Recipe: White Trash Mix Candy

There are many recipes for this candy online. I've yet to try the 'lemon' version. Seems the men in my life don't like lemon. Ladies, don't waste intellectual energy hiding that bag of M&Ms...guys will find them. Here's my basic recipe for White Trash Mix candy.

White Trash Mix

1 1/2 to 1 3/4 lbs. white chocolate
1 to 1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 cups Cheerios cereal
3 cups Quaker Cinnamon Life cereal
3 cups Rice Chex cereal
1 lb. milk chocolate M & M's
2 cups unsalted OR salted peanuts
2 cups small pretzel sticks

Break up extremely large white chocolate pieces, using a heavy blade knife. Medium to medium large chunks of chocolate are fine. I use a cutting board, covered with a clean cotton kitchen towel. Melt chocolate in double boiler over hot water. Stir in the oil, while chocolate is at melting stage. In a large bowl, mix the remaining ingredients. I use a large bowl, then transfer some of the mix to another medium-large bowl, to ease when you need to stir. Pour melted chocolate over mix, then stir to coat completely. Spread onto waxed paper to air dry. Cool, then break into small pieces and store in an airtight container.