Turn this favorite peanut butter chocolate snack mix into a crunchy marshmallow bar. So easy to stir up and microwave!
Chex™ Muddy Buddies™ Bars
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 35 min
- Ingredients 6
- Servings 32
Ingredients
- 8 cups Rice Chex™ cereal
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (6 oz)
- 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 bag (10.5 oz) miniature marshmallows
- 2 teaspoons powdered sugar
Instructions
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Step1In large bowl, place cereal; set aside.
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Step2Spray 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. In very large microwavable bowl, microwave butter, chocolate chips and peanut butter uncovered on High 1 minute. Stir; microwave about 30 seconds longer or until mixture can be stirred smooth.
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Step3Add marshmallows; toss until coated. Microwave uncovered on High 1 minute 15 seconds to 1 minute 45 seconds, stirring until mixture is well blended.
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Step4Immediately stir in cereal gently until evenly coated. Press cereal mixture evenly into pan using spatula sprayed with cooking spray. Sprinkle lightly with powdered sugar. If desired, refrigerate about 20 minutes, or cool completely at room temperature until bars are set. For bars, cut into 8 rows by 4 rows. Store tightly covered.
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Nutrition
140
Calories
6g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
18g
Total Carbohydrate
9g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Bar
- Calories
- 140
- Calories from Fat
- 60
- Total Fat
- 6g
- 9%
- Saturated Fat
- 2 1/2g
- 12%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 110mg
- 5%
- Potassium
- 70mg
- 2%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 18g
- 6%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 4%
- Sugars
- 9g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 2%
- 2%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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