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Reindeer Food

Prep Time 30 minutes
Course Appetizer, Gift, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 12

Equipment

  • zip lock bags

Ingredients
  

  • 1 box 12 oz. Kix cereal, about 12 cups
  • 20 oz almond bark, or white chocolate candy coating
  • 1 1/2 cups peanut butter
  • 3 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 box powdered sugar, about 4 cups
  • 2 cups red and green M & Ms

Instructions
 

  • Pour Kix into an extra large mixing bowl
  • put almond bark, peanut butter and cinnamon in another large microwaveable mixing bowl
  • Microwave on high for 1 minute, stir. Keep heating in 30 second intervals until mixture has melted, stirring to combine
  • Pour melted mixture over Kix and gently stir until cereal is all coated
  • Divide powdered sugar into 1 large ziplock bags
  • Scoop coated cereal into bags, about half of cereal mix in each bag. Seal bags closed and shake and toss until all cereal is coated with sugar
  • Pour the coated cereal back into the extra large mixing bowl.
  • Scoop mixture into individual quart or sandwich size ziplock bags
  • Divide M&Ms, putting some in each baggie. Seal bags and shake to mix
  • Place cereal mix into a gift bag and attach printed labels
  • Makes 12 bags

Notes

Variations:
Substitute Chex or Cheerios for the Kix
Use melted white or milk chocolate chips to coat cereal
Substitute almond butter for peanut butter
 
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