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Bunny Bait combines M&Ms, Chex, Cheerios, and pretzels with white chocolate to make a delicious snack mix! It’s like Chex Mix and muddy buddies had a baby and it’s the perfect easy recipe for an Easter celebration – it’s so good we ate it all in just a few days.

bunny munch mixed in a teal bowl with white chocolate.


The Best Easter Snack Mix Recipe

My Easter Bunny Bait Recipe is the perfect Easter treat for the holiday! Make this recipe in a large bowl for a party, or package it up in individual treat bags for lunch boxes and Easter baskets! Everyone will be loving this recipe – it’s one of my favorite sweet and salty snack mixes.

Snack mixes are one of my favorites to make because they can be changed so easily – If there is something I have put in my recipe that you do not like, feel free to change it! Plus you can change up the M&M colors for any holiday – it’s the perfect movie night snack and it lasts up to a week in an airtight container.

ingredients in bunny munch laid out on a white counter.

Ingredients Needed

  • Rice Chex Cereal: You can use any kind of Chex cereal you like.
  • Multi-Grain Cherrios: Or any flavor of Cherrios.
  • Pretzels: Mini twists or pretzel sticks
  • Peanuts: Feel free to use pecans or almonds, or omit the nuts
  • White Almond Bark: Or white candy melts (Ghirardelli are my favorite). I don’t recommend using white chocolate chips for this.
  • Easter M&M candies: The bright pastel colors really pop in this snack mix recipe.

How to make Bunny Snack Mix

  • Line a large baking sheet with wax paper or parchment paper.
  • Stir together cereals and pretzels in a large bowl.
  • Melt candy according to package directions in a microwave-safe bowl. I usually heat it for one minute, then stir, heating in additional 30 second increments until melted and smooth. Pour over cereal mixture in bowl. Stir to combine.
  • Lay out the snack mix on the prepared baking sheet and allow to set (chill to set to make it harden faster).
  • Break up mix into pieces and add peanuts and M&Ms.
bunny munch mixed in a teal pan with white chocolate.

Expert Tips

  • This recipe adds the nuts in after the chocolate melts, but if you want them to be coated in chocolate as well–add them before!
  • Feel free to remove the nuts entirely if you do not want them.
  • Chex and Cherrios have so many flavors…use your favorite flavor.
  • Store in an airtight container and it will last up to a week.

FAQs

How do you store Bunny Munch?

Store this recipe in an airtight container for up to 1 week!

bunny munch mixed in a teal pan with white chocolate.

Easter Bunny Bait Snack Mix Recipe

5 from 4 votes
Bunny bait is a simple snack mix with Chex cereal and M&Ms – the perfect easy Easter treat!

Recipe Video

Prep Time 10 minutes
Chill Time 1 hour
Yield 16 servings
Serving Size 1 serving

Ingredients
 

  • 3 cups (112g) Rice Chex Cereal (or any flavor)
  • 3 cups (81g) Multigrain Cheerios (or any flavor)
  • 2 cups (86g) mini pretzel twists
  • 1 cup (132g) peanuts (or almonds)
  • 16 ounces (472g) vanilla almond bark (or white chocolate melts)
  • 1 (10 ounce) bag Easter M&Ms (any flavor)
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Instructions

  • Line a large cookie sheet with wax paper or parchment paper.
  • Stir together cereals and pretzels in a large bowl.
  • Melt candy according to package directions in a microwave safe bowl. Pour over cereal in bowl. Stir to combine.
  • Lay out the snack mix on the prepared baking sheet and allow to set (chill to set to make it harden faster).
  • Break up mix into pieces and add peanuts and M&Ms.
  • Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.

Recipe Notes

  • Use any flavor Chex or Cheerios
  • Use any nuts, or omit
  • You can also add the nuts in with the cereal if you want them to be coated with white chocolate – your choice.
  • Don’t use white chocolate chips. Use either vanilla (white) almond bark or Ghirardelli white melts (or Candiqik)

Recipe Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 268kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.001g | Cholesterol: 0.01mg | Sodium: 137mg | Potassium: 114mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 224IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 44mg | Iron: 3mg
Nutritional information not guaranteed to be accurate
Course Dessert
Cuisine American

Variations + Substitutions

  • Use any flavor Chex cereal you want
  • I always have Multigrain Cheerios on hand, but Honey Nut Cheerios would be so good too.
  • You can swap out the pastel M&M candies for candy eggs (like Cadbury)
  • Add freshly popped popcorn (or swap out one of the cereals)
  • This is so easy to make for any holiday. For Valentine’s Day, use pink and red M&Ms. You can make it for Christmas with holiday candies, or for Halloween with candy corn!

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Dorothy Kern

Welcome to Crazy for Crust, where I share recipes that are sometimes crazy, often with a crust, and always served with a slice of life.

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  1. OMG! They turned out so freakin’ cute! You’re a genius, you know that?!
    And yes, frawny is definitely a word–now.