Holiday Snack Mix (Print Version)

# Ingredients:

01 - 18 oz of holiday M&M candies.
02 - 14 cups of Chex cereal.
03 - 1/2 cup of plain, unsalted butter.
04 - 1 tsp of vanilla essence.
05 - 12 oz of semi-sweet chocolate chips.
06 - 4-5 cups of powdered sugar.
07 - 1 cup of smooth peanut butter.

# Instructions:

01 - Warm peanut butter together with butter in the microwave, using short 30-second bursts.
02 - Mix in the chocolate little by little, stirring until everything blends nicely.
03 - When melted, toss in the vanilla and stir it all together.
04 - Take half the cereal, toss it in a big bowl, and then pour in half the chocolate mixture.
05 - Put two paper bags inside one another, and drop in 1/2 cup powdered sugar.
06 - Place cereal coated in chocolate into the bags and give it a good shake to cover it evenly.
07 - If needed, sprinkle in more powdered sugar to make sure everything's coated.
08 - Stir in about 1/4 of the M&Ms and transfer everything to a storage container.
09 - Do it all over again with the rest of the stuff.
10 - Pop it into an airtight box or stick it in the freezer for safekeeping.

# Notes:

01 - You can freeze it.
02 - Perfect for giving as gifts.
03 - Swap M&M colors for any occasion.
04 - Quick and festive snack.

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