bugles
- 24 mini marshmallows
- ½ cup Pearl sugar (See Note 1)
Santa's Crunch
- 10 ounce package white candy melts
- 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
- 6 cups popped popcorn
- 1 cup Cheerios
- 1 cup Rice Chex
- 2 cups square pretzels (See Note 2)
- 1 cup unsalted peanuts (See Note 3)
- 1 cup Christmas M&M's (See Note 4)
- 24 Santa Hats
Instructions
Santa Hats
- Melt candy melts in microwave safe bowl according to package directions. Add vegetable oil; stir to combine.
- Holding Bugles by open end, dip into melted candy melts. Allow excess to drip off; place on parchment or wax paper to set.
- Open one end of mini marshmallow with small paring knife. Dip pointed end of Bugle in melted candy coating; press marshmallow on end. Allow to set. (See Note 5)
- Dip open end of Bugle in melted candy coating; dip in Pearl sugar. Allow to set.
- Store in airtight container. Yield: 24 Santa Hats.
Santa's Crunch
- Melt white candy melts in microwave according to package directions. Add vegetable oil; stir to combine.
- Place popcorn in large bowl. Add Cheerios, Rice Chex, pretzels, and peanuts on top of popcorn.
- Pour melted candy melts over popcorn ingredients; stir to thoroughly coat.
- Dump onto piece of parchment paper. Sprinkle on M&M's and Santa Hats. Allow to set.
- Store in airtight container or package for gift giving. (See Note 6)
- Yield: 14 cups.
Tips/Notes
- Can also use white nonpareils or white jimmies.
- Can also use pretzel sticks or mini-pretzels.
- Can also use salted peanuts, toasted almonds or toasted pecans.
- I used dark chocolate Christmas M&M's. However, you can use whatever flavor of M&M's you like.
- May need to reheat the candy melts.
- The Santa's Crunch will stay fresh for a week if stored in an airtight container.
Nutrition
Calories: 494kcalCarbohydrates: 77gProtein: 10gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 186mgPotassium: 253mgFiber: 9gSugar: 18gVitamin A: 105IUVitamin C: 0.7mgCalcium: 39mgIron: 3.8mg
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