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Fun and Festive Reindeer Chow!

Reindeer Chow

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Several years back I was handed a baggie of what looked like messy, muddy cereal. Um, thanks?

I am not sure why I chose to taste this concoction, maybe I had skipped lunch? I did taste it though, and I haven’t looked back! It is now something I look forward to every single year.

What was this bag of scrumptiousness? Puppy chow!

Except in this case, we are making Reindeer Chow!

Reindeer Chow is very very similar to Puppy Chow, except it has a festive dash of red and green M&M’s! I made this for my kiddos class and handed it out with some printable bag toppers. Unfortunately, the past few days have been so hectic that I did not get a pic of the Reindeer Chow in the baggies, but they were adorable!

To make this for 2 classrooms worth of kiddos, I doubled this recipe (but I made it in 2 different batches because it’s easier to work with).

FYI, WinCo shoppers should head on over here to grab great coupons on many ingredients in this recipe!

Suprise…a Giveaway! 

To celebrate the fact that winter break is ALMOST here (just HOURS away!), I am giving away $10 in PayPal! To enter, just simply click here and then come back and let me know what recipe you would love to make with Chex cereal (in the comment section below)!

You must have a valid PayPal account to enter. This giveaway is self hosted, I am the one and only sponsor. This giveaway is not associated with the makers of Chex Mix, WinCo or PayPal.

This giveaway ends on 12/23/15 at 11:59PM!

Now on to the recipe!

Reindeer Chow Recipe

Reindeer Chow Pin

Ingredients: 

  • 9 cups of Rice Chex Cereal
  • 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • (1) 8 oz bag of festive M&M’s

Directions: 

1. Find a large surface and cover it with wax paper, or just use your biggest baking sheet. Lay your chex out as flat as possible. Go ahead and make sure your powdered sugar is ready and measured out and your M&M bag is open…your hands are about to get messy!

2. In a microwave safe bowl, melt the chocolate chips, butter and peanut butter together until smooth and creamy. Microwave for about 30 seconds, stir, 30 more seconds, stir, etc until it is nice and smooth.

3. Drizzle the chocolate mixture all over the chex mix. Once you have it all dispersed, use your hands and really get in there! Make sure each piece is covered. Work quickly because you need to add the powdered sugar before the chocolate fully cools/hardens.

4. Once every piece is covered, add your powdered sugar and repeat.

5. Finally, add your festive M&M’s!

I love this stuff! I know you will too! You can doctor this up anyway you want. I’ve seen people add peanut butter chips, pretzels, different candies, etc. Have fun with it!

Enjoy!

 


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  1. Jenetta Penner says

    December 18, 2015 at 2:03 pm

    I’d love to try your reindeer chow!

    Reply
  2. Crystal says

    December 18, 2015 at 3:10 pm

    My kids would love this! And that red velvet truffle looks incredible!

    Reply
  3. Krystal Higdon says

    December 18, 2015 at 3:10 pm

    I love original Chex mix !

    Reply
  4. Teri Paris says

    December 18, 2015 at 3:25 pm

    Chex Carmel Chocolate Drizzle sounds so good!!!

    Reply
  5. April K. says

    December 18, 2015 at 4:06 pm

    I’d love some muddy buddies, YUM!

    Reply
    • Heather says

      January 6, 2016 at 10:30 am

      Hi April! I’ve been trying to reach out to you, but for some reason the email keeps bouncing back. You are the winner of this giveaway. Can you try emailing me? heather @ familyfriendlyfrugality.com

      Reply
  6. Kitty says

    December 18, 2015 at 8:37 pm

    This sounds delicious I’d love to try it. 🙂

    Reply
  7. Stacie says

    December 18, 2015 at 8:59 pm

    Muddy Buddies are a favorite around here!

    Reply
  8. Dawn says

    December 19, 2015 at 8:31 am

    Would love to try and make the cereal treat bars!

    Reply
  9. Jennifer says

    December 19, 2015 at 8:45 am

    We make puppy chow every year too. I can’t wait to try it with M&ms

    Reply
  10. Leigh Anne Borders says

    December 19, 2015 at 7:40 pm

    I would love to make the red velvet chex party mix. We love red velvet cake and thsi would be an easy way to sample it and take it on the go.

    Reply
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