UPDATE 2016: Check out the video of Brooke, Leah and I making this fun St. Patrick’s Day snack mix!!
We made this St. Patrick’s Day snack mix for the first time in 2011 when Brooke was 2.5. I happened across the recipe last week and thought it would be fun to make with her again. It will also be a great addition to Pajama Day and Leprechaun Hunt at her school today!!
If I look at these pictures too long, I just might cry. She’s so grown up!!
As you can see, sorting the green M&Ms is a great job for all ages of kiddos as well as crushing the pretzels and measuring out the cereals. This year Brooke was also a big help making the sugar/butter/syrup mixture and spreading the finished snack mix onto the wire racks for cooling.
St. Patrick's Day Snack Mix
Ingredients
- 4 cups Lucky Charms cereal
- 2 cups Corn Chex cereal
- 1.5 cups broken mini-pretzel twists (about 65 twists)
- 1 cup dry-roasted peanuts
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2 Tbsp corn syrup
- 1/8 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 cup green M&Ms
Instructions
- In a large microwavable bowl, mix the cereals, pretzels & peanuts; set aside.
- In a 2-cup microwavable measuring cup, microwave brown sugar, butter and corn syrup on High about 2 minutes, stirring after 1 minute, until melted and smooth.
- Stir in baking soda until dissolved.
- Pour brown sugar, butter, corn syrup mixture over the cereal mixture, stirring until evenly coated.
- Microwave uncovered on High 1 to 2 minutes, stirring and scraping bowl every 30 seconds, just until cereal begins to brown.
- Cool 5 minutes; stir in M&M candies.
- Spread on waxed paper to cool; break into bite-sized pieces.
- Store in an airtight container.
Do you cook or bake anything special for St. Patrick’s Day?
