White Chocolate Chex Mix

3 cups corn chex
3 cups rice chex
3 cups pretzels (sticks)
3 cups honey nut cheerios
1 can mixed nuts (or just peanuts)
2 bags M&Ms

Mix in large bowl.  Melt two bags of white chocolate chips, pour over, and mix well.  Spread out on wax or parchment paper.  When it hardens, break into smaller pieces,  Store in an airtight container.

Submitted by Sarah Kirkpatrick, "Alton Brown calls it White Trash, but I prefer White Chocolate Chex Mix."

Granny's Christmas Crunch

From the kitchen of: Beth Miramonti  

Preparation time: 15 min

Note: Super easy recipe! Highly addictive and totally unhealthy, be warned!

Ingredients:

• 1 pkg (1lb 8 oz) Vanilla Almond Bark
• 1 Cup Captain Crunch cereal
• 1 Cup Captain Crunch Oops All Berries
• 2 Cups Rice Krispies
• 1 Cup small pretzel sticks broken in smaller pieces
• 1 Cup peanuts
• 1 ½ Cup mini marshmallows

Experiment with different cereal combinations to change the colors and flavors. Holiday edition cereals, when you can find them, have fun shapes and colors. We also sometimes add M&M’s or flavored baking chips (Choc, peanut butter, butterscotch) YUMMY!

Directions:

1. Mix all dry ingredients
2. Melt bark on low heat till creamy. Microwave works really well for this. Heat in 30 second intervals and stir well between blasts.
3. Add dry mixture to melted bark and stir until well coated.
4. Spread out thinly on cookie sheets to cool.
5. When cold, break into pieces and place in airtight container.
6. Store in cool location, but do not refrigerate.

Yield: approx 8 cups.

My Mom (Granny) has made this every Christmas for the past 15 years or so. She loves to use it for small gifts to share with friends, coworkers, service personnel and just about everyone she meets around the Holidays. We were happy to share this with all of you and the guests at Troy UMC’s 3^rd annual Ladies Christmas Brunch.

Enjoy and God Bless

Easy and Healthy Chocolate Muffins

1 15 oz can of pure pumpkin
1 chocolate cake mix
1/2 cup water

Mix, bake at 350 for 15 minutes.  Enjoy!

Thank you, Sherri Volz, for this yummy, easy, healthy recipe!