I posted this on MomCooks last year, and now I want to share it here with all of you. The recipe and image comes from Organized Christmas, which despite it’s name is a great resource for recipes and crafts for every holiday. They call this “Thanksgiving Blessing Mix”, I prefer to call it “Thankful Snack Mix”. To give this as a gift as “Blessing Mix”, visit Organized Christmas for free printable ingredients lists or bag toppers you can attach to baggies of this mix before handing it out to family and friends.
Thanksgiving Snack/Blessing Mix Recipe
Ingredients:
2 cups Bugles brand corn snacks
2 cups small pretzels
1 cup candy corn
1 cup dried fruit bits or raisins
1 cup peanuts or sunflower seeds
1 cup M&Ms-brand chocolate candy
16 Hershey’s-brand chocolate kisses
free printable blessing mix gift tags or bag toppers
Directions:
In a large bowl, gently mix all ingredients except Hershey’s Kisses.
Place 1/3 to 1/2 cup Thanksgiving Blessing Mix in small cellophane treat bags. Add one Hershey’s Kiss to each bag. Close bag with chenille stem or twist-tie. Makes 16 bags.
Bugles: Shaped like a cornucopia or Horn of Plenty, a symbol of our nation’s abundance.
Pretzels: Arms folded in prayer, a freedom sought by those who founded our country.
Candy corn: Sacrifices of the Pilgrims’ first winter. Food was so scarce that settlers survived on just a few kernels of corn a day.
Nuts or seeds: Promise of a a future harvest, one we will reap only if seeds are planted and tended with diligence.
Dried fruits: Harvest gifts of our bountiful land.
M&Ms: Memories of those who came before us to guide us to a blessed future.
Hershey’s Kiss: The love of family and friends that sweetens our lives.
What are you doing for Thanksgiving?? Tell me in a comment!
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We had Thanksgiving with our daughter, son-in-law and two little grandsons this past weekend. Our son is supposed to come home from college tomorrow, so it will just be three of us here on Thanksgiving Day. I miss us all being together on Thanksgiving Day, but at least we get to see everybody at some point around the holidays. We have much to be thankful for!
sounds delish! and i was just wondering what to do with the 1/2 bag of candy corn we have left over from halloween. i think my boys and i will make this tomorrow in fact. thanks for the recipe and have a wonderful holiday!
This looks wonderful!! I am going to try this for sure. Thank you,
Todd Atkins, LCSW
This is also a nice gift this christmas just put it in a jar
with ribbon you have now a personalized gift. My kids
will love this for sure. Great post
Can I still have that for Christmas? It’s wonderful. The kids will surely love it. I may have been late for thanksgiving but at least I’ll still be able to make them happy. Thanks!
Thank you! I’m not really into creating goodies or baking them but this one is really easy I can always do this for the little kids. I’m a guy and I don’t do much of those stuff but I love kids so I guess this is all worth it.
This recipe makes me want Thanksgiving all over again. And as it is so easy to prepare, it’s a must for this Christmas .
Mmm That is my sort of snack bag!!
Thanksgiving may have passed but the snack mix is still in for the kids. Thanks for this simple recipe you’ve shared. Now I can save a little for the giveaways on our Christmas gathering!
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Yay! This is easy and my little angels will surely love this. Thank for sharing, this is just wonderful.
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