This Halloween I had the pleasure of taking my kids out with the daughter (and friends) of a family friend. It was actually a TON of fun. We all met at [Mary's] House - and we ate dinner, put the finishing touches on our little monkey's as they munched away at something I had never heard of until that point (which is Monkey Munch (aka: Puppy Chow Recipe).
What a great treat! And when we Halloweened it up! MMMMM was it ever amazing!
The ADD ON to this snack recipe - that made it look and feel so much more like a Halloween Treat - was adding Reeses Pieces into the mix. (You know the small Orange and Brown Candied Covered Chocolates that Elliot left for E.T. (the Extra Terestrial) to bring him into the house?).
It was so perfect. Orange and Brown are great Halloween Colors. Great Monkey Colors. & The sole fact that Reeses Pieces were significant to E.T. (our favorite Halloween Movie of ALL TIME)....it just made perfect sense to add these Candied Chocolate Dreams to our Monkey Munch Madness!
(I can't take credit for making the Monkey Munch Snack RECIPE myself - but I can take credit for the idea of adding the Reeses Pieces - and I am so glad I did it, it was brilliant!).
P.S. This is the same Monkey Munch Snack Recipe that was recently profiled on Jon & Kate Plus 8
Monkey Munch Snack Recipe with Reeses Pieces
NOTE: 1-2 average sized bags of Reeses Pieces is plenty (although it is your preference really - you just don't want to OVER KILL the other stuff right).
ALSO: You add them in at STEP ONE with your Chex Mix (as per the recipe below) and viola - Halloween Style Monkey Munch! See below for complete details.
9 cups Chex cereal (any variety)
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
Stove Method Directions:
- Measure cereal into a large bowl, add your desired amount of Reeses Pieces & set aside.
- Heat peanut butter and the butter over low heat until melted. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
- Pour the melted mixture over the cereal and stir until evenly coated.
- Pour the mix into a 2 gallon ziploc bag and add powdered sugar, seal bag.
- Shake bag until everything’s well coated then spread the mix on waxed paper to cool.
- Refrigerate in an airtight container.
Microwave Method Directions:
- Place the peanut butter and butter in a microwaveable bowl and melt uncovered on High for 1 minute. Stir.
- Microwave for another 30 seconds or until mixture is stirred smooth.
- Stir in the vanilla.
- Follow the rest of the directions as above in the Stove Method.
*** Suggestion: For variety, you may wish to consider purchasing a box of Corn Chex and a box of Rice Chex. Each box of Chex Cereal contains 13 cups of cereal, and the recipe calls for 9 cups. So one box will give you more than enough for one batch. ***
Hope You Enjoy It!
Sincerely - Cijaye DePradine
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