Monkey Munch from Jon and Kate Plus 8

Chef #544311's Note:

This is a treat / dessert that was mentioned on the TLC Show "Jon and Kate Plus Eight." There's another recipe presently on Recipezaar (http://www.recipezaar.com/288188) that states IT is the Monkey Munch recipe. I found a link to THIS "chex cereal" only version on the Gosselin's website (http://www.sixgosselins.com/). My daughter is too young for this sort of treat just yet, but I definitely wanted to keep it in my pocket for later! I look forward to trying both versions! The original version of this recipe is on the Chex site: http://www.chexmix.com/Recipes/RecipeView.aspx?RecipeId=19919&CategoryId=342

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 18

Yield: 9.0 cups

• 9 cups Chex cereal (any variety)
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• ½ cup peanut butter
• ¼ cup butter or ¼ cup margarine
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 ½ cups powdered sugar

Directions:

1. Put chex in a large bowl and put aside.
2. Place chocolate chips, peanut butter and butter into a quart-sized microwavable bowl.
3. Stir the ingredients together.
4. Microwave the mixture uncovered for a minute on "high." Stir the mix again and continue to zap in thirty second intervals until it mixes smoothly.
5. Add the vanilla and stir.
6. Put combination into a 2-gallon, Ziploc freezer bag.
7. Add powdered sugar, seal the bag and shake until distributed.
8. Spread Monkey Munch out on wax paper to cool and dry.
9. Keep refrigerated in an airtight container for storage.

Reviews

[Crazy about recipes!]

Yum-O! Thank you so much for sharing with us. I made this last night and we had some today. It was a hit. I had been looking for this recipe ever since I saw it on J&K +8, again thank you.

[mommyoffour]

Yummy! We LOVE this snack. Its simple, quick and easy to put together and the kids cant get enough of it. Thank you so much for sharing your recipe with us.

[mdegroat]

My son (14) and I both love this recipe. I do not add the butter though. I actually didn't realize it was on there when I made it. And it came out perfect! So why add in the extra calories if its not needed.