Have a Chex Party Mix-Change (Giveaway!)

A good old party stand by has always been Chex Party Mix. I actually wish more people would offer it at parties. It’s so easy to make and a better alternative to boring old chips and pretzels.

For years I have been making a recipe called Muddy Buddies for my family. I have also given some of the mix as a gift. I usually send my kids to school with plenty of extra Muddy Buddies because their classmates go crazy for it.

Muddy Buddies is really easy to make. It is a bit messy but the results make all the mess well worth is.

Chex Muddy Buddies

Ingredients:

9 cups of Chex cereal – any variety – or use different varieties (I use different varieties)

1 cup of chocolate chips (semi-sweet)

1/2 cup of creamy peanut butter

1/4 cup of butter (or you can use margerine)

1 tsp. of Vanilla

1 1/2 cups of powdered sugar

Directions:

- Pour all the cereal into a very large mixing bowl.

- In a microwave safe bowl add the chocolate chips, peanut butter and butter/margarine. Microwave for a minute, stir, then continue to microwave at 30 second intervals and stir until everything is melted and well blended.

- Remove the bowl from the microwave and add in the Vanilla. Stir well.

- Pour the mixture over the bowl of Chex cereal and stir very well until all the cereal pieces are covered. This part is very messy and takes a while, but trust me, it’s well worth it.

- Once mixed put 1/2 of the mixture in a large (gallon size) Ziploc bag and add 1/2 of the powdered sugar. Seal the bag and shake until the Chex cereal is coated in sugar. Pour the mix out on a cookie sheet lined with wax paper and allow it to dry. Do the same with the remaing mixture and sugar.

- Once dried store the mix in an air tight container (I use Ziploc bags) in the fridge.

- For added variety try this recipe with nuts, raisins or M&M candy pieces.

This mix is so good!

Here is an interesting twist on the traditional cookie swap. Instead of a cookie swap why not invite over a few of your best friends and create a Chex Party Mix swap. All you would need is several boxes of Chex cereals and a few simple ingredients (many of which you might already have on hand).

There are many tasty recipes on the Chex website. Some I have heard of before and I’m anxious to try out.

- Chex PB & Chocolate Blast– Is there really a better combination than peanut butter and chocolate? Yes, when Chex cereal is added!

- Chex Pumpkin Pie Crunch – Mix things up and try this mouthwatering alternative to the beloved holiday pie.

- Hot Buttered Yum Chex Mix– A combination of cinnamon, brown sugar, honey and marshmallows blend effortlessly together in a crazy-delicious, gluten free crunchy mix.

- Chex Caramel Chocolate Drizzles – Melted chocolate, chewy caramel and a delightful crunch carry this gluten-free party mix recipe from microwave to table in 15 minutes.

And of course don’t forget the tried and true classic Original Chex Party Mix.

Have a few of your friends visit the Chex Party Mix website, www.ChexPartyMixChange.com and pick out their favorite recipe. You can supply the Chex cereals and have your friends bring the extra ingredients required for their recipe. Then you can each take turns creating your recipe or make the recipes together.

At the end of the evening let each of your guests take home some of all the mixes that you created. Similar to the idea of a cookie swap where everyone takes away a sampling of all the cookies made.

I think this would be a fun idea for a teen get together too. None of the Chex recipes are too complicated and they don’t require any special equipment or use of the oven/stove.

Unlike a cookie swap there isn’t hours of baking involved. All the recipes can be completed in roughly 15 minutes, allowing you more time to enjoy your creation and chat with your friends.

I am not good at baking. I wish I was but I’m not. The idea of having a Chex Mix Party Mix-Change sounds like a lot of fun and so much easier and less stressing then having to back several dozen cookies.

Make sure to offer your guests something to carry their mixes home in. You can go with something as simple as Chinese take out boxes (available at some craft stores and party supply stores). Make sure to dress them up a bit with some stickers and ribbon. Or you can look for inexpensive holiday tins. Even the holiday Ziploc bags (gallons size) would work.

The Chex Party Mix-Change would be fun to do year round. Who says Chex Party Mixes are only for the holidays? They can be enjoyed year round. Why not make it a challenge to adapt the recipes to suit the holidays. Maybe add some Red Hot candies for a Valentines Day inspired mix or some mashmallow Peeps for a Easter theme mix?

For more information please check out www.ChexPartyMixChange.com.

Why not make up some of the mixes to share with family, friends or neighbors. I’m sure your mailman or delivery driver would appreciate some of the mix recipes too.

My Blog Spark has generously offered a fun Chex giveaway to help you get started on your own Chex Party Mix-Change party. The lucky winner will receive:

- 2 Boxes of  Chex cereals to create Chex Party Mix recipes

- 5 featured Chex Party Mix recipes

- 10 takeout containers so your guests can take their Chex Party Mix to-go

- $20 gift card to purchase recipe ingredients and decorating supplies

To enter please visit the Chex Party Mix-Change website (ChexPartyMixChange.com) or look at some of the recipe ideas featured above and let me know what recipe you would love to try.

For extra entries you can do any or all of the following. Please leave a separate comment for each that you have done. Extra entries are optional. 

- Subscribe to She Scribes (E-mail or RSS). Both options are found on the right side bar.

- “Like” Chex Party Mix on Facebook, www.Facebook.com/ChexPartyMix.

- “Like” She Scribes on Facebook, www.Facebook.com/SheScribes.

- Follow Chex Mix on Twitter, www.Twitter.com/Chex_Mix.

- Follow She Scribes on Twitter, www.Twitter.com/She_Scribes

- Tweet about this giveaway and/or the Chex Party Mix-Change website and/or recipes. Please include @She_Scribes in the tweet so I can see it too. This is limited to three tweets per day.

- Share information about home the Chex Party Mix Change website and/or this giveaway with others on Facebook, Digg, Technorati and so forth. Be sure to tell me what you did and please provide a name and/or URL so I can verify.

- Leave a thoughtful comment on a non-giveaway post on She Scribes and tell me which post you commented on. There is a limit of one comment per post, but you can comment on as many posts as you want for an unlimited extra entry option.

- Post about the Chex Party Mix Change website, recipes and/or this giveaway on your site and please link back to this post. Please provide the URL.

This giveaway is open to US residents only and will end on December 21, 2011 at 11:59 PM (EST). The winner will be chosen at random using a random number generator from all eligible entries. The winner will be notified via e-mail and will have three days to reply with a name, mailing address (no PO Box) and phone number (for shipping only). Failure to do so will result in a new winner being chosen.  

Other wonderful giveaways can be found on the right side bar under “Win It”.

Kimberly

*The Chex Party Mix-Change product, information, and giveaway have been provided by Chex through MyBlogSpark. There was no compensation. All opinions expressed are my own.

Related Posts:

• Make your Halloween Spooky and Sweet with Hershey’s (Giveaway!)
• Swiss Colony Holiday 2011 Catalog is Here (Yummy Giveaway!)
• Red Envelope Mother’s Day Giveaway ($50)
• Holiday Gift Ideas from Hickory Farms (Gift Basket Giveaway)
• FREE $10 Gift Certificates to Restaurant.com – Great Gift Idea for Family & Friends!