How’s your memory? Mine? Not so great. I like to blame it on having given birth to three children. Feel free to follow suit, even if you don’t have kids. It’s simply nice to have company in our shortcomings, don’t you think?
Soooo, remember a few weeks back when I posted an incredibly delicious recipe for Chex Treats (Au Naturel) with the promise to serve up some fun variations on that basic recipe?Remember? Remember? Anyone? Anyone? See? Memory loss a-go-go. (Blame the kids as needed.) We’ll I’m back with one of those variations I promised! YOU! MUST! CHECK! THESE! OUT! You (and your kids or non-kids, as the case may be) will simply gush and swoon over these Chex Treats which are all gussied up with Mini Reese’s and Mallow Bits! You won’t have any problems remembering this deliciousness, I gar-own-tee you that!
Whip up the basic Chex Treats recipe, stir in a bunch of decadence, and watch everyone around you fall to the floor in a complete and genuine swoon at the first taste.
Wanna be remembered for doing something noble? For helping mankind? For making a difference for good in this world? Make a batch of these Chex Treats for you and yours, and your face will probably be next in line to be carved into Mt. Rushmore. So, so, sooooooo delish!
Recipe: Chex Treats (jacked up on) Mini Reese’s and Mallow Bits
~ Prep Time: 5 mins. ~ Cook Time: 1 minute ~Yields: About 13 cups ~
Ingredients:
1 14.25 oz. box of Chocolate Chex
14 tablespoons butter (not margarine)
1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 1/4 cup light corn syrup
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 8 oz. bag Reese’s Mini Peanut Butter Cups
1 1/2 cup Kraft Mallow Bits
Instructions:
Pour entire box of cereal in a very large mixing bowl and set aside. In a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Add sugar and corn syrup, mixing well with a wooden spoon or heat-resistant spatula until sugar is completely dissolved.
Turn heat to medium high and bring mixture to a full, rolling boil, stirring constantly. While continuing to stir, allow mixture to boil for a full minute. Remove from heat and allow mixture to cool for about one minute then add vanilla. Stir well.
Slowly pour syrup mixture over cereal. Carefully stir with wooden spoon to coat the cereal with the syrup, taking care to not crush cereal. After mixture has cooled slightly stir again, dredging up the syrup which has collected at the bottom of the bowl.
Allow cereal mixture to cool for approximately 7-10 minutes then carefully stir in the entire bag of Mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and 1 1/2 cup of the Mallow Bits. Continue to stir mixture to evenly distribute the decadence. Store in airtight container–yeah, as if.
Recipe by Deon at iPinnedIt.com
This gave me a tooth ache just looking at it! We will have to try this at our house (without the Reese’s, of course!). Looks delicious and the two year old candy lover will LOVE this!
Jen, I’m pretty sure that it won’t only be your two-year-old candy lover who will love this. Give it a try–you’ll see what I mean!