Best Christmas treat

[ClonerJams]

Not including pies as that's an entirely different discussion.

 

[CYdTracked]

Homemade Chex mix. Way better than anything you can buy in the store if made right

 

[KnappShack]

Judging by the size of my belly I'm going with all of the above.

Ho Ho Ho and Merry Christmas!

 

[Cyinthenorth]

 

[ISpyCy]

My wife makes an awesome cranberry salsa.

 

[Gonzo]

Homemade Chex mix. Way better than anything you can buy in the store if made right

I second a well-made, homemade Chex mix.

 

[houjix]

My mom's drop candies that have peanuts, rice krispies, and marshmallows stirred into a melted almond bark-peanut butter blend and spoon dropped onto wax paper to cool. Close second it my MIL's chocolate covered toffee.

 

[ClonesTwenty1]

I’m a big fudge guy.

 

[ClonesFTW]

I voted "Cake balls" as I assume that is the same thing as Oreo Balls - those are money.

 

[coolerifyoudid]

Home-made: my wife's ginger drop cookies and my sister's sugar cookies, and my mom's peanut butter balls are all awesome

Store-bought: I could make myself sick if I'm unsupervised around Costco's peppermint bark

 

[ISUTex]

Chex mix with nuts stirred in some type of sugary/syrupy substance. Don't know what it's called. That, and Christmas Crack.

I also have fond memories of the bowl of mixed nuts (in shell) with the nutcracker included.

 

[Gunnerclone]

I second a well-made, homemade Chex mix.

My mom still makes me a special wheat Chex and cashew only Chex mix. I prefer to eat it out of a paper bag as well. I don’t know why.

 

[TXCyclones]

Seasoned Oyster Crackers FTW

 

[Mr Janny]

Homemade Chex mix. Way better than anything you can buy in the store if made right

This. Homemade is vastly superior. And you can change up the ingredients depending on what you're in the mood for.

I have been known to put any combination of the following in mine:
Rice Chex
Corn Chex
Wheat Chex
Dots pretzels
Butter pretzels
Cheetos
Cheez-its
Bugles
Rye chips
Peanuts
Cashews
Goldfish crackers
Sesame sticks
and probably a bunch of others too.

The only rule is that Cheerios are not allowed, because they're nasty.

An underated seasoning for Chex mix is a bottle of Orville Redenbacher butter flavored popcorn oil, Hidden Valley Ranch powder, and hot sauce.
But the traditional Worcestershire sauce recipe is good too.

 

[CYdTracked]

My mom still makes me a special wheat Chex and cashew only Chex mix. I prefer to eat it out of a paper bag as well. I don’t know why.

My mom has an addicting recipe that I wish I could find time to make it myself. She makes a ton of it when she does and usually sends home about a gallon container for me. Has some garlic salt and worcestershire sauce and some other things but whatever is in it I can eat a ton of it in 1 setting. I remember bringing a tub of it back to college one time and it didn't last very long once some guys on the floor got into it.

 

[dmclone]

Leave out the pretzels and just give me white bark with nuts aka "Almond Bark".

 

[Mr Janny]

Leave out the pretzels and just give me white bark with nuts aka "Almond Bark".

Like the underside of a poodle? Duly noted.

 

[houjix]

This. Homemade is vastly superior. And you can change up the ingredients depending on what you're in the mood for.

I have been known to put any combination of the following in mine:
Rice Chex
Corn Chex
Wheat Chex
Dots pretzels
Butter pretzels
Cheetos
Cheez-its
Bugles
Rye chips
Peanuts
Cashews
Goldfish crackers
Sesame sticks
and probably a bunch of others too.

The only rule is that Cheerios are not allowed, because they're nasty.

If you can find Crispix, they make a pretty good alternative to Chex.

 

[dahliaclone]

I make a homemade Chex Mix every year. Something like 8 batches with each batch being 12 cups and it's gone within hours. Homemade toffee is killer as well.

 

[isutrevman]