White Chocolate Christmas Candy

This White Christmas Candy is an easy holiday candy recipe that comes together in minutes and tastes absolutely irresistible! Made with just a few simple ingredients, this no-bake Christmas treat is perfect for gift-giving, cookie trays, or festive snacking. You can easily customize it with colorful sprinkles for any holiday, but we’ve always made it at Christmas — that’s why we call it White Christmas Candy!

Why I love this candy so much

Sweets are my downfall.   Salty sweets.  Especially, peanut buttery salty sweets.  OK, you get the idea. White Chocolate Christmas Candy is all that.  Sweet, peanut buttery, with just a titch of salt from the peanuts, and crunch from the Rice Krispies. HEAVEN help me.  I can’t have these things around. My mom always made them around Christmas time.  We called them Christmas Star Candy because we used the white chocolate star candy to make them.  But I haven’t been able to find white chocolate star candies in years.  So I use white chocolate chips and call it White Chocolate Christmas Candy….it works.  They are so doggone easy.  Honestly, I was making them on my own by the time I was in second grade.  My momma was good that way, just letting me go in the kitchen, while she was nearby, reading her Harlequin Romance in the recliner. Absolutely no helicoptering was going on in my house growing up, quite the opposite, but those days are done, and I actually survived somewhat unscathed. Ok enough about my childhood, this candy is incredible and so easy, you must add it to your holiday baking lineup!

Gather these ingredients

These five ingredients and a microwave are all you will need.

First, melt 2 cups of white chocolate chips and 2 tablespoons of creamy peanut butter together in a glass bowl in the microwave.  One minute on high, remove stir,  return to microwave for 30 seconds more, remove continue to stir until smooth.

Add 2 cups rice krispies to melted chocolate mixture.

Toss in 1 cup lightly salted peanuts.

Sometimes I get wacky and I overdose on the marshmallows, but the recipe calls for 1 cup. Add one cup, or more if you wish, of marshmallows and fold all the ingredients together.

Using a small scooper or a regular teaspoon, drop balls onto parchment paper.  Sometimes these little guys have a tendency to fall a little; that’s OK, they will firm up and be just fine.

If you want to give them a little Christmas cheer, sprinkle them with some Jolly Mix before they set up. Or whatever holiday sprinkles you have on hand for whatever time of year you are making these delectable treats.

The colorful sprinkles will cling to the warm chocolate and when they harden they will look so purdy!

Aw, so cute and festive.  These are not only easy, but they also keep really well.  Once they have cooled and set up, if you layer with parchment paper in an airtight container, they will keep for up to 2 weeks.  If you have an unexpected guest drop by, they are great for a little something sweet!

I bought these confectioner’s boxes at World Market. You can fill them up with goodies, tie them up with colorful twine. I picked up this fun green twine at the Tractor Supply Store while searching for snow reflectors for my driveway.  Never know what you’ll find at Tractor Supply!  I swear it’s worse than Target. I go there for driveway reflectors and come out with $50 bucks of who knows what!

What is your favorite no bake sweet treat to make over the holidays? Inquiring minds want to know, comment below! Please take a few seconds to give this recipe a star rating below in the recipe card. Thanks for stopping by. XO Sheila

 

 

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White Chocolate Christmas Candy
makes 25 pieces
1 12 ounce package White Chocolate Chips
2 tablespoons creamy Peanut Butter
1 cup lightly Salted Peanuts
1 cup mini Marshmallows
2 cups Rice Crispies
sprinkles for decorating (optional)

In a microwave safe bowl add white chocolate chips and peanut butter.  Microwave on high for one minute, remove stir with a spatula.  Continue to microwave chocolate at 30 second intervals until melted and smooth.  Make sure you stir well to incorporate the peanut butter.  Fold in peanuts, marshmallows, and rice crispies so that peanut butter chocolate is covering all ingredients.  Drop by spoonfuls onto waxed paper.  Let stand for 30 minutes or until set up.  Store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks. (psst they won’t last 2 weeks let alone 2 days!)

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