16 Sweet & Salty Halloween Snack Mixes for Parties

Sweet meets salty in these dangerously snackable Halloween mixes. Stir up a big bowl for movie night, party tables, or trick-or-treat fuel.

Below you’ll find 16 reader-favorite recipes, each with a photo, ingredients, and step-by-step instructions. Save your favorites and enjoy!

1. Monster Munch Mix

The ultimate sweet-salty handful with white-chocolate drizzle.

Ingredients

• 6 cups popcorn
• 3 cups pretzels
• 2 cups candy corn
• 1 cup peanuts
• 1 cup M&M's
• 1 cup white chocolate
• 1 tsp sea salt

Instructions

1. Toss popcorn, pretzels, candy corn, and peanuts.
2. Drizzle with melted white chocolate.
3. Add M&M's.
4. Spread to set 20 minutes.
5. Break into clusters.

2. Candy Corn Trail Mix

Buttery brown-sugar Chex with candy corn crunch.

Ingredients

• 4 cups Chex cereal
• 2 cups pretzels
• 1.5 cups candy corn
• 1 cup peanuts
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 cup brown sugar

Instructions

1. Melt butter with brown sugar.
2. Toss with Chex and pretzels.
3. Bake at 300°F for 20 minutes, stirring twice.
4. Cool; add candy corn and peanuts.
5. Stir in chocolate chips.

3. Spooky Pretzel Mix

Chocolate-dipped pretzels with Halloween sprinkles.

Ingredients

• 5 cups mini pretzels
• 1 cup white chocolate
• 1/2 cup orange candy melts
• 1 cup candy corn
• 1/2 cup peanuts
• 2 tbsp sprinkles
• 1 pinch sea salt

Instructions

1. Dip half the pretzels in white chocolate.
2. Drizzle with orange candy melts.
3. Add sprinkles and salt.
4. Cool on wax paper.
5. Toss with remaining pretzels, candy corn, and peanuts.

4. Chocolate Ghost Popcorn Mix

Double-chocolate popcorn with marshmallow ghosts.

Ingredients

• 8 cups popcorn
• 1 cup white chocolate
• 1 cup dark chocolate
• 1 cup marshmallows
• 1/2 cup pretzels
• 1/2 cup candy eyes
• 1 pinch sea salt

Instructions

1. Pop popcorn; remove unpopped kernels.
2. Drizzle with both melted chocolates.
3. Toss with marshmallows and pretzels.
4. Add candy eyes.
5. Spread to set; break apart.

5. Pumpkin Spice Chex Mix

Warm pumpkin-spice crunch in every bite.

Ingredients

• 6 cups Rice Chex
• 2 cups pretzels
• 1 cup pecans
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 cup pumpkin puree
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 2 tsp pumpkin spice

Instructions

1. Melt butter with pumpkin, sugar, and spice.
2. Toss with Chex, pretzels, and pecans.
3. Bake at 300°F for 25 minutes, stirring twice.
4. Cool completely.
5. Store airtight.

6. Salted Caramel Nut Mix

Buttery caramel-coated nuts with flaky salt.

Ingredients

• 3 cups mixed nuts
• 2 cups pretzels
• 1 cup caramel bits
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

1. Melt butter, brown sugar, and caramel bits.
2. Toss with nuts and pretzels.
3. Spread on a sheet pan.
4. Bake at 325°F for 15 minutes.
5. Sprinkle with sea salt; cool.

7. Witch's Brew Party Mix

Green-drizzled mix with gummy worms crawling through.

Ingredients

• 5 cups popcorn
• 2 cups pretzel sticks
• 1 cup gummy worms
• 1 cup candy corn
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup green candy melts
• 1 pinch sea salt

Instructions

1. Toss popcorn and pretzels.
2. Drizzle with melted green candy.
3. Add candy corn and chocolate chips.
4. Tuck in gummy worms.
5. Cool; break into pieces.

8. Mummy White Chocolate Mix

White-chocolate-coated Chex wrapped in orange drizzle bandages.

Ingredients

• 6 cups Chex cereal
• 1.5 cups white chocolate
• 1 cup pretzels
• 1 cup candy corn
• 1/2 cup peanuts
• 2 tbsp orange sprinkles
• 1 pinch sea salt

Instructions

1. Coat Chex in melted white chocolate.
2. Spread on wax paper.
3. Drizzle with orange candy melts in stripes.
4. Add pretzels, candy corn, and peanuts.
5. Cool; break apart.

9. Black Cat Licorice Mix

Dark and moody mix with chewy licorice bites.

Ingredients

• 4 cups popcorn
• 2 cups black licorice bites
• 1 cup pretzels
• 1 cup peanuts
• 1/2 cup dark chocolate
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 1/2 cup raisins

Instructions

1. Toss popcorn, pretzels, peanuts, and raisins.
2. Drizzle with melted dark chocolate.
3. Add licorice bites.
4. Sprinkle with sea salt.
5. Cool; toss to combine.

10. Candy Apple Popcorn Mix

Caramel-apple popcorn with cinnamon warmth.

Ingredients

• 8 cups popcorn
• 1 cup caramel sauce
• 1 cup dried apple chips
• 1/2 cup peanuts
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 cup white chocolate
• 1 pinch sea salt

Instructions

1. Toss popcorn with caramel and cinnamon.
2. Spread on a sheet pan.
3. Add apple chips and peanuts.
4. Drizzle with white chocolate.
5. Cool; break into clusters.

11. Vampire Bite Cereal Mix

Peanut butter-chocolate cereal crunch with a candy bite.

Ingredients

• 5 cups Corn Chex
• 1 cup peanut butter chips
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1 cup pretzels
• 1 cup candy corn
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 cup honey

Instructions

1. Melt butter, honey, and peanut butter chips.
2. Toss with Chex and pretzels.
3. Bake at 300°F for 15 minutes.
4. Cool; add chocolate chips and candy corn.
5. Toss to combine.

12. Haunted House Chex Mix

Savory, garlicky classic with a Halloween twist.

Ingredients

• 6 cups Wheat Chex
• 2 cups mini pretzels
• 1 cup mixed nuts
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 cup Worcestershire
• 2 tsp seasoned salt
• 1 tsp garlic powder

Instructions

1. Melt butter with Worcestershire and seasonings.
2. Toss with Chex, pretzels, and nuts.
3. Bake at 250°F for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
4. Cool completely.
5. Store airtight.

13. Peanut Butter Cup Mix

Salty-sweet popcorn studded with peanut butter cups.

Ingredients

• 5 cups popcorn
• 1 cup mini peanut butter cups
• 1 cup pretzels
• 1/2 cup peanuts
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 pinch sea salt

Instructions

1. Warm honey; toss with popcorn.
2. Add pretzels and peanuts.
3. Drizzle with melted chocolate chips.
4. Fold in peanut butter cups.
5. Sprinkle with sea salt.

14. Spiderweb Chocolate Drizzle Mix

Chocolate-webbed popcorn with orange Halloween sparkle.

Ingredients

• 6 cups popcorn
• 1 cup dark chocolate
• 1/2 cup white chocolate
• 1 cup pretzel sticks
• 1/2 cup candy corn
• 2 tbsp orange sprinkles
• 1 pinch sea salt

Instructions

1. Drizzle popcorn with dark chocolate in zigzags.
2. Add white chocolate webs.
3. Toss in pretzels and candy corn.
4. Add sprinkles and salt.
5. Cool; break apart.

15. Autumn Harvest Mix

Maple-toasted harvest crunch with cranberries and seeds.

Ingredients

• 4 cups Chex cereal
• 2 cups dried cranberries
• 1 cup pumpkin seeds
• 1 cup pecans
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 tsp pumpkin spice

Instructions

1. Toss Chex, seeds, and pecans with maple and butter.
2. Add pumpkin spice.
3. Bake at 300°F for 20 minutes.
4. Cool; add cranberries.
5. Toss and store.

16. Graveyard Dirt Mix

Chocolate dirt mix with gummy worms rising from the grave.

Ingredients

• 6 cups chocolate Chex
• 1 cup crushed Oreos
• 1 cup gummy worms
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• 1 cup pretzel sticks
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 cup cocoa

Instructions

1. Toss Chex with melted butter and cocoa.
2. Bake at 300°F for 15 minutes.
3. Cool; add crushed Oreos.
4. Fold in gummy worms and chips.
5. Add pretzel tombstones.