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Mermaid Muddy Buddies

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Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup each candy melts: turquoise purple, dark blue
  • 2-4 Tablespoons shortening or coconut oil
  • 1 1/3 powdered sugar
  • 6 cups Chex cereal

Method
 

  1. Directions:
  2. Place 1/2 cup of turquoise candy melts in a microwave-safe bowl and add 1/2 Tablespoon shortening.
  3. Heat for 35 seconds, remove and stir. Reheat as necessary in 10 second spurts until no large pieces of the candies remain. Add in extra shortening to get a smooth texture.
  4. Add 1 1/2 cup of Chex cereal to the melted candy melts, and stir to coat.
  5. Place 1/3 cup of powdered sugar in a ziplock bag and add in the candy-coated Chex cereal.
  6. Seal the bag and shake well to cover the cereal with the powdered sugar.
  7. Pour the muddy buddies onto a baking tray in a thin layer and
  8. Repeat with each color.
  9. To Make Different shades of purple and turquoise,I used about 2-3 tablespoons of the dark blue candy melts to make different shades of purple and turquoise. Using 1/2 cup of the turquoise and purple candy melts.
  10. Let set for 30 minutes to dry completely. Mix together and serve.