muddy buddies recipe

simple sweets: muddy buddies. the combination of crunch and sweet is something i crave. alot. i remember munching on muddy buddies when i little but for years this quick and easy snack was lost to memory until it was revived this past christmas.

ingredients

• 9 cups chex cereal 
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips 
• 1 1/2 cups powered sugar
• 1/2 cup peanut butter (chunky/smooth or both!)
• 1/4 cup butter or margine 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla 

• 2-gallon sized plastic storage bag 

directions

• measure out nine cups of chex cereal and put into a storage bag 
• in a microwave safe bowl: combine chocolate chips, peanut butter and butter together. microwave on high for one minute
• stir ingredients and continue microwaving for 30seconds or until mixture is smooth then add vanilla
• pour mixture into storage bag to combine with cereal
• add powered sugar, seal, and shake until well coated
• put mixture onto waxed paper (or tin foil) to cool ... store in a sealable container in refrigerator 

for christmas, my sister and i made a slue of sweet treats including muddy buddies. when we started to make them we decided to combine both smooth and crunchy peanut butter ... other than that we stuck to the classic (easy to make and inexpensive) recipe. i would suggest maybe half-ing the recipe because using the full nine cups yields enough for a family of six + guests with some left over.