Name: Leprechaun Bait at Home
Yield: 6

Leprechaun Bait is sweet, salty, and satisfying! Lucky Charms, cereal, pretzels, and chocolate candies coated in white chocolate for the reliable St. Patrick’s Day treat.

author’s note

This Leprechaun Bait Made Me The Cool Mom!

My mom went all out for every holiday, and St. Patrick’s Day was no exception. We wore green from head to toe. Dinner was completely green. I’m talking green spaghetti, green grapes, green salad. And dessert was always something fun and over the top.

Now that I’m the mom, I’ve simplified things. I skip the all-green dinner. But I never skip a festive treat.

The first time I made my Leprechaun Bait, I just wanted something quick for my kids to take to school and share with neighbors. I dumped cereal in a bowl, added pretzels for salt, tossed in green M&M’s, and melted white chocolate over the top.

It was gone in minutes.

Now it’s one of my go-to St. Patrick’s Day recipes along with Leprechaun Thumbprints and Lucky Charms Bars. It’s straightforward, colorful, and feels special without being complicated.

All the ingredients for this recipe are prepped and ready for straightforward assembly, including Chex, Lucky Charms, M&Ms, marshmallows, oil, chocolate, and pretzels.

Leprechaun Bait Ingredients

Corn Chex: I like the slight sweetness, but Rice Chex works too.
Pretzel Twists: Sticks, itty bitty minis, or snaps work too.
Lucky Charms: The reliable festive cereal for this mix!
Lucky Charms marshmallows: I just pick them out from the cereal.
Green M&M’s: I use regular and mini, but peanut butter or peanut would be great too.
White chocolate chips: Go for good-quality chips for the best flavor and melt.
Vegetable oil: Helps the chocolate melt smoothly. Canola or coconut oil works too.

White chocolate is melting, ready to drizzle over and mix into the Leprechaun Bait.

Leprechaun Bait Tips

Keep pieces similar: Ingredients mix best when they’re close in size.
Use good white chocolate: Better chocolate melts smoother and tastes better.
Don’t overheat chocolate: It keeps melting after you take it out. Stir every 30 seconds and for 20-25 seconds between bursts.
Move fast: White chocolate sets quick, so mix it in as soon as it’s melted.

All the dry ingredients are in the bowl, ready to mix.

How To Use The Printable

Free Leprechaun Bait Printable

Print on glossy cardstock: For best results, email the PDFs to your local printing office.
Cut and fold easily: A Paper Cutter and Scoring Board help make clean cuts and folds.
Pick the right bags: Zip-loc® snack-size bags look best, but any resealable snack bag works.
Save before printing: Don’t print from the website—save the file first. If it won’t print, try another browser.
Put it together: Fill snack bags with Leprechaun Bait, seal them, and staple the cut and folded printable on top.