Halloween Snack Mix Recipe (2024)

Published: Sep 27, 2016 · Modified: Jul 27, 2021 by Megan Porta · This post may contain affiliate links.

Halloween Snack Mix is a great snack to have on hand. Great for Fall or Halloween themed parties. Only 6 ingredients and 10 minutes of your time!

Why This Recipe Works

Halloween has always been one of my favorite holidays. I can remember eagerly reading Halloween-themed books and planning out my costume as October 31st approached.

It has always had a magical spin, with the costumes, candy, spooky stories and pumpkin carving. I’m noticing that Halloween holds magic for my boys, too, and I love that.

I picked up ingredients for this magical mixture and made it first thing this morning, which may have been a bit of a mistake because I HAVEN’T BEEN ABLE TO STOP EATING IT. This will tell you two things about my Halloween snack mix:

1. It is totally addicting
2. I will not be eating lunch or dinner. In addition to being a triple meal replacement, it would also be great for a Halloween-themed party!

Recipe Ingredients

Tiny twist pretzels – Using the small version of pretzels helps to keep the size of the snack mix uniform. However, if you have other types of pretzels on hand, use them up!

Original bugles – Bugles are a fun crunchy snack that you can find in your chip aisle at the grocery store. If you can’t find them, you can use chex mix in place of them.

Caramel corn – Any sort of popcorn will work in this recipe. If you keep kettle corn on hand, that will work in the sweet/salty mix as well.

M&M’s – Have a favorite flavor of m&m’s? Whether it’s peanut, caramel, or a newly put out flavor by this candy brand, you can toss them in.

Autumn mix candy corn – This mix by Brach’s candy offers classic candy corn, pumpkins and chocolate candy corn. It’s a fun colorful mix but can be replaced with just candy corn if you like.

Salted peanuts – Keep the salty portion of the mix alive with yummy salted peanuts or honey roasted peanuts as another great option.

How To Make An Easy Halloween Snack Mix

This unique mix of ingredients is particularly good in the fall when candy corn is sold. Take these sweet treats and mix them up with a good salty snack to offset the sweetness. Bugles are another great crunchy snack alongside some caramel corn.

If you have a favorite chocolate candy other than M&M’s, then toss those in! Use whatever mix of Halloween candy you have around the house!

Here are my favorite ingredients to mix together in a large bowl:

• Tiny Twists Pretzels
• Original Bugles
• Caramel Corn
• Milk Chocolate M&M’s
• Candy Corn (or Autumn Mix variety)
• Salted peanuts

Optional Add-Ins

• Chex Cereal
• Any variety of M&M’s, including peanut butter, caramel, peanut or regular!
• Raisinets or plain raisins
• Variety of Nuts (salted or unsalted)
• Regular popcorn
• White chocolate chips
• Craisins

Recipe Notes

• Load up snack-sized ziploc bags with this snack and hand them out for trick or treating!
• Regular or cheesy popcorn can replace caramel corn.
• Chop up fun-size candy bars and throw them into the mix!

What Is Snack Mix/Trail Mix?

Having the perfect finger foods for your kids to munch on or to send along for a Halloween party is great in the fall. This snack mix doesn’t require extra prep dishes and you can change up the ingredients if you prefer a different mix.

A lot of crunch, some salty, some sweet but not too much of either. Stirring together the ingredients are the only instructions, so enjoy putting together your own colorful mix!

How To Store Halloween Snack Mix

Once you mix this up, you can put it in an air-tight container and keep it around for a couple weeks as you enjoy it.

Great Gifts For Friends

This makes a great little gift! It’s a perfect gift idea for someone you’re going to spend the day with or to send a long as a little gesture that you’re thinking of them.

Pick up a pint sized mason jar and fill it with all the favorite ingredients you picked out. Place a gift tag on it and let them know you’ve been thinking of them.

Perfect Fall Treats

• Apple pie bread is infused with all the flavors of an apple pie! Juicy apples along with a streusel make up a perfect bite of moist bread.
• Butternut squash soup is guaranteed creamy, packed with comforting flavor and super easy to prepare. Great dinner option any night of the week!
• Make Instant Pot apple pie filling quickly and easily! Throw this delicious pie filling into your next apple pie for a perfect holiday or any time dessert. Having a batch in your freezer makes pie-making SO EASY!
• Candy Corn Cake – Celebrate fall or Halloween with a festive candy corn themed cake! The flavor and texture of this cake are delicious and people will swoon when you cut into it.
• Make an Amazing Apple Pie Jam recipe this fall! Tastes just like Apple Pie because it’s so similar to pie filling. Put it on your English muffins, pancakes or use it to make your next peanut butter and jelly sandwich!
• Caramel Pecan Bars are a delicious replacement for pecan pie. These bars are packed with caramel and pecans and are easier than pie to make so you can get to enjoying them quicker!
• ​Ready to wow your friends and family with amazing Halloween Cupcakes? Here are 8 amazing and easy Halloween cupcakes that will upgrade any Halloween party and make you the star of the Halloween desserts!

Holiday Snack Mixes

• Holiday Snack Mix
• Valentine’s Snack Mix
• A fun S’mores Snack Mix

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