This sweet and salty snack mix is a festive treat for Halloween or Thanksgiving. Make a big batch of this fall snack mix recipe and enjoy it all week!
I am not much of a fall house decorator. I wish I had a better eye for house decor but instead of using my time to decorate I'd rather make festive treats. So I came up with this recipe for a fall snack mix that is perfect for autumn.
This fall treat contains only 7 ingredients and can literally be mixed together in 5 minutes. Just mix everything in a big bowl and you are done. No baking, no messy bowls and no stress!
What ingredients are needed for this Fall Snack Mix?
- salted pretzels
- Reeses Pieces
- chocolate chips
- crispy rice cereal
- salted peanuts
- candy corn
- fall harvest candy
Can you substitute ingredients ?
Yes, of course! Feel free to mix and match other types of cereal, baking chips, nuts and candy. If you'd like a peanut free mix, you can always omit the peanuts and use m&m's instead of the Reeses pieces.
You could easily turn this into a Christmas holiday snack mix recipe by using another candy or holiday themed m&m's. This is such an easy versatile recipe because you can make it however you'd like.
Substitution suggestions:
- roasted almonds or other nuts
- butterscotch chips or other chips such as cinnamon, white chocolate or caramel
- toasted coconut
- raisins
- animal crackers or another mini cookie
- toffee bits
- Chex Mix
- Cheerios or another cereal
The possibilities are endless!
How do you store the leftovers?
I keep my sweet and salty snack mix in a big airtight container and serve it in small bowls. I also make individual snack bags of this fall snack mix to add to packed lunches or for portion control. Yes, I could eat the whole bowl!
It is also a good idea to pack individual bags to serve at an outdoor party. With the pandemic, many people are having outside gatherings and this is a good way to distribute individual snacks.
More Sweet and Salty Recipes:
I am a big fan of sweet and salty foods so I love snacking on this recipe. Make some of this to satisfy your snack craving. Here are more sweet and salty recipes if you are like me and love them.
Salted Chocolate Almond Crispy Treats
Mini Salted Caramel Apple Pies
Sea Salt Butterscotch Pretzel Cookies via Cookies and Cups
Sweet and Salty Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies via Grandbaby Cakes
If you like this homemade snack mix, please give it a 5-star rating below.
Sweet and Salty Fall Snack Mix
Ingredients
- 1 cup salted roasted peanuts
- 2 cups salted mini pretzels
- 1 cup candy corn
- 2 cups crispy rice cereal (like Crispix or Chex)
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup fall candy mix
- 1 ½ cups Reeses Pieces
Notes
Nutrition
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Katie
Looks so good! Can’t wait to try this one.
Adrianne
This recipe is so fun and I love the crunch as well as pops of colour!! Everyone would love this, big kids and little ones alike, can't wait to try it, yum, thanks!
Michelle
Love it! So festive and fun. My favorite is the candy corn and the little pumpkins
Andrea Metlika
Sweet and salty is the best kind of snacking. Love that you added the candy corn and pumpkins!
Dannii
What a delicious snack mix. Perfect for movie night.
Kay
This looks a great treat for the kids at Halloween, will try this out with some of our sweets/candy we can get and mix with the kid's cereal, they love the curiously cinnamon squares, they are lush LOL
Thanks for sharing 🙂
Amber Myers
Oh heck yes, it's been ages since I've made this. I love sweet and salty snacks. I'll be making this soon!
Tisha
This is going to be a perfect addition to the Halloween birthday party for this weekend :). So yummy!!!
Shayla Marie
My kids would love this! We are gluten free and it would be really easy to do with all GF ingredients.
Cassie
Oh yummy! I need a new snack idea and I think I found just the one. Thanks!!! 🙂
Choclette
I'd never thought to have a mix of sweet and salty together for something like this, but what a crazily good idea. I love sweet and salty together and I know I'm not the only one. I think I'm going to try something like this for Christmas.
Natalie
Such a fun snack. I absolutely love it. It's so easy to make too with simple ingredients. I will make this for my boys. Thanks for the idea!
Sharon
I love this!! And the individually packed treat bags were the BEST idea. I'm planning on handing them out to our neighbours for Halloween.