Buckeye Chex Mix {Recipe}

Remember how I shared my easy recipe for Mini Strawberry Shortcake Cups a few weeks back? If you missed it, that particular recipe had a red and white Ohio State theme that I especially made for my husband, the DIE HARD Buckeye fan. {Just imagine him screaming “Go Bucks!” right now} He’s got the head-to-toe fan gear, the chants and all that fun stuff down. We have even worked our weekend schedules out, just so he can watch the games on Saturday. I’m sure many of you can relate…right?

As for me? I’m just a girl who could honestly care less about any football game. {gasp! please don’t stone me for that! } But I do love the fact that there is an excuse to pig out on game day food {who doesn’t love that???} Hence how this Buckeye Chex Mix recipe came to life.

Since most of the time my husband watches his beloved game all by himself – I wanted to make him a yummy snack to munch on during his “man time.” This recipe has a lot of chocolate, peanut butter and some crunch to it, making it an overall yummy sweet treat. Plus it’s super easy for anyone to pull together for a last minute gathering and of course, it has the red & white theme going on.

So what are you waiting for? Grab the simple ingredients and make it today. My son even got to help in the making. It’s all worth it, even if you don’t like the Buckeyes ;)

Buckeye Chex Mix

Ingredients:
* 6 cups chocolate Chex cereal
* 1 cup hazelnuts
* 1/2 cup peanut butter
* 1/4 cup brown sugar
* 1 tbsp butter
* Mini Reeses Peanut Butter Cups
* Red M&M’s

Directions:
* In a large bowl, mix together your cereal and hazelnuts. Set aside.
* In a small saucepan, melt together your peanut butter, brown sugar and butter, until slightly boiling.
* Pour mixture over your cereal and mix well until everything is well coated.
* Place bowl in fridge for ten minutes, so mixture can cool down.
* Once cool, pull bowl out of fridge. Stir in Reeses peanut butter cups and M&M’s.
* Store in air-tight container.