Sweetheart Valentine’s Buddies Snacks
Sweetheart Valentine’s Buddies Snacks are a no bake, crunchy cereal treat coated in white chocolate and red candy melts, lightly dusted with strawberry cake mix and powdered sugar, then finished with festive Valentine’s M&M’s.
Ingredients
- 5 oz white almond bark or white chocolate chips
- 5 oz red candy melts
- ½ tsp shortening
- 5 cups Chex cereal divided
- ½ cup strawberry cake mix divided
- ½ cup powdered sugar divided
- ½ pack Valentine’s chocolate M&M’s
Instructions
- Divide the Chex cereal evenly between two large bowls, placing 2½ cups in each. Set them aside so both batches are ready once the coatings are melted.
- Place the white almond bark or white chocolate chips and ½ teaspoon shortening into a microwave safe bowl. Microwave at medium power for 30 seconds, then stir well.
- Continue heating in 30 second intervals, stirring each time, until completely melted and smooth. The mixture should look glossy with no lumps. If it feels thick, keep stirring rather than overheating.
- Pour the melted white chocolate over the first bowl of Chex cereal. Gently fold until every piece is coated, taking care not to crush the cereal.
- In a separate microwave safe bowl, melt the red candy melts using the same method, 30 second intervals at medium power with stirring in between, until smooth and fluid.
- Pour the melted red candy melts over the second bowl of Chex cereal and stir gently until evenly coated and fully colored.
- Add ¼ cup strawberry cake mix and ¼ cup powdered sugar to each of two gallon size zip bags. Seal and shake briefly to combine.
- Pour one coated cereal batch into each prepared bag. Seal tightly and shake until the cereal is fully coated in the strawberry sugar mixture. The cereal should look lightly dusted and no longer sticky.
- Spread the coated cereal onto parchment paper or a baking sheet in an even layer. Let it cool at room temperature for about 10 to 15 minutes, then gently mix in the Valentine’s chocolate M&M’s once fully set.