White Chocolate Chex Mix with Lucky Charms

By srumbel

I wanted the marshmallows to really stand out so instead of your normal chocolate chips I chose to use white chocolate chips so that the color of the Chex mix would be very white. It’s pretty and delicious! My kids don’t get sugar cereal regularly but every year for St. Patrick’s Day they find a box of Lucky Charms along with green milk waiting for them for breakfast. It’s a surprise they look forward to and I’m ok with a fun little treat for breakfast now and again. Imagine their surprise when I made this Chex mix for their after school snack on Friday and it was plum full of those coveted little marshmallows. Love at first sight!
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Ingredients

• 1 cup white chocolate chips (I love the Guittard brand in the blue bag)
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1/2 cup butter, salted or unsalted
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 cups Lucky Charms cereal, marshmallows seperated
• 6 cups Chex cereal (I like rice and/or corn Chex)
• 2 cups powdered sugar

Preparation

Step 1

In a large bowl combine the cereal pieces from the Lucky Charms and the Chex (leave the Lucky Charm marshmallows out for now).

In a medium microwave safe bowl add the white chips, peanut butter, butter, and vanilla. Microwave on medium power until the chips are melted, about 2 minutes (stirring every 30 seconds). Pour this mixture over the cereal and stir well to combine.

Let the Chex mix cool for a minute or two and then add 1 1/2 cups of powdered sugar and stir well to combine. Let the mixture finish cooling, about 10 minutes, and then add the remaining 1/2 cup of powdered sugar (this last little bit will make the Chex mix more white and won't absorb into the chocolate as much). Stir in the Lucky Charm marshmallows and enjoy!

Notes

If you are planning on serving this later in the day or even the next day leave the marshmallows out until you are ready to serve. They start to absorb the moisture in the mix and get soft if you leave them over night.