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Christmas Snack Mix Recipe – Holiday Homemade Hostess Gifts Ideas

Christmas snack mix recipe

November 30, 2023 by Holly Clegg Leave a Comment

Christmas Snack Mix Recipe Makes Easy Homemade Christmas Gifts

If you are wondering what to bring to your next holiday party, this cravable sweet and salty Christmas Snack Mix recipe makes the perfect holiday hostess easy homemade Christmas gifts! You will enjoy whipping up a large batch of this snack mix from Holly’s arthritis cookbook, Eating Well to Fight Arthritis, because this arthritis cookbook is filled with healthy easy recipes. Make a batch and divide the mix into smaller festive holiday containers to use as gifts! This holiday snack mix makes delicious and affordable easy homemade Christmas gifts or for your hostesses, neighbors, teachers, even your mailman.
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Here’s an easy Christmas snack mix recipe and it makes a great snack mix any time of day. Best of all, you can really use this recipe any time of the year. Sweet and salty mixes are always a great combo and this mix is addicting!
Servings 20 (1/2 cup) servings
Ingredients
  • 3 tablespoons sesame oil
  • 3 tablespoons honey
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 4 cups crispy wheat cereal squares
  • 6 cups mini pretzels
  • 1 cup dry roasted peanuts
  • 1 cup candy-coated chocolate pieces
Servings 20 (1/2 cup) servings
Ingredients
  • 3 tablespoons sesame oil
  • 3 tablespoons honey
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 4 cups crispy wheat cereal squares
  • 6 cups mini pretzels
  • 1 cup dry roasted peanuts
  • 1 cup candy-coated chocolate pieces
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven 250°F.   Line baking pan with foil.

  2. In small bowl, whisk together sesame oil, honey, soy sauce, garlic salt, and onion powder.Toss together cereal squares, pretzels and peanuts in large bowl. Then, drizzle oil mixture over cereal mixture and toss gently to coat.

  3. Scatter mixture on prepared pan. Bake 25 minutes, stirring once.  stay in oven 1 hour to continue crisping. When cool, toss 4. Turn off oven and remain in oven 1 hour to continue crisping. When cool, toss chocolate candies and store in an airtight container.  Best of all, make this recipe ahead of time because it stores up to one week in covered container.
Nutritional Info

Per Serving: Calories 205, Protein (g) 4, Carbohydrate (g) 29, Fat (g) 8, Cal. from Fat (%) 36, Saturated Fat (g) 2, Dietary Fiber (g) 1, Cholesterol (mg) 1, Sodium (mg) 357, Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch, 1 fat

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Arthritis Diet Recipes Include Snack Mix Recipe for the Holidays with Christmas M&M’s

The ingredients are simple and the red and green M&M’s make the Christmas Snack Mix recipe festive for the holidays, and save yourself a trip to the store and order these M&M holiday candies. Use dried cranberries or any dried fruit to substitute for the M&M’s, or just toss in all your favorite ingredients so adapt to the holiday time of year or your tastebuds! Team Holly loves to whip up this sweet and salty treat for holiday gifts, because this easy recipe is half the price of the pre-made store mixes. You can use colorful tins or simply use a mason jar and tie with a bow for an easy giftable snack mix anyone will love to receive!

Holly Clegg’s Arthritis Cookbook Focuses On Anti-Inflammatory Recipes with Everyday Ingredients

This Snack Mix is from the Spice Up Your Life Chapter in Eating Well To Fight Arthritis.  Did you know fortified cereals actually provide a host of nutrients including calcium, iron, fiber, folic acid and vitamins C, B, and A? This cookbook provides you with lots of tips and good information throughout the book.

This anti inflammatory cookbook includes recipes to help fight inflammation with everyday ingredients.  Of course, Holly had to include desserts like her popular Fig Cake but desserts with good for you ingredients. Actually, the arthritis cookbook is Holly’s healthiest cookbook filled with healthy EASY recipes.

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