Every holiday needs their own special Muddy Buddies recipe. St. Patrick’s Day is no exception. Make these Peanut Butter Muddy Buddy for a yummy treat and you can customize for any holiday. Visit a specialty candy store, or order online to buy M&M candies in specific colors.
St. Patrick
Ingredients
- 9 cups Chex cereal
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup peanut butter
- ¼ cup butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1-1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar
- ⅓ cup green Almond M&M candies
- ⅓ cup each dark and light green and white M&M candies
Instructions
- Measure the cereal into a large bowl and set aside. Line a baking sheet with wax paper and set aside.
- In a microwave safe medium bowl, microwave the chocolate chips, peanut butter, and butter for 1 minute, then stir. Continue microwaving in 30-second intervals, stirring in between.
- Pour the mixture of the cereal and gently mix until the cereal is all coated.
- Transfer the mixture to a 2-gallon ziplock bag and add the confectioner’s sugar. Seal the bag and shake until all the cereal is coated.
- Spread the cereal out onto the baking sheet to cool. Sprinkle M&M candies throughout the cereal.
- Store in an air tight container.
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Jamie says
February 29, 2016 at 11:15 amYum, that looks good! Pinning it to try for my husband! Thank you for sharing this with us at the #HomeMattersParty
Cynthia Rusincovitch says
February 28, 2016 at 2:57 pmOh my goodness, this stuff is addicting! So good and your recipe is super cute for St. Patrick’s Day! Thanks for linking up with the Delicious Dishes Recipe party!
Emily says
February 25, 2016 at 11:01 amOh yum!! I’d love a handful of this right now! Thanks for sharing with Merry Monday this week :)
Jamie @ Medium Sized Family says
February 23, 2016 at 8:52 pmI love this! So many St. Patrick’s Day recipes are all about mint chocolate…which I do not like. But I love muddy buddies!