David Venable's Holiday Party Mix

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/4 cups honey nut toasted oat cereal (like cheerios)
• 1 1/4 cups corn chex
• 1/2 cup salted peanuts or 1/2 cup dry roasted peanuts
• 1/4 cup slivered almonds
• 1/4 cup crushed peanut brittle
• 4 ounces candy-coated m&ms peanut butter flavor extract
• 5 ounces small pretzels (half of a 10-oz. store-bought package)
• 6 ounces chocolate chips (half of a 12-oz. store bought package)
• 1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, mix together the cereals, peanuts, almonds, brittle, candy-coated peanut butter pieces, and pretzels. set aside. in a microwave-safe bowl, heat the chocolate chips and oil for 45 seconds to 1 minute. stir and place back in the microwave for 5 - 10 seconds. remove and stir until smooth. pour into cereal mixture and toss well to combine.
• 2 spread on 2 large wax or parchment paper-covered baking sheets. allow mix to cool for 1 hour. break apart and store in an airtight 3-qt. container.