Fall Harvest Muddy Buddies

Ingredients

• 1 cup milk or semi-sweet chocolate chips (Nestle Toll House; use either milk or semi-sweet chocolate chips)
• 0.5 cup peanut butter (Jif)
• 0.25 cup salted butter
• 1 tsp vanilla extract (Spice Islands)
• 6 cup Rice or Corn Chex cereal (Use Rice Chex or Corn Chex)
• 2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 cup Reese’s Pieces
• 1 cup miniature Reese’s Cups
• 1 cup candy corn
• 1.5 cup mini pretzels (Snyder’s of Hanover)

Steps

1. 1

   Place the chocolate chips, peanut butter, and salted butter in a microwave-safe bowl. Melt them in 20-second intervals, stirring between each interval, until the mixture is smooth.

2. 2

   Stir the vanilla extract into the smooth melted chocolate mixture.

3. 3

   Pour the chocolate mixture over the Chex cereal and gently toss until the cereal is evenly coated.

4. 4

   Transfer the coated cereal to a large bag or container. Add the powdered sugar, close the bag or container, and shake until the cereal is coated.

5. 5

   Stir in the Reese’s Pieces, miniature Reese’s Cups, candy corn, and mini pretzels.

6. 6

   Serve and enjoy the snack mix.

Notes

The source gives no storage instructions. Choose either Rice Chex or Corn Chex, and either milk or semi-sweet chocolate chips.

Nutrition per serving

• snack
• dessert
• no-bake
• sweet-and-salty
• fall
• Halloween
• Thanksgiving
• kid-friendly