Tuesday, December 16, 2008

~Cereal Snack Crunch~Take Your Pick





INGREDIENTS
8 cups Chocolate Chex cereal
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
6 tablespoons butter or margarine
3 tablespoons light corn syrup
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup vanilla baking chips

DIRECTIONS
Into large microwavable bowl, measure cereal; set aside. Line cookie sheet with waxed paper.
In 2-cup microwavable measuring cup, microwave brown sugar, butter and corn syrup uncovered on High 1 to 2 minutes, stirring after 1 minute, until melted and smooth. Stir in baking soda until dissolved. Pour over cereal, stirring until evenly coated. Microwave on High 3 minutes, stirring every minute. Spread on cookie sheet. Cool 10 minutes. Break into bite-size pieces.
In small microwavable bowl, microwave vanilla baking chips uncovered on High about 1 minute 30 seconds or until chips can be stirred smooth (bowl will be hot). Drizzle over snack. Refrigerate until set. Store in tightly covered container.


OR
MUDDY BUDDIES



INGREDIENTS
9 cups Corn Chex, Rice Chex, Wheat Chex or Chocolate Chex cereal (or combination)
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

DIRECTIONS
Into large bowl, measure cereal; set aside.
In 1-quart microwavable bowl, stir together chocolate chips, peanut butter and butter. Microwave uncovered on High 1 minute; stir. Microwave about 30 seconds longer or until mixture can be stirred 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 on waxed paper to cool. Store in airtight container in refrigerator.
Now head over to Lisa and Lana's where you are sure to find more great recipes.
Well, I'm not sure, I may be toooooo late. There is a give away over at Lisa and Lana's for a great cookbook holder. I was getting my things ready for Tuesday. And it is Tuesday, but I should have done this last night. It is a great cookbook holder. And, Lisa and Lana are great hostesses! Either way!
Have a very blessed Wednesday!
Cheryl

2 comments:

Lana said...

Two of my favorite Christmas goodies! Thanks for the birthday wishes. We just had dinner with our parents... it was great!

Lisa@BlessedwithGrace said...

Yummy. Thanks for participating in TMTT.