Cupid crunch is a simple, delicious Valentine’s Day treat. This snack mix has quickly become a tradition to make in our house each Valentines season. It’s great for a class party, watching a romcom movie, or sharing it with your sweetheart.

Once February rolls around, I know it’s time to make my Cupid crunch recipe. It’s a sweet and salty snack that comes together in minutes and doesn’t require any baking.

This crunchy Valentine’s snack mix a great blend of sweet, salty, and chocolate flavor. Each piece has just the perfect texture and taste.

I love making this snack during the Valentine’s season. It’s fun for school parties and sharing with family and friends. Package the mix in small treat bags or festive containers for a simple Valentine’s gift.

If you need more holiday treats be sure to try cinnamon churro bugles, butter toffee pretzels, and this caramel puffcorn.

Why you’ll love this recipe

• Colorful and festive. Red, pink, and white, this sweet snack is such a fun holiday treat.
• Sweet and crunchy. A tasty mix of salty and sweet.
• Customizable. You can customize this cupid snack mix to be your own with other mix ins.
• Great for class parties or a simple friend gift. Put this in a clear bag with a colorful bow for an easy gift.

Cupid crunch ingredients

You can make this Valentine’s snack mix with just a few ingredients.

• Chex cereal – Use your favorite Chex cereal. I am using Rice Chex.
• Cheerios – I like using original Cheerios cereal but you can substitute with frosted Cheerios, multigrain Cheerios, or chocolate Cheerios.
• Pretzels – You can use mini pretzels or pretzel sticks.
• Bugles chips – A salty chip that is the perfect compliment to the sweet almond bark.
• Almond bark – Melt the almond bark for the perfect sweet coating. You can substitute with white chocolate chips.
• M&M’s candy – I like using the holiday variety of M&M’s but you can use the original.
• Valentine’s day sprinkles – This adds fun color to the mix.

How to make cupid crunch

1. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Place pretzels, Chex, Cheerios, Bugles, and M&M’s in a large bowl. Mix together to combine.

3. Place the almond bark in a microwave safe bowl. Heat in the microwave in 30 second intervals until the almond bark melts.
4. Pour the melted almond bark over the mix. Stir to combine. Add in sprinkles.

5. Spread the mixture on the prepared baking pan. Let the almond bark harden and then break apart into pieces.

Heather’s recipe tips

• Use a large bowl or dish. This helps to make it easy to stir the mixture.
• If you don’t have a microwave, you can melt the almond bark using a double boiler.
• Stir fast. The almond bark hardens fast so make sure to stir the mixture together right after you pour the melted bark over the mixture.

Variations

• Nuts: Add in some salty peanuts, almonds, or cashews for some added crunch.
• Cereal: You can substitute the cereal with different types of Cheerios, Chex, or even Fruit Loops for fun color.
• Chips: If you can’t find Bugles, you can substitute with Fritos or even broken Ruffles potato chips.
• Candy: Substitute the M&M’s with peanut M&M’s or Reeces Pieces.
• Marshmallows: Mix in some mini marshmallows for an added soft texture.

Storage instructions

Store this snack mix in an airtight container at room temperature. This will keep for up to 5 days.

You can freeze this Valentines snack mix in a freezer safe bag for 2-3 months. Let thaw at room temperature. The texture might be a little different once thawed.

More holiday recipes

• Christmas reindeer crack
• Rolo stuffed Ritz crackers
• Gingerbread Chex mix
• Fall popcorn snack mix
• Pecan pie bark

Let me know if you make this Cupid crunch recipe in the comments.