BUDDY THE ELF™ SWEET MAPLE CHEX™ MIX

Buddy The Elf™ Sweet Maple Chex™ Mix image

This sweet mix is full of Buddy's favorite flavor...maple syrup! Maple-sweetened Chex™ cereal, Cinnamon Chex™ cereal, mini cookies and pretzels are topped with his famous "spaghetti"-made with white chocolate noodles, chocolate candies and marshmallows.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Time 1h15m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

4 cups Rice Chex™ or Corn Chex™ cereal
1/4 cup maple-flavored syrup
1 tablespoon butter, melted
1 1/2 cups mini vanilla wafer cookies
1 cup mini pretzel twists
2/3 cup white vanilla baking chips
2 tablespoons festive trees or other holiday sprinkles (red, white and green)
2 cups Cinnamon Chex™ cereal
1 cup salted roasted almonds
1/4 cup miniature marshmallows
2 tablespoons candy-coated chocolate candies (red and green)
2 tablespoons milk chocolate chips

Steps:

Line 2 large rimmed pans with waxed paper.
In large microwavable bowl, add cereal. In small bowl, mix syrup and melted butter. Pour over cereal in bowl; toss to coat evenly. Microwave uncovered on High 2 to 4 minutes, stirring after each minute, until mixture is well coated and thoroughly glazed. Spread mixture in one of the pans to cool.
Spread cookies and pretzels in single layer, right side up, in remaining pan. In small microwavable bowl, microwave 1/3 cup of the vanilla baking chips uncovered on High 30 to 60 seconds, stirring after 30 seconds, until melted and smooth. Transfer melted chips to small resealable food-storage plastic bag; cut small corner from one end of bag. Drizzle on top of cookies and pretzels. Top with sprinkles; cool 20 to 30 minutes or until drizzle is set. Carefully break apart pretzels and cookies, if necessary.
In oval or round serving dish with sides, mix cereals, cookies, pretzels and almonds.
In small microwavable bowl, microwave remaining 1/3 cup vanilla baking chips uncovered on High 30 to 60 seconds, stirring after 30 seconds, until chips are melted and smooth. Transfer melted chips to small resealable food-storage plastic bag; cut small corner from one end of bag. Drizzle on top of snack mix to look like a spaghetti pile. Top with marshmallows and candies.
In another small microwavable bowl, microwave milk chocolate chips uncovered on High 15 to 30 seconds, stirring after 15 seconds, until chips are melted and smooth. Transfer melted chips to small resealable food-storage plastic bag; cut small corner from one end of bag. Drizzle on top of candies, marshmallows and snack mix to look like chocolate syrup. Top with additional sprinkles, if desired. Refrigerate 15 to 20 minutes or until drizzle is set. To serve, break into pieces.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 160, Carbohydrate 21 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 1/2, Fiber 1 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, ServingSize 1/2 Cup, Sodium 140 mg, Sugar 10 g, TransFat 0 g