Chex Muddy Buddies

By request, I'm posting this because I make these every year and a few people would like the recipe. You can usually find it on the Chex website...they even suggested if you like extra peanut butter, use peanut butter chips instead of chocolate. I used dark chocolate chips this year...and I used Cripix cereal so they look like diamonds...The kids LOVE to help with this recipe. In years past I put some mix in a bag with the sugar and let the kids do it.. (Very ziploced). This year, I mixed it in a huge soup pot...then I poured the sugar in...put a lid on it and went outside to shake the pot...it worked...so here it is...Chex muddy buddies

9 cups of Rice Chex, Corn Chex or Chocolate chex (or Crispix) cereal

1 cup of semisweet chocolate chips

1/2 cup peanut butter (or almond, hazelnut, ect)

1/4 cup butter or margarine

1 tsp vanilla

1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

Measure out cereal and put it into a large bowl. In a microwave safe bowl (or small saucepan) melt the chips, peanut butter, and butter. Microwave on high 1 minute, stir, then microwave for 30 seconds or until smooth...I always use a saucepan and stir constantly on low heat until smooth). Stir in vanilla. Pour mixture over cereal, stirring until evenly coated. Pour into 2 gallon resealable food storage plastic bag. Add powdered sugar, Seal bag, shake until well coated. Spread onto waxed paper to cool (I don't always do this). Store in an airtight container in refrigerator.