Kroger and Chex Cereal have joined forces to help you whip up recipes for your holiday entertaining that are quick to prepare and easy on your budget! I love making Chex mix – for parties, for my 4 year old’s preschool snack, or just to have on hand at home. They are quick and easy to make and even picky eaters can usually find some element of the mix that they like. :-)
Here are two mixes that you can make in the microwave in 15 minutes:
Starting today (12/2/10) through December 25, 2010, the Kroger family of stores will be offering Chex Cereal an their lowest prices of the year! Pair these low prices with coupons (find Chex Cereal coupons here) and you can score a great deal on this cereal! You can visit Kroger and Chex on Facebook to“Like” their pages and keep up with recipes, news and the latest product information.
My personal favorite when it comes to Chex recipes is Chex Muddy Buddies (otherwise known as puppy chow or monkey munch!). What’s not to love when it comes to chocolate and peanut butter, paired with nice crisp Chex Cereal? YUM! As you can see from the pictures below, I had a little help making them tonight. :-)
Here is the recipe:
Chex Muddy Buddies
Prep Time: 15 min
Start to Finish: 15 min
Makes: 18 servings (1/2 cup each)
Ingredients
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
Preparation Directions
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.
I’m excited that one of you is going to win a great prize pack that will allow you to concoct your very own Chex creation, just in time for the holidays!
What am I giving away?
1 winner will receive a Kroger “Chex Holiday Recipes” prize pack that includes 2 coupons for FREE boxes of Chex cereal and a $25 Kroger Gift Card! (valid at Kroger family of stores).
How can you win?
You can enter up to 4 times:
1) Leave a comment letting me know what your favorite Chex Recipe is (or which looks yummy to you from these recipes). (Note: Scroll to the bottom of this post and click “Post Comment”. You must be on my site – you can’t do this through a reader.)
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Who is eligible?
You must have a valid US address to be eligible.
When does this giveaway end?
Saturday, December 4, 2010 at 10PM EST
The winner will be chosen via the random number generator at random.org and will be notified via email. Please note that if I do not hear from the winner within 4 days that another winner will be chosen.
Good Luck!
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WOW, who knew there were so many recipes for Chex! The muddy buddies is my favorite…we’ve always called it puppy chow!
I’d love to try the whtie candy fantasy clusters!!
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I love the original recipe, although the caramel one sounds intriguing.
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The recipe you showed above as Chex Muddy Buddies is very similar to my favorite Chex recipe, Puppy Chow. The Puppy Chow also has peanut butter in it! My sister used to make it all the time when I was little (she’s about 9 years older than me.) Mmmm…I might have to make some soon!
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I don’t like Chex Mix that much but my boys love it. They would Luke the Buffalo Chex Mix.
My favorite Chex Mix recipe is the original one, although I add extra worcestershire sauce, margarine, and a little extra seasoned salt.
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My favorite is the original but the caramel corn one could give the original a run for its money! :)
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I like the original party mix recipe
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Nothing beats the original!
The original recipe is what I prefer
The Chex Muddy Buddies look so good to me.
I love the original recipe!
I’m planning on making muddy buddies this weekend! It’s my favorite.
Chex® Pumpkin Pie Crunch looks delicious!!! Perfect for this time of year.
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I love love love the original!!!!
My family loves Muddy Buddies!!
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We love to make muddy buddies. My girls ages 6, 3, and 1 absolutely love them!!! Thanks for the opportunity to enter this contest!!
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chai crunch looks good
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I like the original recipe, although I think I will try a new one this year.
Chex® Caramel-Chocolate Drizzles is my favorite.
I LOVE the Muddy Buddies too!! Growing up I always called it “dog food”!
I love the chocolate peanut butter! I am GF so it’s a great treat! Just wish Kroger would start carrying the cinammon-sugar version of Chex. I can find it at Walmart but not Kroger.
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original recipe for me, please:)
I love the original recipe! It’s the best.
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My favorite is the original – double all the seasonings! But Muddy Buddies comes in a very close second. I guess it just depends on if I’m in a sweet or savory kinda mood :)
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I like the Muddy Buddies recipe- but at our house we call it “puppy chow” :) I have not idea why we call it that, but that has always been the name of it in our family since I was a little girl.
I have always loved the Muddy Buddies but am excited to try more!
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I have made several different mixes from my Chex Recipe Booklets, but my favorite that we make every year for Christmas is Muddy Buddies which we call Puppy Chow.
muddy buddies all the way.mmmmmm!
Growing up we always had ‘puppy chow’ (aka the Muddy Buddies) and they were absolutely delish!! Now that you have me thinking of them I’ll probably make some this weekend :D
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I like the original recipe…it is my favorite and one I make every year. My Husband looks forward to it!
The Caramel Corn looks yummy!
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Oh, I’m SO happy you posted this – I love puppy chow but I’ve never taken the time to look up the recipe and try making it myself, so now I just printed it and will plan to have it sometime soon for sure. And Kroger is my store, would love the gift card too.
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Muddy Buddies are a hit at my house! I made a bunch last Christmas, put them in cute bags, and gave them out as gifts.
My favorite is Muddy Buddies. :)
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i’ve always wanted to try the puppy chow
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I love the chex mix that is mixed with melted white chocolate! It is delicious!
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LOVE MUDDY BUDDIES!!!mmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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turtle chex mix!!
I’m all over the Chex® Caramel Corn!
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My kids love the Chex Muddy Buddies!
Muddy Buddies has always been my favorite Chex recipe!
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I LOVE those muddy buddies!
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I also love the Muddie Buddies…only make it during the holidays because I can eat a whole bowl full! We also like the Chex Caramel Corn recipe, yum!
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My kids love the muddy buddies, but my favorite is the good old fashioned chex mix.
I love Muddy Buddies! Also known as Reindeer Food… anything with peanut butter and chocolate, yum!
more muddy buddies please =)
The “Buffalo” mix sounds yummy!
I have never had any Chex recipes, but I would love to try the Muddy’s.
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The original chex party mix.
The Puppy Chow made with chex is my fav!
I am a traditional Chex Mix girl!
I had never heard of it but white candy fantasy. A definite winner.
I like the traditional, but my kids prefer puppy chow!
My family loves Chex Mix of any kind, whether is is sweet or original…..The children make sure we buy plenty of Chex cereal for them to make snacks.,….
When we make it, they always take it to school, and share with their friends.
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The chocolate one looks SO good! YUM!
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I love the puppy chow, too! I make it every Christmas as gifts for friends. I always make extra so the family doesn’t feel left out.
I love the Muddy Buddies. They are sooo good. I also love Kroger!
The Carmel Corn recipe looks yummy to the tummy.
im a sucker for the original but i love ALL the ones that have chocolate in the bc well im a women lol
Puppy chow is my favorite!
muddy buddy…its what im making for schwans guy/trash people (oh and a batch for us of course!!)
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I already subscribe to your newsletter but my favorite chex recipe is puppy chow. Yum!
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I love puppy chow, yum!
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The Muddy Buddy recipe is my favorite…..but they all sound yummy. :)
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I want the chocolate peanut butter muchies!
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I love muddy buddies, but we always called it puppy chow.
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We haven’t had a Christmas gathering in a LONG time without Muddy Buddies!! They’re a holiday staple!
Those Chex Muddy Buddies look yummy!
we used to make some yummy chex mix with caramel and peanuts when i was a kid. my ultimate fave is the muddy buddies, although we call them “trash”. don’t know why, ’cause they sure don’t taste like trash!
We’re fans of the Muddy Buddies at my house!
Muddy buddys is my absolute favorite recipe! I remember my aunt used to make it all the time and I would eat it until my tummy hurt!
The Chex Muddy buddy is so good. And the traditional chex mex my grams made every holiday.
We love puppy chow!
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I love the original Chex Party Mix but the recipe from around the 70’s I am guessing before they reduced the amount of butter and salt. I have always wanted to make the Muddy Buddies recipes since I love pb & choc. :-)
Puppy chow for sure!
the puppy chow one! I adore the chocolate flavor
Mmmmm….I love Chex Muddy Buddies!
I love the good ol’ original Chex Mix!
I’m a fan on facebook and have loved the ‘puppy chow’ recipe since I was a kid!!!!
The Chex Muddy Buddies looks yummy. I love Chocolate & peanut butter!!!
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Muddy Buddy’s calling my name! I will add this to the list of home-made Christmas gifts for the neighbors!!
Nothing can beat the original Party Mix recipe! Always a favorite of mine and I usually wolf it down quicker than we can make it!
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I love the Chex Mix and the Puppy Chow Chex! YUMMO!!
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We love Puppy Chow. It is a Christmas staple here!
We make the traditional Chex Mix recipe, but substitute Quaker oat squares for the bagel bread chips…very yum!
i like chex caramel corn
Those Muddy Buddies are soooo yummy!
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You just can’t go wrong with the original chex party mix!
I like the Muddy buddies and so does my family! Have to make a lot :)
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The sweet ones- Muddy Buddies!
I love making Puppy Chow. It’s actually on my to-do list for in the next couple weeks. Love it!
I can’t believe I haven’t tried White Candy Fantasy Clusters – looks really yummy!!!
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Gotta go with the Original Chex Mix. YUMMY!!
It is hard to beat the original. Yummy!!
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I call it chow mix, you call it puppy chow. My fav!
The Muddy Buddies sound so good… wish I had all the ingredients. Hmmmm…. maybe I will just scrounge up some chocolate and pretend ;-) I will definitely be picking up the ingredients for these soon!
The Original Chex Party Mix is our favorite. I make it at this time of year every year.
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I love the muddy mix. When I taught autistic kids, we did weekly storybook themes and I made the Puppy Chow. It is so good.
I love the original chex mix…mmmm…
I have tried the Chex Muddy Buddies before, and they are wonderful!!!!
My mother in law does a white chocolate muddy buddy version. Yum!
The Chex Muddy Buddies is one recipe that I would like to try this year. I know that it won’t last long around my house once it has been made!
I like my Chex Mix to be savory, so I have to say the Original but kicked up with some Tabasco sauce.
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I love the chocolate and powered sugar.
The caramel crispy chex mix recipe looks good.
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My family has always liked the Puppy Chow!!
The orginal with extra garlic & worcester sauce.
I was at Kroger last night & picked up stuff to make the original but I couldn’t find any of the rye crisps ):
I haven’t had puppy chow in a ong time…think I need to make it this yr
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I still love the original. Of course, I add a bit more butter and use just cashews!
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The originalChexMix party mix is my favorite!
I like the chocolate
Mmmm. the muddy buddies look good!
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Muddy Buddies is my absolute favorite – we always call this recipe Puppy Chow!
The caramel crispy chex mix looks yummy.
Muddy Buddies is my fav thing to make with Chex Cereal!
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BBQ Snack Mix! Delicious!!! Hope to win this gift to go mix some up!
I love the muddy buddies!
I would like to try the curry!
I love the original Chex Mix recipe that my mom has been using since I was little. It varies slightly from the Chex box recipe.
Love Chex Mix. I will be making some today!
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i think I’m going to have to have to try the Caramel-Chocolate Drizzles!
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I love the puppy chow and the muddy buddies! I make them a lot. I make them so much and my kids love them so much that my oldest daughter, 15, doesn’t want to wait so she has learned to make them herself! Bought ingreds last night to make them for the weekend, Big Carolina Gamecocks game against Auburn for a Championship!!!!
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I love the muddy buddies.
I LOVE Chex Muddy Buddies, or “puppy chow” as we called it. It always reminds me of the holidays because my favorite aunt made it every Christmas.
Love chocolate, so I would pick the puppy chow!
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I love the original chex mix. No fancy add ins…just give me the original yumminess and I will proceed to eat my weight in it. Seriously, love.
I love the muddy buddies recipe…we call it puppy chow….but really every recipe I have ever tried with Chex have been GREAT!!!
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i think i would like the cinnamon apple chex mix
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Chex caramel corn. Yum! Thanks for the giveaway!
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Our family favorie is Monkey Munch!! Ive been making it since my kids were little bitty!!
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I have always loved the original, but I also make a version with Ranch dressing mix and oil. I don’t usually like Ranch, but once you put your hand in this bowl, you can’t stop. I LOVE the idea of the Muddy Buddies recipe – I’m going to have to try that, because peanut butter and chocolate is my favorite taste combination!
I’d like to try the chai crunch recipe.
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I love these things called birds nests. We make them with butterscotch and chex mix. Yummy.
My favorite recipe is my own little creation; I put chex cereals on a cookie sheet, marshmallows to toast,pecans. Turn the broiler on let them toast up and eat,it’s very good with the gooey marshmallows. I also add some dried fruits to the mix after the baking. barb g. directorylanesuperstore(at)gmail.com
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I LOVE the puppy chow. I think I may go make some now!
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My favorite Chex mix recipe is the one listed — except we also called it Puppy Chow! Yum!
The Chex Muddy Buddies are definitely my favorite!
The Chai Crunch sounds yummy!
I like the Original Chex Party Mix :)
i love the muddy buddy recipe too!!!
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I love muddy buddies! But I think the Chex ginger mix sounds good!
Puppy chow is the best!
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Hands down, Chex Mix. It’s a holiday tradition.
Chocolate-Peanut Butter Munchies looks good
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I would love to try the Chex Ginger-Honey Crunch! I have a love affair with ginger- yummy!!!
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I love original party Chex mix. Its my favorite!
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I am already an email subscriber. Thanks for all the great giveaways!!!
Chex Mix muddy buddies IS our family’s favorite! We enjoy it so much I make it at least once a month so that we can have it in lunches and for snacks :)
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The Chex Caramel Corn sounds delicious!
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CHAI crunch looks tasty!
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I love original chex mix the best.
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I’m a traditionalist, so I love The Original Chex Party Mix.
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I love muddy buddies.
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Always LOVE Muddy Buddies!!!!!!! I make this to put in goody boxes for family and friends….and, of course, make a batch or two for hubby and myself. In fact, hide some in the fridge so he won’t eat it all himself!
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I love homemade chexmix everyone makes it so different but they are all yummie!!!!!!!!!!
I like the Muddy Buddies recipe.
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Chocolate chex is great!
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i just like the traditional chex recipe
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I love the original Chex Mix.
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I like the original!
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I like the Chex Chocolate Malt-Cherry Mix.
I’d like to try their Margarita Chex Fiesta Mix.
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My fav is still the ole original Chex Snack Mix……….better than what you buy!
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I love Muddy Buddies, too! I think I’d like to try one if the recipes that say Caramel (like Caramel Crispy Chex Mix or Caramel Chocolate Drizzles or Chocolate Carmel Crunch). Now I’m craving these yummy snacks.
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Who doesn’t love the Muddy Buddies. Definitley my families favorite.
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The Chex Muddy Buddies looks delicious! I’d like to try this recipe.
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My hubby LOVES the original Chex mix recipe. I can’t seem to make enough!
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Making traditional chex mix in the oven is a new year’s tradition started by my dad and continued now that my sister and I have our own families. Thanks for the giveaway!
I love the Chex Muddy Buddies. It is a must have every Christmas with all of the other Christmas goodies.
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Muddy Buddies is my favorite….and the favorite of those I give it to each Christmas. I call it Puppy Chow.
I am a huge fan of the “puppy chow” but I’d also like to try the Chex® Caramel-Chocolate Drizzles.
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puppy chow is absolutely my favorite!!
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Chex Muddy Buddies are my favorite!
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The Chili Lime one looks soo good! I love savory Chex Mix
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the buffalo chex mix looks yummy!
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I love the original. I always add more Worcestershire sauce and use Pecans instead of mixed nuts.
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Fav recipe is: ‘Triple-Berry Mini Cheesecakes’. Thanks for the giveaway.
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I’ve been wanting to try the Buffalo Chex Mix for awhile, it sounds delicious!
I absolutely love the Muddy Buddies! My grandma used to make them!
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Love the original Original recipe. I add a few Pecans to the mix.
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We like the muddy buddies :)
I have to admit that I LOVE the Original Recipe Chex Party mix. When we get coupons for it I buy it right out of bag. When we don’t have coupons I always seem to make my own. It’s a great snack.
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I like Muddy Buddies – but we call it Puppy Chow or White Trash! ;)
The Buffalo chex mix sounds good.
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I’m a sucker for the Original Chex Party mix. My husband was just talking about making this.
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You can’t beat the original Chex Party Mix.
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