My kids are absolutely obsessed with TLC’s Jon and Kate Plus Eight.  If you have not seen this show check out the Gosselin’s as they juggle life with twins and a set of sextuplets while managing to stay sane.  On Monday’s show, Kate spent time with her 5 girls making Monkey Munch and thus began Jet’s and Gio’s quest to make their own Monkey Munch.  

Gio went online and did a search yesterday and found the recipe for the Monkey Munch on recipezarr.com so I thought the least I could do was take a break from editing and make it with them. It was a real fun afternoon spending time with my two boys eating chocolate, licking peanut butter off our fingers and of course fighting about why I only used half the chocolate and peanut butter that the recipe called for (I am trying to cut calories anyway I can).  Well here is a pic of the finial product - and yes it was so yummy it only lasted a few hours. 

If you would like to try this recipe with your kids here it is:

• 9 cups Chex cereal (any variety)
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1/4 cup butter or
• margarine
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

1. Put chex in a large bowl and put aside.
2. Place chocolate chips, peanut butter and butter into a quart-sized microwavable bowl.
3. Stir the ingredients together.
4. Microwave the mixture uncovered for a minute on “high.” Stir the mix again and continue to zap in thirty second intervals until it mixes smoothly.
5. Add the vanilla and stir.
6. Pour over the cereal while stirring.
7. Put combination into a 2-gallon, Ziploc freezer bag.
8. Add powdered sugar, seal the bag and shake until distributed.
9. Spread Monkey Munch out on wax paper to cool and dry.
10. Keep refrigerated in an airtight container for storage

 

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