St Patrick’s Day Food – Snack Mix

One of the things I look forward most to on March 17th is St Patrick’s Day food! This snack mix will make your holiday a little brighter.

Because I’m not Irish, I haven’t gotten into this holiday all that much.  Except I do make sure that my kids wear green (no pinching please!) and I try to make a “green dinner.”  I know that most St Patrick’s day food consists of corn beef and cabbage or stew.  I haven’t made those for my family.  I like to make quick and easy things like this St. Patrick’s Day Snack Mix.

This recipe is a “4, 3, 2, 1” kind of recipe, with 4 cups of this, 3 cups of that and so on. Not only is it a quick and easy, kid-friendly recipe, but it’s also very adaptable.

I’ve shared several snack mix recipes here on 30days — Mint Chocolate Snack Mix (another good one for St. Patrick’s Day), Kettle Corn Snack Mix, and Zesty Ranch Goldfish Mix.  You can gather your favorite ingredients and mix them up for a simple treat.  My kids love stuff like this as an after school snack too.

Here’s how you make this easy recipe:

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St. Patrick's Day Snack Mix

Prep Time

10 mins

Resting Time

25 mins

Total Time

35 mins

 

St. Patrick's Day Snack Mix is super duper easy and tasty and will make your holiday a little brighter.

Course: Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: St. Patrick's Day Snack Mix

Servings: 10

Calories: 546 kcal

Ingredients

• 4 c Lucky Charms cereal
• 3 c pretzels
• 2 c peanuts
• 1 c green M&M's
• ½ lb almond bark (6 cubes)

Instructions

1. Line a baking sheet with a silpat or waxed paper.
2. Layer cereal, pretzels & peanuts.
3. Gently toss so that the ingredients get well mixed together.
4. In a microwave-safe bowl, place almond bark and heat, according to package directions, until melted.
5. Pour melted bark over the cereal mixture and gently toss until well coated.
6. Immediately sprinkle M&M's over the top and lightly toss.
7. Let the snack mix sit for 20-25 minutes or until the bark has set and is completely firm.

Nutrition Facts

St. Patrick's Day Snack Mix

Amount Per Serving

Calories 546 Calories from Fat 243

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 27g 42%

Saturated Fat 11g 55%

Cholesterol 3mg 1%

Sodium 424mg 18%

Potassium 281mg 8%

Total Carbohydrates 65g 22%

Dietary Fiber 4g 16%

Sugars 35g

Protein 12g 24%

Vitamin A 9.1%

Vitamin C 4.8%

Calcium 12.2%

Iron 32.5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Isn’t it so pretty and colorful?

What do you do for St Patrick’s Day food?

You might like these St. Patrick’s Day recipes too:

• Frozen Mint Chocolate Chip Pie
• Mint Chocolate Cookie No Churn Ice Cream
• Rainbow Fruit Salad Parfaits
• No Bake Mint Chocolate Chip Bark