Easy Autumn Snack Mix Recipe

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There’s no better way to embrace the fall season than with this Easy Autumn Snack Mix Recipe, a crunchy, sweet and savory treat made with crispy cereal, peanuts and sweet seasonal candy. Great for parties!

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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Ingredients You’ll Need
Step-By Step Instructions
Tips and Possible Variations
Serving Ideas
Frequently Asked Questions
Other Recipes You May Like:
Easy Autumn Snack Mix Recipe
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe

Imagine indulging in a handful of salty roasted peanuts, soft candy corn, and nuggets of chocolate and peanut butter, all at the same time. Each bite of this fall treat is like a party, trust me when I say people absolutely love it.

This fall harvest chex mix is a salty snack mix with a hit of sweet, and it’s a fun snack this time of year for tailgating, seasonal parties and holidays.

Here’s a few reasons to make it:

This recipe is an addictive blend of sweet and salty. A classic, incredibly good combination.
This is an easy recipe to make, with zero cooking involved.
You can customize your favorite ingredients to make a big batch of this mix for a Halloween party or after school snacks using any ingredients that are fall colors.
Set out a big bowl of this fall Chex mix at parties and let guests help themselves.
This harvest snack mix also makes a nice hostess gift in individual bags. Or use smaller bags for party favors.

Check out this recipe for Cute and Easy Mini Halloween Cupcakes too!

Ingredients You’ll Need

A wooden cutting board of assorted candies and savory snacks that are labeled.

Candy: Get a good mix of gummy candy and seasonal favorites like candy corn (my favorite!) and candy pumpkins. There’s a great selection of fall colors and flavors at Target.
Marshmallows: Use mini marshmallows for this.
Pretzels: Use any kind of salty pretzels, I like sticks or mini pretzels.
Reese’s Pieces: I found a bag of this in the baking aisle, and it also had mini chocolate chips in it. Buy two bags.
Cheesy Crackers: Use mini Ritz crackers, goldfish or any small cheddar square variety you’d like.
Peanuts: Roasted and salted peanuts are a great addition to this favorite party mix.
Chex cereal: Honeynut or Corn are the perfect combination with the other sweet and salty ingredients in this recipe.

Step-By Step Instructions

A large bowl of fall snack mix ingredients like pretzels, cheese crackers, peanuts and seasonal candy.

All we have to do is assemble! See the recipe card below for the quantities I used.

Get yourself a very large bowl, one that will hold at least 16 cups.
Open the bags and measure the ingredients as directed, then add to the bowl.
Toss the cereal mixture ingredients together to distribute everything.
Transfer to a serving bowl, mason jars, cellophane bags or individual serving cups and enjoy!

Tips and Possible Variations

Mix up the ingredients for this recipe based on what you like!

Here’s some tips:

Aim for a fifty-fifty balance of sweet and salty snacks for your mix.
Try different flavors or Chex cereal. (I used Honey Nut flavor.)
Use store-bought caramel corn, mini Ritz crackers, chocolate dipped pretzels, cheddar goldfish, jumbo chocolate chips or a bag of assorted seasonal candy of your choice to change the ingredients up.
If you aren’t a fan of candy corn, use more chocolate candies or butterscotch chips from the baking aisle for this delicious fall snack mix.

Serving Ideas

a close up photo of celophane bags of snack mix.

There are many fun ways to serve this, here’s a few suggestions:

Pack in small cellophane bags and tie with a thin satin ribbon for party favors or hostess gifts. Find cello bags at party supply stores or online.
Pack in small mason jars and tie with a seasonal ribbon. There are so many sizes and styles of jars available, you can really have fun with this.
Serve smaller portions of this snack mix in cute, seasonal individual paper cups, also available at party supply stores.
Put out the whole bowl of mix with a large scoop and small paper bags to let folks help themselves.
Set out small bowls for dessert after a dinner of Chicken with Stewed Tomatoes and stuffed garlic bread. Yum!

Frequently Asked Questions

Six cellophane bags of fall snack mix on a platter.

Can I use different ingredients than listed in the recipe?

Yes! Try other savory or sweet ingredients – whatever you like! But try to keep the ratio of sweet to salty to half and half for the best flavor combo.

How do I store the snack mix?

You could use a large Ziplock bag or in an airtight container such as a mason jar. Try cellophane bags tied with a ribbon too.

How long will the snack mix last?

This snack mix recipe will stay fresh for 3-4 weeks with proper storage.

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