muddie buddies

good news everyone. 

i have perfected the goodness that is muddie buddies. 

i'm not one to stray from the original, especially when the original is so amazing (although, my sister-in-law, chloe has come up with her own version of muddie buddies, and it's AMAAAAZING).

so i've stayed pretty true to the chex mix box, but i've finally found the ideal combination that works for this little Ashby family.

the chocolate/peanut butter mix-to-chex cereal ratio? we like it about 1.5:1

the chocolate/peanut butter covered chex cereal-to-powered sugar ratio? about 1:1

so the recipe is this: 

i set aside 7 cups of rice chex (the box says 9 i think. i've always only done 6.)

i make 1 1/2 of the chocolate/p.b. mix. which means, i make the mixture, and then i make it again, but half the recipe. 
melt it in the microwave for 1 minute. it's plenty. 
I only add about 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla

then i drown the chex in peanut butter, chocolatey goodness.

then i put it in a big zip-loc bag (the kind with the zip on it, not just the pinch-close kind. because sometimes you don't pinch it all the way and you spill everywhere... it's happened... more than once)

and i add 2 cups of powdered sugar.

and i usually let devin shake it.

because he sometimes likes too.

then, i pour 2 big glasses of milk.

one of skim, one of whole. (we have to buy 2 half gallons of milk, because neither of us like meeting in the middle. i like my watered down milk. dev likes his creamy, thick milk.)

then we eat. immediately.

because muddie buddies are very best when they're warm.

but when we're done eating, we put a lid on it. fast. because they have to stay fresh.

this recipe usually makes for a lot of clumps and clusters, which are our very most favorite part.

it's about time i perfected this recipe. it's been a staple food in this house since day one.

in fact, we had some muddie buddies at sean and chloe's on one of our first dates, which was quite a coincidence, since i've loved them forever!

oh. plus also? the hawaiian bbq pulled pork was amazing! that sauce i use made it a lliiiiittle bit spicy, but it was still really good. i made some rice pilaf to go with it. i love rice pilaf. i'm just not good at grouping foods together to make a well-rounded meal, i guess. but it was still delicious!