Monkey Mix

I remember having something similar to this as a child except that we used chex and only chex to make this. When I saw this recipe here I knew I had to make it. It’s super simple to make and really good. I only made a few slight changes. B thought that it was only ok. I thought that the chocolate mixture was so good. I licked the whisk and I seriously could have eaten that whole bowl of chocolaty peanut buttery goodness. SO good! I’m glad I decided to add peanut butter to the chocolate. Did I mention how good it was?? This stuff would be good on toast too, or maybe on top of ice cream, or maybe made into frosting or probably good in or on anything.

Monkey Mix

1 14 oz box of peanut butter Captain Crunch

1 cup almonds

1 cup dried cranberries

1/2 cup unsalted sunflower seeds

1 generous cup chocolate chips

1/4 cup (1/2 a stick) butter

1/4 cup peanut butter

1 cup powdered sugar

Mix together the cereal, almonds, dried cranberries and sunflower seeds.

Melt the butter and chocolate chips in the microwave. (Mine only took one minute. I didn’t stir it while it was cooking but you can if you want to if you are worried about it.) Stir to combine completely. Then add the peanut butter and incorporate completely. The heat from the chocolate mixture will be enough to melt the peanut butter.

This is like liquid gold! SO GOOD!