Mardi Gras Snack Mix

• Baking & Spices

  • 8 Wilton lime green chocolate melts
  • 8 Wilton purple chocolate melts

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 1 Chocolate sunflower seeds, green and yellow purple

• Bread & Baked Goods

  • 1 Breadsticks, Mini

• Snacks

  • 4 cups Chocolate rice chex
  • 16 Pretzel squares

• Desserts

  • 1/2 cup M&m's, purple and green

• Other

  • 5 cups Muddy buddies (use store bought or recipe below

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Description

Ingredients

• 4 cups Chocolate Rice Chex
• 5 cups Muddy Buddies (use store bought or recipe below)
• ½ cup purple and green M&Ms
• 16 pretzel squares
• 8 Wilton purple chocolate melts
• 8 Wilton lime green chocolate melts
• Chocolate sunflower seeds -purple green and yellow
• Mini BreadSticks (like the kind that comes with Nutella)
• 9 cups Rice Chex cereal
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• ½ cup smooth peanut butter
• ¼ cup butter (1/2 stick) - room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1½ cups powdered sugar

Directions

• Line a baking sheet with waxed paper. Set aside. Place 8 pretzel squares on a microwave safe plate and microwave for 20 seconds to warm the pretzels. Place the 8 purple melts in the middle of each warm pretzel and microwave for an additional 20-30 seconds until the chocolate melt is soft.
• Let cool on the baking sheet for at least 5 minutes. Repeat steps 2-4 using the green chocolate melts.
• In a large mixing bowl, add the chocolate Chex cereal, muddy buddies recipe below), purple and green pretzels and Nutella sticks. Toss to mix. Sprinkle the M&Ms and sunflower seeds on top.
• Place the Rice Chex cereal in a large mixing bowl and set aside.
• In a medium microwaveable bowl, add the chocolate chips, peanut butter and butter. Microwave for 1 minute and stir. Microwave for an additional 30 seconds until smooth.
• Add the vanilla and stir to incorporate.
• Pour mixture over the cereal and stir to get all of the pieces covered. Transfer the cereal into a large Ziploc bag (one gallon or larger).
• Pour the powdered sugar into the bag and seal it. Gently shake the bag until all of the cereal pieces are evenly coated with the powdered sugar.
• Line a baking sheet with wax paper. Carefully, pour out the cereal onto the baking sheet and spread out to cool.
• Once cooled, add to the above Mardi Gras recipe.