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    Home » Holidays & Seasons » All Things Fall » Mayflower Munch Mix ~ an easy Thanksgiving snack mix!

    Last updated: Oct 5, 2020 by Keri · 36 Comments

    Mayflower Munch Mix ~ an easy Thanksgiving snack mix!

    I am a little obsessed with munch mixes lately ... you know, where you just toss all sorts of yummy things in a bowl and give it a fun name?  So with Thanksgiving right around the corner, I figured I needed to put together a simple munch mix to tide everyone over until dinner was finished.  {taste this} Mayflower munch mix!!

    This mix is a great salty and sweet combination with a little history lesson thrown in 😉  Mix together as much or as little as you like of the following:

    While you are munching, you can talk about what each ingredient represents:

    Candy Corn - to represent maize/corn

    Craisins - to represent the North East where cranberries are grown
    Pretzel sticks - to represent the forest and the logs used to build homes for the Pilgrims
    M&Ms - M is for the Mayflower
    Corn Chex - to represent maize/corn

    This Thanksgiving snack mix is perfect to put in a big bowl for grazing or package it up and put it in my cute little turkey treat cups!  

    Your Thanksgiving guests will appreciate the snack and you can rest at ease until dinner is ready!  Here are a few more munch mixes to satisfy your snack cravings!

    More munch mixes:
    Manly Munch Mix - mix with a kick for Fathers' Day!
    Caramel Apple Munch Mix

    This post was shared at all the blogs on my Link Party Love page! Go take a peek ... they rock!

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    1. Back for Seconds says

      November 11, 2012 at 9:27 pm

      Love this! I am a munch mix addict 🙂

      Reply
    2. Trish - Mom On Timeout says

      November 11, 2012 at 10:07 pm

      Love this Keri! Pinning now!

      Reply
    3. Diana - FreeStyleMama says

      November 11, 2012 at 9:28 pm

      YUMMY! I'd love to have you join my Pin Me Linky Party because this is an awesome idea! I'm going to pin it now!

      Diana
      Diana Rambles
      Bento Blog Network
      Link Rink

      Reply
    4. Rachel says

      November 12, 2012 at 4:26 am

      This is so fun and I love the name!!! cute!

      Reply
    5. Jill says

      November 12, 2012 at 7:03 am

      Oh yum - that does sound like a tasty snack!

      Thanks for linking to a Round Tuit!
      Hope you have a fabulous week!
      Jill @ Creating my way to Success
      http://www.jembellish.blogspot.com/

      Reply
    6. Inspire Me Heather says

      November 12, 2012 at 11:53 am

      Gotta love a recipe with some history! Your snack does look great, I like the sweet & salty mixture - I bet it is sooo good!

      Reply
    7. Gwen says

      November 12, 2012 at 12:15 pm

      You had me at Candy Corn...

      Reply
    8. Jessica Kielman says

      November 12, 2012 at 12:22 pm

      Oh wow, yum! I'm gonna head out today and grab up the ingredients!

      Reply
    9. Melissa@TheHappierHomemaker says

      November 12, 2012 at 12:56 pm

      Oh yum! This looks scrum-delicious! I pinned this to make for the kids (okay, maybe for me too!) Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
    10. Lucy Farmer says

      November 12, 2012 at 2:07 pm

      How fun! Your pictures make me want to lick the screen!! I'm definitely pinning this idea!!! thanks for sharing!

      Reply
    11. Ann from On Sutton Place says

      November 12, 2012 at 2:24 pm

      This is my kind of recipe! Easy peasy. Thanks for sharing...Ann

      Reply
    12. AmieAnn says

      November 12, 2012 at 10:41 am

      Mmm.. you just all of my favorite things together.. can't resist those candy corns!
      Thanks for sharing with the Pink Hippo Party!
      xoxo
      Amie @ Pinkapotamus

      Reply
    13. Courtenay@Creek Line House says

      November 12, 2012 at 3:59 pm

      I need to get on this munch mix bandwagon!

      Reply
    14. Rita says

      November 12, 2012 at 4:39 pm

      I love your Mayflower Munch and what each item represents! So fun and sooo yummy!

      Reply
    15. Blythe says

      November 13, 2012 at 12:20 am

      This looks yummy. Think I might have to make it for a special school snack for the kids!
      Blythe
      Desperate Craftwives

      Reply
    16. Jocelyn says

      November 13, 2012 at 12:06 pm

      This is such a cute idea. I love that each item can be related to Thanksgiving:-)

      Reply
    17. JDaniel4's Mom says

      November 13, 2012 at 1:11 pm

      I love how each ingredient has a tie to Thanksgiving. I pinned this post.

      Reply
    18. Our Neck of the Woods says

      November 13, 2012 at 7:33 pm

      This looks delicious! I love how you presented it. Great job!

      Visiting from the Share It party 🙂

      Tammy
      ourneckofthewoods.net

      Reply
    19. Mary says

      November 14, 2012 at 1:27 am

      Perfect combination of salty and sweet! Yum.

      Reply
    20. WTFab says

      November 14, 2012 at 4:29 am

      YUM this sounds like a great mix! Saw you link up on a bunch of link parties. Would love it if you linked up on my blog hop and added it to your list www.w-t-fab.com/search/label/bloghop. Also let me know if you'd like to follow each other!

      Reply
    21. Printabelle says

      November 15, 2012 at 12:06 am

      What a great Thanksgiving snack! I love your photos, too, gorgeous! We make a similar mix, but add in the little candy pumpkins, pretzels (folded arms in prayer for gratitude) and bugles - which look like tiny cornucopias!

      Reply
    22. Sue Boyer says

      November 15, 2012 at 2:40 pm

      I love mixes and the craisins top it off. Thank you for the recipe.

      We may have met by chance...but we become friends by choice.
      http://simpleesue.com/try-one-new-recipe-a-week-mexican-pizza

      Reply
    23. Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says

      November 16, 2012 at 9:22 pm

      What a great idea!

      Reply
    24. Melissa @ LoveBugLiving says

      November 17, 2012 at 1:34 am

      Love your turkey cups. Too cute!
      Melissa
      www.lovebugliving.com

      Reply
    25. Bobi Jensen says

      November 17, 2012 at 2:42 am

      Great idea!

      I have a weekend party I'd love for you to share this on:

      http://westernwarmth.blogspot.com

      Thanks!

      Bobi

      Reply
    26. Rosemary@villabarnes says

      November 17, 2012 at 8:43 pm

      Yummy. Great for parties, or to munch on while watching movies. Love the turkey.

      Reply
    27. Bonnie and Trish @ Uncommon says

      November 18, 2012 at 5:16 am

      So cute! Just shared on our FB page! Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

      Take care,

      Trish

      Reply
    28. Art By ASM says

      November 18, 2012 at 9:29 am

      These look great! Please come by and post on our blog party! Thank you! Please help spread the word!

      http://artbyasm.blogspot.com/search/label/Blog%20Party

      Warmest Regards,
      Annamaria

      Reply
    29. Cheryl says

      November 19, 2012 at 2:09 am

      I've been looking for something like this to whip up for the neighbors as a little Thanksgiving gift. Thank you for sharing this delicious looking recipe. (Came here from the Just Something I Whipped Up link party.)

      Cheryl
      www.creativegiftgiver.com

      Reply
    30. Karen Mary Butterfly says

      November 19, 2012 at 6:14 am

      Love this! Such a cute name. I like what each ingredient stands for!

      Reply
    31. megan says

      November 20, 2012 at 1:52 pm

      Delicious! It's so cute and colorful! I would be honored if you shared this at my Ginger Jamboree Link Party!

      Reply
    32. Jocie@TheBetterHalf says

      November 23, 2012 at 12:27 am

      Hey Keri! This looks so yummy - it would make me hungry if I hadn't just eaten waaaay too much turkey! lol!
      By the way, love the header, is it new?!?

      Thanks so much for linking up and linking back last week at the Humble Brag! Even though its Black Friday, hope to see you back tomorrow to link up more great projects. Don't forget, we will be giving away more free ad space! 🙂
      http://www.oneprojectcloser.com/the-humble-brag-link-party-8/

      Reply
    33. Wendy says

      November 25, 2015 at 12:51 pm

      What can I substitute for Christmas? Do they make red/ green candy corn?

      Reply
      • Keri says

        November 26, 2015 at 11:38 am

        They do - I found them at Walgreens or Walmart last year. You may like this O Christmas Tree Munch Mix 🙂 https://www.shakentogetherlife.com/2013/12/o-christmas-tree-munch-mix.html

        Reply
    34. Julia Bettencourt says

      November 01, 2016 at 2:31 pm

      Hi Keri. I shared your Mayflower Munch Mix over on my blog today. Thanks for the great recipe idea. I know my followers will enjoy it. That blog post is here: http://www.made2bcreative.com/blog/?p=11186

      Reply

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