Funfetti Cake Batter Chex Mix

Brina helped me make three different types of chex mix for a party earlier this week and they were a huge hit! 🙂 The three recipes were Caramel Party Mix (Gluten Free Snack), Puppy Chow, and the new one Funfetti Cake Batter Chex Mix. I have been making the Puppy Chow since I was a kid and the Caramel one for a few years now (thanks to a sweet friend who shared it with me), but I adapted the Funfetti Cake Batter Chex Mix from Six Sisters Stuff which was a hit and great addition to our recipe collection.

6 cups Rice or Corn Chex Cereal (store brands work well too)
12 oz Vanilla Almond Bark
2 cups Funfetti Cake Mix
1/2 cup Powdered Sugar
1 teaspoon Vegetable Shortening
1/2 teaspoon Sprinkles

Pour cereal into a large bowl and set aside. Mix the funfetti cake mix and powdered sugar in a large ziplock bag and set aside.

Melt Almond Bark according to package directions. Once melted add vegetable shortening to thin so it coats the chex better. Pour the melted almond bark over the chex cereal. Mix gently with a large spatula until the cereal is coated.

Pour the coated chex cereal into the bag with the funfetti cake and powdered sugar mixture and gently shake to evenly coat the snack. Scoop into a bowl, put a few sprinkles over the top and serve.

Caramel Party Mix (Gluten Free Snack)

2 sticks of Butter
2 cups of Brown Sugar
1/2 cup of Kairo Syrup
1 teaspoon of Baking Soda
1 box of Corn (or Rice) Chex Cereal (you can use store brands too)

Put the whole box of cereal in a microwavable bowl. Bring the butter, brown sugar, and kairo syrup to a boil. Boil for one minute. Make sure to stir constantly when boiling so it doesn’t burn. After boiling for 1 minute add the baking soda. Pour the mixture over the box of Corn (or Rice) cereal. Microwave everything 1 1/2 minutes, take it out, stir, and microwave again. Do this step 3 times. It will evenly distribute the mixture and coat the cereal. Lay the mix out on wax paper or the counter and let set.

Optional: You can add pretzels, pecans, almonds, cranberries or whatever you want to the mix. (If you want it to remain gluten free do not add pretzel as pictured above, however, you can add nuts if they do not have any nut allergies)

Puppy Chow

9 cups of Rice or Corn Chex cereal (store brands work well too)
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

Pour 9 cups of rice (or corn) cereal into a bowl set aside. Put the powdered sugar into a Ziploc bag and set aside.

Melt chocolate chips, peanut butter and butter on medium heat, stirring constantly. Once melted, add vanilla and stir well.

Pour over Rice Chex cereal and stir with a rubber spatula until Chex is evenly coated. Add chex mixture to bag and shake bag gently until the powdered sugar is evenly distributed over all the mix.

Funfetti Cake Batter Chex Mix