Bunny Bait
This Bunny Bait Easter snack mix is sweet and salty and filled with all your favorite things: pretzels, cereal, M&M’s and more! This quick Easter treat is great for munching on or for party favors and goodie bags.

What is bunny bait?
Bunny bait is a popular Easter snack mix that is made up of chocolate candies, different cereals, pretzels, nuts, and additional mix-ins topped with a chocolate drizzle. It’s kind of like a trail mix but specifically fit for the Easter holiday — or the spring season, in general!

What You’ll Need
- Cheerios: The regular kind is fine (or can use the multi-grain variety) for this since we’ll be adding additional flavors.
- Rice Chex cereal: I also use rice Chex for my favorite muddy buddies recipe!
- Pretzels: You can use the traditional kind, the sticks, or the thin crisps.
- Salted cashew or dry roasted peanuts: This adds a healthy aspect of the mix and a yummy nutty flavor.
- White chocolate chips: Or you can use white candy melts.
- Coconut oil: This will be added to the chocolate to create our chocolate drizzle. Using coconut oil makes the chocolate easier to melt and so silky smooth!
- Easter colored M&M’s: I used PB M&M eggs because they are my favorite Easter candy and I’m literally obsessed with them.
- Toasted sweetened shredded coconut: Optional but really good!

How to Make Bunny Bait
- Prep the baking sheet.
Line with parchment paper. - Combine.
In a large bowl add the cereals, pretzels and nuts.

- Melt chocolate.
In a microwave safe bowl add the chocolate chips and coconut oil. Microwave until melted and smooth, stirring every 30 seconds.

- Mix.
Pour chocolate into the large bowl with the mixed cereal. Stir. Add M&M’s and shredded coconut and stir again. - Let set.
Spread the mixture flat on a baking sheet so that the white chocolate can set and harden.

Tools Used to Make This Recipe
Mixing bowls: These bowls are used on a daily basis in my home. I love the grippy bottoms, the pour spout, and the differing sizes.
Cookie sheet: This recipe will fit on a regular sized baking sheet.
Recipe Tips
This is a great recipe to make and then portion into bags for gifting!
Variations
Nuts are optional, I like the whole ‘sweet and salty” snack concept so I wanted to add an additional salty portion to the mix.
Coconut is optional as well (my son loves coconut so I add it whenever I get the chance), you don’t need it but it adds a subtle flavor that is really good.
I’m obsessed with the Easter M&M PB eggs, so I will find any excuse to use those!
Storing
Store in an airtight or ziplock bag for 1-2 weeks.

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Bunny Bait
Ingredients
- 3 cups Cheerios
- 3 cups Rice Chex cereal
- 1 1/2 cups pretzels
- 1/2 cup salted cashews - or dry roasted peanuts (optional, you can omit if you don't want nuts)
- 2 cups white chocolate chips - can also use white candy melts
- 1/2 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1 1/2 cups Easter colored M&M's - I LOVE the peanut butter M&M eggs so I always use those! You'll need 1 – 9 oz bag (but you can always add more M&M's so add more or less to your liking!)
- 1/2 cup toasted sweetened shredded coconut
Equipment
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a large bowl combine the cheerios, Chex cereal, pretzels and cashews.
- In a microwave safe bowl combine the chocolate chips and coconut oil. Melt on half power stirring every 30 seconds until melted and smooth.
- Pour the melted chocolate into the large bowl full of the mixed cereal. Stir to combine. Add the M&M’s and shredded coconut and stir to combine once more.
- Spread mixture on a baking sheet to let set. This is a great recipe to make and then portion into bags for gifting!