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Christmas reindeer food
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Christmas Reindeer Food (Reindeer Chow)

This Christmas reindeer food recipe is the perfect treat to leave out for Rudolph and the rest of the reindeer this holiday season! Humans and reindeer love reindeer chow! The chocolate, peanut butter flavor goes perfectly with crunchy Chemex!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time0 minutes
30 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12 people
Calories: 462kcal
Author: Eden
Cost: $12

Ingredients

  • 6 cups Chex cereal rice or corn
  • 2 cups mini pretzels
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter creamy
  • 1/8 cup unsalted butter
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup powdered sugar more if needed to coat the mix
  • 1/4 cup Christmas sprinkles
  • 7 ounces M&M holiday flavors

Instructions

  • Roughly break the pretzels in half.
  • In a large bowl combine cereal and pretzels.
  • In a microwave-safe bowl, add chocolate chips, peanut butter, and butter. Microwave for about 2 minutes, then stir. If it needs more time add another 30 seconds. In our experience, once you start to stir the mixture it will continue to melt. Don’t overheat the chocolate or it will burn.
    peanut butter, chocolate chips and butter
  • Add in the vanilla.
  • Pour chocolate mixture over cereal and gently stir with a spatula until evenly coated. 
    melted chocolate and peanut butter over cereal
  • Refrigerate for 30 minutes. We do this so the chocolate and peanut butter harden a little. If you add powdered sugar to the mixture while it’s hot, it will be absorbed and you won’t see the white coating.
    chocolate over Chex cereal
  • Once the mixture is cooled, add powdered sugar and gently fold again using a spatula.
    powdered sugar coating reindeer chow
  • Add the M&M’s and sprinkles.
    adding candy to holiday puppy chow
  • You can let it chill again for 30 minutes or eat it right away!
    Christmas reindeer chow in a glass trifle dish

Nutrition

Calories: 462kcal | Carbohydrates: 70g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 422mg | Potassium: 350mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 32g | Vitamin A: 396IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 96mg | Iron: 11mg