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Halloween Scary and Gross Snack Mix is the most fun snack full of eyeballs, fingernails, scabs, spiderwebs, boogers, teeth and more! Gross and fun!
Holiday celebrations include decorations, games, music and of course food and the more fun the food is, the better! For Halloween, the more gross and scary the food is, the better! This Halloween Scary and Gross Snack Mix is definitely gross and fun!
With pretzels, chocolate chips, marshmallows, bugles, candy corn, Chex and peanuts (optional if you have a nut allergy; try sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds instead), it has both the sweet and salty flavors too.
One of the best things about this recipe is that the kids can totally make it by themselves! It requires no cooking. The little bit of pouring (and it is non messing pouring!), measuring and mixing is all child friendly!
This is a super-fast and easy recipe to have ready last minute if needed. It doesn’t even need chilling like some recipes do. You can’t get any easier than this!
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The Nuts
I used cashews but if you like a different kind, go for it! This is your trail mix so use what you like or have on hand. Some in my family would have preferred more nuts in the mix so feel free to add more if you like too.
If you have a nut allergy, you can also omit the nuts if needed. They are great in there but not totally necessary. Pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds would also be a good addition if you want a healthy crunch added without nuts.
What are all of the Parts of the Snack Mix?
This isn’t just a regular old snack mix made with food! Kids will love eating the gross things that are in this mix! Tell them that:
Candy Corns are giant’s teeth
Snaps pretzels are spiderwebs
Bugles are witch’s fingernails
Nuts or seeds are monster boogers
Chocolate chips are goblin turds
Mini Marshmallows are ghost burps
Wheat Chex are zombie scabs
Eyeballs are eyeballs of course
–Or make up your own gross and scary items! Let me know in the comments if you come up with better ideas! I would love to hear them! Happy snacking! 😊
The Recipe
eyeball candies
chocolate chips
bugles
candy corn
snaps pretzels
peanuts**
wheat Chex
mini marshmallows
Directions
Add all ingredients to a large bowl.
Mix all of the ingredients together and enjoy!
Makes 3 ½ cups of trail mix; 7 half cup servings.
Store leftovers in an airtight container. A quart bag is just the right size.
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Halloween Scary and Gross Snack Mix
Halloween Scary and Gross Snack Mix is the most fun snack full of eyeballs, fingernails, scabs, spiderwebs, boogers, teeth and more! Gross and fun!
Ingredients
- 1 package (.88 oz.) or 2 ½ Tbsp. eyeball candies
- ½ cup chocolate chips
- ½ cup bugles
- ½ cup candy corn
- ½ cup snaps pretzels
- ½ cup peanuts**
- ½ cup wheat Chex
- ½ cup mini marshmallows
Instructions
Add all ingredients to a large bowl.
Mix all of the ingredients together and enjoy!
Makes 3 ½ cups of trail mix; 7 half cup servings.
Store leftovers in an airtight container. A quart bag is just the right size.
Notes
**If there is a nut allergy, use sunflower or pumpkin seeds instead or omit entirely.
This isn’t just a regular old snack mix made with food! Kids will love eating the gross things that are in this mix! Tell them that:
Candy Corns are giant’s teeth
Snaps pretzels are spiderwebs
Bugles are witch’s fingernails
Nuts or seeds are monster boogers
Chocolate chips are goblin turds
Mini Marshmallows are ghost burps
Wheat Chex are zombie scabs
Eyeballs are eyeballs of course
Nutrition Information
Yield 7 Serving Size 1Amount Per Serving Calories 247Total Fat 10gSaturated Fat 4gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 5gCholesterol 0mgSodium 146mgCarbohydrates 39gNet Carbohydrates 37gFiber 2gSugar 26gProtein 4g
This data was provided and calculated by Nutritionix using unknown brands unless named in the recipe. If nutrition is important to you, I highly encourage you to verify any data you see here with your favorite nutrition calculator. Also, you can put in exactly what you used so it is the most accurate. This is just to give you an idea, as any nutrition calculation is not exactly accurate unless every single product brand used is entered. Please note also that I am not a certified nutritionist or health professional of any kind. Please consult a doctor or trained professional for medical advice.
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