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Blizzard Bites In A Jar

Description

Crunchy and sweet, this no-bake snack mix in a jar is easy to make and fun to give.

To make Blizzard Bites, you'll layer crunchy cereal, pretzels and peanuts with tangy dried cranberries and candied pineapple in a Mason jar or canning jar, then add meltable white-chocolate chips.

To make Blizzard Bites snack mix, recipients melt white chocolate chips and coat the snack mixture with a sweet holiday topping. It's simple ... and sweet!

A great gift for teachers, Secret Santa exchanges or 12 Days of Christmas activities. Make it easy with a free printable gift tag!

Ingredients

  • 1
    c
    Rice Chex-brand cereal
  • 1
    c
    pretzel twists, small
  • 1⁄2
    c
    dry-roasted peanuts
  • 1⁄3
    c
    sweetened dried cranberries (craisins)
  • 1⁄3
    c
    dried pineapple, coarsely chopped
  • 1
    c
    white chocolate chips
  • 1
     
    canning jar, quart-size with lid and ring
  • 1
     
    food storage bag, small

Instructions

Layer cereal, pretzel twists, peanuts, cranberries and dried pineapple in a quart-sized canning jar.

Place white chocolate chips inside food storage bag, and place on top of layered ingredients.

Seal jar, and attach a printable gift tag with recipe instructions.

Makes 3 1/2 cups snack mix.

Notes

To prepare:

Remove white chocolate chips from jar. Empty remaining jar contents into a large mixing bowl, and mix thoroughly.

Place white chocolate chips into a microwave-safe bowl. Melt white chocolate chips in the microwave for 30 seconds. Remove and stir until melted. If additional time is needed, check at 15 second intervals. (You may add 1 teaspoon solid shortening to thin chocolate mixture, if necessary.)

Pour melted white chocolate chips over snack mixture. Stir until snack mixture is evenly coated. Spread mixture in a single layer over waxed paper, and allow to cool completely.

Break mix into smaller pieces, and store in zipper food storage bags or an air-tight storage container.

Summary

Yield
Prep time10 minutes
Holiday RecipesGifts In A Jar Recipes

Comments

Blizzard Bites

Visitor - 12/13/2009 - 13:35

Yum! This is a very good recipe! Our small town store did not have dried pineapple, so I substituted a dried tropical mixture. It's an easy, very flavorful gift!

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