Key Lime Pie Muddy Buddies

All the flavor of the classic Key Lime Pie in a sweet and yummy snack mix that takes only minutes to make – Key Lime Pie Muddy Buddies!

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OK, let’s talk Muddy Buddies. You know, the cereal squares coated in melted chocolate and peanut butter, then shaken all up with powdered sugar. Or, as I like to call them – Crack! I really never know what to call this stuff. I mean, I suppose Muddy Buddies work when you use dark or milk chocolate because they do have kind of a muddy look about them. But really, the name isn’t all that appealing. And then when you make them out of white chocolate, it totally doesn’t work.

I have a version coming on Sunday that I called Snow Buddies, but for that flavor, it works. Key Lime? Snow? I don’t think so.

And then there is the ever-popular Puppy Chow. Except maybe it isn’t so popular. I brought some to a mom’s group, said it was Puppy Chow, and somebody asked me if it was for people to eat. Disclaimer: this was before she tasted it. #fail

So there is also just Chex Mix, but to me that conjures up images of pretzels and peanuts and something salty for snacking while watching football. And you know, trademarks and all. Cereal Treats – those are the bars made with melted marshmallows. Not gonna work.

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Oh gosh, I’m done. I went with Muddy Buddies. Maybe I should have gone with Key Lime Crack. Because for you citrus lovers out there – seriously addictive, people! And the fact that it takes about five minutes to make. Umm, yeah…

So what did I do here? Not much, really, This is super duper easy. From the traditional Muddy Buddy recipe, I swapped out the milk or semisweet chocolate chips and peanut butter for white chocolate chips and butter, added some lime juice and zest (don’t get all up on me – I know they aren’t technically key limes. Sorry.), and there in some graham cracker pieces for “crust”. Melt the chips and stuff, stir together with the cereal, toss in a big old ziploc bag with powdered sugar and let the 3-year old shake it up. Definitely a fun snack to make with the kids.

One disclaimer, I think because white chocolate is just weird and also because of the lime juice, it looks a little funky and thick when you melt it. Just pout it over the cereal and toss around a bit. It’ll get coated enough to make it sticky for the powdered sugar to cling to all the pieces in a sweet and yummy coating.

Want to make it gluten free? Instead of the cup of graham cracker pieces, just use all Chex (I think even a cup of the Cinnamon Chex would be awesome for a little graham-cracker-ish-ness), or grab some gluten free graham crackers. Easy peasy!

OK, tell me Muddy Buddies, Puppy Chow, Chex Mix, Cereal Snack Mix – what should I have called these?

Key Lime Pie Muddy Buddies

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All the flavor of the classic Key Lime Pie in a sweet and yummy snack mix that takes only minutes to make! Make sure you double the recipe to feed the whole gang!

Ingredients

• 1 c powdered sugar
• 4 c of your favorite Chex cereal
• About 1 c (about four rectangular sheets) graham crackers broken into pieces similar in size to the Chex (see Note)
• 1 1/2 c white chocolate chips
• 2 T unsalted butter
• 1 t vanilla
• 2 t lime zest
• 1 T lime juice

Instructions

1. Place powdered sugar in a large zip top plastic bag and set aside.
2. Gently toss together the Chex and graham cracker pieces in a large bowl.
3. Combine the white chocolate chips, butter, vanilla, lime zest and lime juice in a bowl and gently melt in the microwave or over a double boiler. If doing it in the microwave, use 50% power and stir every 15-30 second until melted. It may look slightly thick and clumpy.
4. Pour chocolate mixture over the Chex mixture and gently stir and toss until fully coated, breaking up any large clumps that may form.
5. Transfer the cereal mixture to the plastic bag with the powdered sugar seal and toss until fully coated.
6. Pour out onto a sheet pan lined with a nonstick baking mat or wax paper and allow to cool and harden.
7. Store in an airtight container.

Enjoy!

If you like this recipe, you’ll love…

• Orange Cardamom Coco-Doodles
• Almond Joy Puppy Chow
• White Chocolate Salted Caramel Gooey Bars

Plus a few from my friends…

• White Chocolate Brown Sugar Cinnamon Popcorn from Diethood
• White Chocolate Reese’s Muddy Buddies from High Heels & Grills
• Margarita Cookies from Love from the Oven

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