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Wide bowl of Best Sweet Chex Mix Recipe Muddy Buddy with chocolate chips coating, peanut butter, and pretzels on a cloth napkin with milk bottle behind.
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Sweet Chex Mix Recipe

The Best Sweet Chex Mix Recipe coats Chex cereal in melted chocolate, peanut butter, and powdered sugar for the classic Muddy Buddy snack ready in 15 minutes.
Course Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword Sweet Chex Mix Recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 minute
Servings 24 servings
Calories 335kcal
Author Jason Decker

Ingredients

For the sauce:

Instructions

  • In a large bowl, gently stir together the corn chex, rice chex, chocolate chex, pretzels, and mixed nuts, and set aside.
    3 cups corn Chex, 3 cups rice Chex, 3 cups chocolate Chex, 1 & ½ cups mini pretzels, 1 cup mixed nuts
    Yellow bowl filled with Chex cereal, mini pretzels, and mixed nuts combined for the Best Sweet Chex Mix Recipe Muddy Buddy.
  • In a medium-sized microwave-safe bowl, make the sauce. Add the chocolate chips, peanut butter, and salted butter. Microwave in 15-30 second intervals, stirring in between until melted and smooth.
    1 & 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips, 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter, 1/2 cup salted butter
    Hand pouring vanilla extract into a glass bowl of smooth melted chocolate-peanut-butter coating for the Sweet Chex Mix Muddy Buddy.
  • Stir in the vanilla.
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    Yellow bowl with chocolate-peanut-butter coating poured over the Chex cereal and pretzel mix before tossing for the Sweet Chex Mix Recipe.
  • Add the chocolate mixture to the Chex ingredients and gently stir to combine until well coated.
    Large pink zip-top bag tossing chocolate-coated Chex cereal with powdered sugar until every piece is dusted white for the Sweet Chex Mix Muddy Buddy.
  • Working in batches and using a zip-top bag, add about 2 cups worth of the Chex mix mixture. Pour in some of the powdered sugar, about ⅓ cup. Close the bag and toss well to coat everything in the powdered sugar. If it seems like you need more powdered sugar, add more until it is coated to your liking.
    3-4 cups powdered sugar
    Glass bowl piled high with finished Best Sweet Chex Mix Recipe Muddy Buddy fully coated in chocolate and powdered sugar ready to serve.
  • Add the coated mixture to a large bowl and repeat until all of the Chex mix is coated. How much powdered sugar you end up using depends on how much you add to each batch.
  • Finally, toss the peanut butter chips and chocolate chips with the Chex Mix. Serve immediately or store in an airtight container until ready to serve.
    1/2 cup peanut butter chips, 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Notes

  • For an even coating, shake the mix in a bag with powdered sugar.
  • Add the chocolate and peanut butter chips after the mix has cooled to prevent melting.
  • Use a large bowl for easy mixing.
  • If you prefer a less sweet mix, reduce the amount of powdered sugar.
  • Store in the freezer for a unique, cold snack experience.
  • Experiment with different cereals and nuts to find your perfect mix.

Nutrition

Calories: 335kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 177mg | Potassium: 232mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 397IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 62mg | Iron: 6mg