Time

Prep: 15 minutes              Ready In: 1 hour 15 minutes

Ingredients

• 9 c Chex cereal (Rice Chex is common; Wheat Chex is very good as well)
• 1 c semi-sweet chocolate chips
• ½ c smooth peanut butter
• 1 ½ c confectioners’ sugar

Prep/Equipment

• Sauce pan
• Large bowl
• Saran wrap

Directions

1. Pour cereal into large bowl. Set aside.
2. In a saucepan over low heat, melt the chocolate. Add the peanut butter and mix until smooth.
3. Remove from heat. Pour over cereal and stir until coated.
4. Pour ½ of powdered sugar over the cereal mixture. Place Saran wrap on the top of the bowl and shake.  Remove the Saran wrap and add the rest of the powdered sugar.  With Saran wrap on top of the bowl, shake again until cereal is well coated.
5. Spread on waxed cookie sheet to cool (in refrigerator for faster cooling).

Notes/Suggestion

1. Store in airtight container in refrigerator.
2. Alternatively, add ¼ c of butter and microwave the chocolate chips, peanut butter, and butter 30 seconds at a time until melted. Once melted, stir in 1 tsp vanilla.  Then follow Step 4-5 above.