April 21, 2010

Chocolate-Peanut Butter Munchies









INGREDIENTS
5cups Corn Chex® cereal
2cups pretzel sticks, broken in half
1/2cup butter or margarine
1/2cup creamy peanut butter
1bag (11.5 oz) milk chocolate chips (2 cups)
1cup powdered sugar
1cup candy-coated milk chocolate candies
DIRECTIONS
1.Cover 2 cookie sheets with waxed paper. In very large bowl, mix cereal and pretzels.
2.In medium microwavable bowl, microwave butter, peanut butter and chocolate chips uncovered on High 45 seconds; stir. Microwave 15 to 45 seconds longer or until mixture can be stirred smooth. Immediately pour over cereal mixture, stirring until evenly coated. Spread evenly on cookie sheets. Refrigerate uncovered about 20 minutes or until set.
3.Break into bite-size pieces. Divide mixture evenly into 2 resealable 1-gallon food-storage plastic bags. Add 1/2 cup powdered sugar to each bag. Seal and shake each bag until well coated. Add 1/2 cup candies to each bag. Seal and gently shake each bag to mix. Store in sealed bags in refrigerator up to 4 weeks.

NUTRITION INFO
1/2 Cup: Calories 290 (Calories from Fat 140); Total Fat 15g (Saturated Fat 7g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 20mg; Sodium 230mg; Total Carbohydrate 35g (Dietary Fiber 2g, Sugars 23g); Protein 4g % Daily Value*: Vitamin A 6%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 8%; Iron 15% Exchanges: 1 Starch; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 3 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 2 MyPyramid Servings: 1 tsp Fats & Oils
*% Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

NOTES: I have made this a long time ago. Actually I made this as a snack for our family when we drove from Florida to Utah. It is DELICIOUS & ADDICTING....so be careful. We were doing yummy after-school snacks today for the young women in my church. I remember this recipe and needless to say...IT WAS A HIT! I added a bit more chex so they weren't drowing in chocolate. Just a preference. The above is taking straight from the chex website: http://www.chex.com/recipes

2 comments:

  1. Hey Tiana,
    I just wanted to let you know that I have been going through your recipe blog and writing stuff down and making the meals! I am making the pot roast right now and the Turkey Chili tomorrow or one day this weekend. These recipes are all my type of cooking, with ingredietns taht I am actually familiar with and are easy to find and it doesn't take FOREVER to cook any of it. Love it! Thanks for sharing!

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  2. I am THRILLED someone is actually trying them out! Thanks Happy! I'm way excited. Let me know if you "change" up anything. I'd love to hear what you did or thought! Thanks again!

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