Happy St. Patrick’s Day friends! I’m excited to share this “recipe” for an easy leprechaun snack mix with you! Do you guys do the whole mischievous leprechaun thing at your house? We don’t, mainly because I have enough messes to clean up without creating some myself and then letting a leprechaun take credit for it. But, that doesn’t mean that I won’t fully embrace any type of treat that I can enjoy in the name of St. Patrick’s Day, leprechauns, or the color green. So this leprechaun Muddy Buddies mix is super simple and super tasty. I hope you like it!
leprechaun muddy buddies
This tasty leprechaun snack mix is an adaptation of Muddy Buddies. I added a touch of St. Patrick’s Day with a little bit of festive mint in place of peanut butter. Don’t you think chocolate and mint is one of the most delicious dessert combos ever? Also, can you believe this was the first time that I’ve made Muddy Buddies (well, a variation of them at least)? I never even tried Muddy Buddies until I was 23Â when Mike’s sister made some for us and I thought they were the most delicious thing ever. You can imagine how surprised I was when I found out they were actually quite a popular treat! Somehow I guess I just missed the Muddy Buddy memo. Say that five times fast.
- 9 cups Chex mix of choice
- 1 cup White chocolate chips Replace with 1/2 cup of mint chips and 1/2 cup of white chocolate chips if you prefer a more minty flavor, or use 1 cup of semisweet chocolate chips if you prefer a stronger chocolate flavor.
- 1/2 cup Chocolate spread Find this next to the peanut butter at your grocery store.
- 1/4 cup Butter
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1 cup Powdered sugar
- 1 bag Mint chocolate candies (such as M&Ms)
- Mint chips for drizzling, melted If you prefer less of a mint flavor you can replace wtih chocolate chips.
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Pour cereal into a large bowl.
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In a separate bowl melt chocolate chips, chocolate spread, and butter uncovered in the microwave for 1 minute on high; stir and microwave longer as needed until mixture can be stirred smooth, about 30 seconds. Add vanilla.
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Pour mixture over cereal and mix until evenly coated. Divide and pour into two gallon-sized resealable plastic bags and add powdered sugar. Seal bags and shake until well coated.
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Spread on waxed paper to cool and drizzle with melted mint chips. Store in airtight container.
This would be a fun surprise for your child’s lunch box, or a sweet treat to gift your neighbors! Or you could just eat it all yourself while your kids are at school. I won’t judge. I mean, everyone always says you should eat your greens, right?
Do you like Muddy Buddies?
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21 comments
So yummy!
I totally missed out on doing St. Pattys stuff this year! This seems easy enough to make so I will try it tonight. Thanks girl!
This is so cute and festive! I’d love this for a St Patrick’s Day play date!
This looks so good! I make something similar for Easter.I love a good sweet mix for the holidays.
Girl, I completely agree- any time is treat time!! 😉
Another adorable St. Patty’s Day treat!! So cute!! 🙂
Happy Friday & St. Patrick’s Day, Justine! Pinned your recipe & linked up a few greenies 😉
This looks so delicious and fun!
What a fun snack for St. Patricks Day!
This looks so yummy! And what a fun St Pats treat!!
YUM! The mint M&Ms is genius!
A leprechaun does make a stop at our house, but only to use the restroom (where he leaves green footprints on the toilet seat and green pee in the toilet) and leave gold coins (also known as chocolate). No messes here!
Yummy! This looks so delish! I love Muddy Buddies!
We love trail mix at our house! So this will be a huge hit!
This looks so tasty! And I love that you can change it up for different holidays!
So festive and cute! I love anything that goes along with a holiday. We like to celebrate everything here!
What a fun idea for St. Patrick’s day!
This is such a cute idea! My kids would eat that so quickly!
that looks sooo good! and for other holidays too!
That looks so good! I think I might try adding some Ande’s mint pieces too! Yum!! My son loves mint!