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Mexican Hot Chocolate Chex Mix with sprinkles in a white bowl
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Mexican Hot Chocolate Chex Mix

Cinnamon Chex, covered in chocolate, dusted with hot cocoa, powdered sugar and garnished with white chocolate covered marshmallows.  
Prep Time25 minutes
Additional Time30 minutes
Total Time55 minutes
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Chex mix, Christmas Snack Mix, How to make Mexican Hot Chocolate Chex Mix, Mexican Hot Chocolate, Muddy Buddies, Puppy Chow
Servings: 8 cups
Calories: 108kcal
Author: Michaela Kenkel

Ingredients

  • 1 12 ounce box Cinnamon Chex cereal
  • 1/2 cup hot cocoa mix
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 12 ounce package semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup white chocolate chips
  • 2 cup miniature marshmallows

Instructions

  • Line two large cookie sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
  • Add cinnamon Chex cereal to a big bowl, and mix together cinnamon, hot cocoa mix and powdered sugar in a small bowl. Set aside.
  • In a microwave safe dish, melt the semi-sweet chocolate chips in 30 second intervals, stirring in between each until chocolate is melted and smooth. Pour it over the cereal and stir to coat it.  Pour the cereal into a 2 gallon ziplock bag and dump the powdered sugar mixture in. Zip it closed and give it a good shake to coat the cereal in the powdered mixture.
  • Spread it out on a cookie sheet covered in parchment paper.
  • In a small microwave safe bowl, melst white chips for 30 seconds, then in 15 second increments, stirring in between, until melted and smooth. elt the white chocolate chips and stir in the marshmallows into the melted white chocolate.  Coat the marshmallows in chocolate.
  • Spread the marshmallows onto another cookie sheet covered in parchment paper, and in about 30 minutes the chocolate will be set.  Then you can stir them into the cereal mixture. 
  • Finish with sprinkles if desired.
  • Store in an airtight container.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 108kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 60mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 16g