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White Trash Candy is crunchy, sweet, and salty with bits of chocolate candy. The mix of Chex cereal, Fruit Loops, peanuts, pretzels, and M&M’s coated in white chocolate is simply irresistible!
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White Trash Candy is perfect for a party. It combines a little bit of sweet with a little bit of salty. It’s abig favorite with friends and family.
If you like chocolate covered Oreo cookies, you will enjoy this candy.
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In Spite of the Name, it’s Good Stuff
And, it makes a lot of sense to call this trash because you basically dump everything in it – just like the trash. I mean it’s ok to throw in any leftovers hanging around the house. You know, the maybe not enough to fill a snack bowl kinda stuff.
It’s the white almond bark that brings it all together.
One word of caution – this is VERY addicting! You can’t eat just one bite! And, your kids will love eating “trash”.
Ingredients
Here’s a list of what you need:
- Corn Chex
- Rice Chex
- Fruit Loops
- M&M’s
- Dry roasted peanuts
- Small pretzels, twists or sticks
- Vanilla flavored almond bark
What is Almond Bark?
Almond bark is a chocolate-flavored white concoction that is made to melt easily over candy, pretzels, cereals, and more! This particular vanilla bark slab combines the delicious flavors of almond and chocolate to create a scrumptious white festive coating on the snack mix.
How to Make White Trash Candy
- Mix all dry ingredients in a large container.
- Melt almond bark according to package directions.
- Pour melted bark over cereal mixture and stir well.
- After coating all of the cereal mixture, spread it on foil-covered baking sheets and cool to room temperature.
- Break into pieces and store in airtight containers.
Recipe Variations
- Substitute Reese’s Pieces for the M&Ms
- Use Captain Crunch cereal instead of Fruit Loops.
- Use seasonal colored M&M’s for Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Valentine’s Day, Easter, or a themed party.
Whatever you put in it, this will be a big favorite with friends and family, especially for the holidays.
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White Trash Candy
This easy White Trash Candy recipe is perfect for parties and holiday celebrations!
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: White Trash Candy, White Trash recipe
Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
Servings: 24
Calories: 445kcal
Author: Stephanie Manley
Ingredients
- 4 cups Corn Chex
- 4 cups Rice Chex
- 4 cups Fruit Loops
- 14 ounces M&M's
- 16 ounces dry roasted peanuts
- 10 ounces small pretzels twists or sticks
- 24 ounces vanilla flavored almond bark
Instructions
Mix all dry ingredients in a very large container. Of course, you can use a trash bag.
Melt almond bark according to package directions.
Once almond bark is melted, pour it over the cereal mixture and stir well.
After coating all of the cereal mixture, spread it on foil-covered baking sheets to cool.
Once cool, break it into pieces and store in airtight containers.
Nutrition
Calories: 445kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 416mg | Potassium: 244mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 380IU | Vitamin C: 5.3mg | Calcium: 122mg | Iron: 5.1mg
Thanks to scottsfrog for this recipe.
About Stephanie Manley
I recreate your favorite restaurant recipes, so you can prepare these dishes at home. I help you cook dinner, and serve up dishes you know your family will love. You can find most of the ingredients for all of the recipes in your local grocery store.
Stephanie is the author of CopyKat.com's Dining Out in the Home, and CopyKat.com's Dining Out in the Home 2.
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bonbon
throw some fruity pebbles in the mix and i’m sold.INNIT!Reply
Stephanie
I love how you think!
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