White Chocolate Peppermint Christmas Crunch

This past weekend we whipped up our first holiday batch of White Chocolate Crunch or Christmas Crack as I like to call it. This is something my family has been making for years around the holidays, it is a super yummy recipe that is easy and festive, it can also be made in so many variations find my Halloween version here. 

This year I tried the new Angies white chocolate peppermint popcorn, seriously so good.... my obsession with all things chocolate and peppermint is real. That gave me the idea to make the crunch white chocolate peppermint flavored, a new twist. Turned out to be a great idea I think it is even better then the original.

Another great thing about this recipe is that it can be made in any size, just multiply the amounts below:

What you Need:

• 2/3 cup white chocolate chips 
• 1 cup chex
• 1 cup cherrios 
• 1 cup mini pretzels 
• 1-1 1/2 cups popped popcorn 
• Mini M&Ms 
• Peppermint extract 
• Crushed Peppermint 
• Wax Paper

What to Do:
1. Heat up white chocolate in the microwave, stir every 30 seconds until melted
2. Add in 1-2 drop of peppermint extract (per 2/3 cup of chocolate) and stir
3. Combine chex, cherrios, popcorn and pretzels in a bowl, pour on white chocolate and stir to coat
4. Fold in mini M&Ms
5. Spread out on wax paper, sprinkle with crushed peppermint
6. Allow white chocolate to harden, eat and enjoy

Another great thing about this recipe is you can customize it completely to your tastes, you can use any salty treats some others to try are: buggles, honeycomb, peanuts, etc. You can also customize your candy mix ins and garnishes such as holiday sprinkles. Basically anything is good covered in white chocolate so you really cant go wrong!

This is a great treat to make a big batch of and give as gifts to neighboors, teachers or friends around the holidays!