How to Make Irresistable Leprechaun Bait {In 5 Minutes!}

Whip up a batch of this tasty leprechaun bait for your leprechaun trap or for an irresistible St. Patrick’s Day treat in just 5 minutes! The sweet Lucky Charms cereal, Mint Chocolate M&M’s, gold chocolate coins, and chocolate covered pretzels combined with buttered popcorn make the perfect sweet and salty combination that will leave your little leprechauns wanting more.

Every year my kids eagerly await the arrival of our leprechaun, dreaming up elaborate traps and searching for all the gold sparkly objects they can find to attract a witty leprechaun.

This year, however, we’re upping our game with some irresistible leprechaun bait that’s magically delicious and a cinch to make.

Lucky Charms cereal? Check. Mint chocolate M&M’s in 3 different colors of green? Check. Gold shiny chocolate coins to attract those gold-grubbing leprechauns? Check.

Leprechaun Bait

If this sweet leprechaun bait doesn’t attract a leprechaun then I don’t know what will. Except for our baby food jar rainbow cake. 😉

The best part of this Lucky Charms snack mix is that it can be made in about 5 minutes. Seriously. Just add all the ingredients, mix, and voila! Instant leprechaun food that you’ll find yourself ~~devouring~~ snacking on throughout the day.

Leprechaun Bait Ingredients

6 cups Lucky Charms Cereal
1 bag microwave butter popcorn, popped (about 6 cups)
9.6 oz bag Mint M&M’s
8 oz white chocolate pretzels (around 3 cups)
Gold covered chocolate coins

How to Make Leprechaun Bait

Add all ingredients in a large bowl, mix, and serve.

I told you that this leprechaun food was one of the easiest St. Patrick’s Day snacks to make!

How to Serve Leprechaun Food

If you’re serving this leprechaun bait for a party or just to snack on, you can keep the snack mix in a big bowl and add a scoop or spoon to it.

Another option is to buy cute St. Patrick’s Day cups or bowls and serve the leprechaun food in the individual cups. I scored these fun cups and napkins in the Target Dollar Spot.

Our St. Patrick’s Day treat bag printables are perfect for putting this snack in too. All you need is a printer and inexpensive white lunch bags!

How to Catch a Leprechaun with Leprechaun Bait

If you’re trying to catch a leprechaun with this St. Patrick’s Day snack mix, be sure to place it inside or on top of your leprechaun trap to try to lure him in. I dare that leprechaun to just try to resist this sweet and salty snack mix!

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Leprechaun Bait

You'll love this easy leprechaun bait St. Patrick's Day treat you can make in just 5 minutes! The sweet Lucky Charms cereal, Mint Chocolate M&M's, gold chocolate coins, and chocolate covered pretzels combined with buttered popcorn make the perfect sweet and salty combination that will leave your little leprechauns wanting more.

Prep Time5 mins

Total Time5 mins

Course: Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: easy, quick, spring, St. Patrick's Day

Servings: 12 servings