Cupid Crunch: Valentine’s Day Trail Mix
Cupid Crunch is the perfect Valentine’s Day snack! Super easy to make, and fun for all of your holiday celebrations at home or with friends.
Valentine’s Day is a favorite for our family, and so I’m always looking for easy ideas to that make it more fun and festive. One of our favorite snacks is trail mix, so I adapted it for the holiday. So adorable, right? Cupid Crunch is so yummy, super cute, and my kids absolutely love it…as does everyone!
Cupid Crunch: Valentine’s Day Snack
Life is so busy, and this is one of those recipes that can be put together in minutes. You have even have most of it on hand, since many are common pantry snacks and ingredients. I like to make this to send in my kids’ school lunches, serving at class parties, as a preschool snack, or setting out in bowls at a Valentine’s Day party. It also makes for a really fun gift, and I’ve included a printable tag at the bottom of the post.
Best of all, you can customize it to include your favorite things! I kept mine simple, and combined Rice Chex, waffle pretzels, and peanut M&Ms. With a drizzle of white chocolate, it makes it even more yummy!
Perfect Valentine’s Day Treat for Class Parties
It’s super fast & easy to throw together, so if you’re on snack duty, but don’t have a lot of time, this is perfect! Individual servings look cute in paper or clear treat bags, or even mini paper sacks would be adorable.
I have a little girl that needs to eat gluten-free, so I used gluten-free pretzels, and it’s a great snack option to send for her for class Valentine parties.
Ingredient ideas For Valentine’s Day trail mix:
- Craisins
- Raisins
- Peanuts or other nuts
- Cheerios
- Rice Chex
- Chocolate M&M’s (Peanut or Peanut Butter too)
- Chocolate chips
- White chocolate chips
- Yogurt Pretzels
- White chocolate melting wafers (for drizzle)
How to Make Cupid Crunch
You’ll love how easy this is! In a big bowl, combine all your trail mix ingredients. This batch I used waffle pretzels, Rice Chex, and peanut butter M&Ms–but I’ll switch it up depending what I have on hand. It’s the red, white, and pink M&Ms that really make this a Valentine treat, so don’t skip on those! I usually use peanut butter M&Ms, since those are our favorite, but you can easily use another type. If you need nut-free, plain M&Ms are a good option.
The amounts really depend on how much you want to make or what you need. All ingredients are really up to your personal preference as well. Typically I’ll use a whole bag of M&Ms, 2 cups of pretzels, and 2 cups of Rice Chex–plus a few other things thrown in if I have them on hand.
Line a cookie sheet (or two, depending on how much you have) with parchment paper. Spread the trail mix out in a single layer. Follow the directions on the white chocolate melting wafers and microwave until smooth. You can also use white chocolate chips. Melt them for 30-45 seconds in a microwave-safe bowl, then stir. Put them back in the microwave in 10 second increments as needed, until you can stir it smooth.
Drizzle the white chocolate on top of the trail mix, then let sit until hardened. Break into pieces, and store in an airtight container until ready to serve.
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Cupid Crunch Printable Gift Tag
Cupid Crunch is so fun to eat, and it’s also fun to give! Fill a clear treat bag or mason jar with the trail mix, then print out this cute tag. The larger size treat bag works well for this, so you have room at the top to fold over or tie closed. For folding (which is what I did in the photo at the top of the post), I like to use a cute piece of holiday washi tape to secure the back. Perfect for teachers, neighbors, friends, and coworkers!
I’ve used both white cardstock and kraft cardstock to print the labels…both are so cute!
Cupid Crunch Valentine’s Day Trail Mix
PIN RECIPE PRINT RECIPEIngredients
Trail Mix: Use the ingredients you like!
- Rice Chex
- Pretzels
- M&Ms (plain, peanut butter, or peanut)
- Nuts
- Craisins
- Cheerios
- Yogurt pretzels
- Sunflower seeds
- Chocolate chips
White Chocolate Drizzle
- White chocolate melting wafers
Instructions
- You'll love how easy this is! In a big bowl, combine all your trail mix ingredients.This batch I used waffle pretzels, Rice Chex, and peanut butter M&Ms–butI'll switch it up depending what I have on hand. It's the red, white, and pinkM&Ms that really make this a Valentine treat, so don't skip on those! I usually use peanut butter M&Ms, since those are our favorite, but you can easily use another type. If you need nut-free, plain M&Ms are a good option. The amounts really depend on how much you want to make or what you need. All ingredients are really up to your personal preference as well. Typically I'll use a whole bag of M&Ms, 2 cups of pretzels, and 2 cups of Rice Chex–plus a few other things thrown in if I have them on hand.Line a cookie sheet (or two, depending on how much you have) with parchment paper.Spread the trail mix out in a single layer. Follow the directions on the white chocolate melting wafers and microwave until smooth. You can also use white chocolate chips. Melt them for 30-45 seconds in a microwave-safe bowl, then stir. Put them back in the microwave in 10 second increments as needed, until you can stir it smooth. Drizzle the white chocolate on top of the trail mix, then let sit until hardened. Break into pieces, and store in an airtight container until ready to serve.
Recipe Equipment
***Originally posted in 2018, updated 2023.
more fun Valentine’s Day snacks:
Pink Hot Chocolate // Layered Heart Brownies // Heart Shaped Tortilla Chips
Kierste Wade is a published author, blogger, and mom to six. With more than 20 years DIY and project experience, she has been sharing ideas on her blog since 2009. Focusing on simple and doable projects, she loves to share attainable ideas for all things home, holidays, and family. Kierste has been featured on Better Homes and Gardens, HGTV, American Farmhouse Magazine (print and online) Taste of Home, Country Living, and more.