I finally found a teaching job about a month ago and have, therefore, been a blogging slacker! In the spirit of being busy and needing fast, easy recipes, I made some "lemon buddies". They are a chex recipe like muddy buddies, which is also called puppy chow, or white trash...but the lemon version is lighter and more sophisticated.
First, here is the original muddy buddy recipe. It's very rich and very addicting...
| 9 | cups Rice Chex®, Corn Chex® or Chocolate Chex® cereal (or combination) |
| 1 | cup semisweet chocolate chips |
| 1/2 | cup peanut butter |
| 1/4 | cup butter or margarine |
| 1 | teaspoon vanilla |
| 1 1/2 | cups powdered sugar |
| 1. | Into large bowl, measure cereal; set aside. |
| 2. | In 1-quart microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips, peanut butter and butter uncovered on High 1 minute; stir. Microwave about 30 seconds longer or until mixture can be stirred smooth. Stir in vanilla. Pour mixture over cereal, stirring until evenly coated. Pour into 2-gallon resealable food-storage plastic bag. |
| 3. | Add powdered sugar. Seal bag; shake until well coated. Spread on waxed paper to cool. Store in airtight container in refrigerator. |
And here is the lemon recipe...
| 9 | cups Rice Chex® cereal |
| 1 1/4 | cups white vanilla baking chips |
| 1/4 | cup butter or margarine |
| 4 | teaspoons grated lemon peel |
| 2 | tablespoons fresh lemon juice |
| 2 | cups powdered sugar
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| 1. | Into large bowl, measure cereal; set aside. |
| 2. | In 1-quart microwavable bowl, microwave chips, butter, lemon peel and juice uncovered on High 1 minute; stir. Microwave about 30 seconds longer or until mixture can be stirred smooth. Pour mixture over cereal, stirring until evenly coated. Pour into 2-gallon resealable food-storage plastic bag. |
| 3. | Add powdered sugar. Seal bag; gently shake until well coated. Spread on waxed paper or foil to cool. Store in airtight container.
Both take only 15 minutes from start to finish! |
