Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Texas Trash Candy Recipe

This is a sweet and salty Texas trash candy recipe or as many know it, white trash candy recipe. Either way this sweet and salty snack is loved by my kids and it my nephew's favorite homemade white chocolate candy snack.

pretzels, peanuts, Chex, white chocolate, snack

Have you ever had Texas trash? It is so yummy. Some friends of ours, transplants from Texas, brought it on a camping trip my daughter went on and she came home and told me how great it was. The perfect mix of sweet and salty.

The recipe will be sketchy as they just told my girl what was in it and I just always pour the ingredients in a pan and then add the melted chips.

Texas Trash
Servings: Approx. 8-9 cups when done.
Prep time: 15-20 minutes

2 cups Chex Rice Chex
2 cups of pretzel sticks
2 cups of salted peanuts
2 cups of either Cheerios or Rice Krispies. (I use whatever I have on hand)
2 cups of white chocolate chips

Mix the first four ingredients in a 9x13 cake pan. Melt the white chips and pour over the dry ingredients. Mix quickly to coat. Let cool in your refrigerator and then break up and enjoy. Store in a sealed container in a cool place but not in the refrigerator.

The variations on this are endless. You could use chocolate chips instead or add m & m candies. The minis are great for this. I used red white and blue ones one year for the Fourth of July.

12 comments:

  1. Yummy! I love salty/sweet! Looks awesome and I could eat the whole thing in one seating,if I could! Thank goodness, I can't!

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  2. Yum! Looks tasty! Sweet and salty together is perfect.

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  3. I have had it I think it is like meatloaf there are a lot of diffrent ways to make it.
    Cathy

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  4. Here in Alabama we call that "White Trash"...either way it is SO YUMMY. Thanks for sharing your recipe!

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  5. I have had a variation of this. But I love the name Texas Trash! My Mom and her side of the family are from Texas! Can't wait to make some! I love sweet and salty together!

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  6. Mmmm sounds yummy! Thanks for the recipe!

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  7. As soon as I saw your photo I thought "we use to have this at Girl Scout Camp all the time"... my little Girl Scouts grew up, now with kids of their own... and we still have Texas Trash when we all go camping together! fond memory! thanks for sharing...

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  8. I think they call that White Trash here in Alabama, and it is sod in tiny little trash cans, LOL. I have never tried to make it, though. Thanks for the tutorial!

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  9. This stuff is so delicious. I can only make it once a year because it is highly addictive :)

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  10. This sounds yummy--love sweet and salty. Thanks so much for linking up to Share the Love Wednesday!
    Mary

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  11. I'm giving this a go tomorrow!!

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  12. i have had it before - but never knew it to be called this. ha. ha!! ( :

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