Fourth of July Treat

Happy Fourth of July!

Our favorite Fourth of July treat:

Traditional Muddie Buddies

9 cups Chex, any variety

1 pkg semi-sweet chocolate chips

1/2 cup peanut butter

1/4 cup margarine or butter

1 tsp vanilla

1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

Measure cereal into a large bowl (I use a bowl with a lid); set aside. Melt chocolate chips, peanut butter and margarine/butter either on the stove top or in the microwave. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Pour chocolate mixture over chex in bowl, stir until evenly coated. Add powdered sugar. Place lid on the bowl and shake until well coated. Store in airtight container in refrigerator (I use large ziploc bags so we can take them to the fireworks display).

My son has a mild peanut allergy. I also have two kids that get headaches from eating chocolate. So I changed the chocolate to white chocolate and removed the peanut butter from the recipe last year.

White Chocolate Muddie Buddies

9 cups Chex, any variety

1 pkg white chocolate chips

1/4 cup whipping cream

1/4 cup butter or margarine

1 tsp vanilla

1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

Measure cereal into a large bowl (I use a bowl with a lid): set aside. Melt white chocolate and magarine/butter either on the stove top or in the microwave. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Pour white chocolate over chex in bowl, stir until evenly coated. Add powdered sugar. Place lid on the bowl and shake until well coated. Store in airtight container in refrigerator (I use large ziploc bags so can take them to the fireworks display).

Free, printable American Flag coloring page:

http://www.pixabella.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/fourth-july-american-flag.png

Have a Happy and safe Fourth of July!

Julie

Derek, Hannah, Zac and Amy