Muddy Buddies Brownies Food

MUDDY BUDDIES I

Steps:

• Measure out the Crispix cereal in a very large bowl (one in which you can toss the cereal to evenly coat with the chocolate/peanut butter mixture).
• Melt the chocolate chips in either a double boiler or the microwave.
• Add the peanut butter; stir well.
• Pour the chocolate/peanut butter mixture over the Crispix cereal.
• Toss the cereal with the chocolate/peanut butter mixture until the cereal is evenly coated.
• Using a gallon size freezer bag, put about 1/3 of the box of confectioners sugar in the bottom.
• Add half the cereal mixture and toss in the bag until evenly coated with confectioner's sugar.
• Add the remainder of the cereal and top with another 1/3 of the box of confectioners sugar.
• Toss until all the cereal is white in color (for the most part); add more confectioners sugar as needed.

MUDDY BUDDIES BROWNIES

Steps:

• 1. preheat oven to 350. grease 13x9 inch baking pan (or 11x7 for thicker brownies).
• 2. prepare brownies according to box (or make your own). pour brownies into prepared pan and bake for 19-23 minutes.
• 3. while brownies are baking, prepare peanut butter frosting. cream the butter and peanut butter until smooth. slowly blend in powdered sugar.
• 4. when brownies are baked and completely cooled (about 1 hour), frost with the peanut butter frosting. sprinkle frosting evenly with entire bag of chex mix brownie buddies mixture.
• 5. drizzle melted chocolate over the top of the brownies, cut into squares.