Better Than Sex Chex Mix

Ingredients
  

  • 8 cups Chocolate Chex cereal
  • ¾ cup brown sugar, packed
  • 6 tbsp. butter or margarine 
  • 3 tbsp. light corn syrup
  • ¼ tsp. baking soda
  • 1 cup Reese's Mini's Peanut Butter Cups
  • 1 cup miniature marshmallows
  • ½ cup caramel bits or regular caramels, finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp. heavy cream
  • ½ cup milk chocolate baking chips, more if desired
  • ½ cup white chocolate baking chips
  • 1 tsp. coarse sea salt

Instructions
 

  • Into a large microwavable bowl, measure cereal; set aside.
  • Line cookie sheet with waxed paper or aluminum foil.
  • In a 2-cup microwavable measuring cup, microwave brown sugar, butter and corn syrup, uncovered, on high, 1 to 2 minutes; stirring after 1 minute, until melted and smooth.
  • Stir in baking soda until dissolved.
  • Pour caramel mixture over cereal, stirring until evenly coated.
  • Place back in microwave, on high power, for 3 minutes; stirring every minute.
  • Spread on cookie sheet; cool 10 minutes.
  • Make sure Chex mixture is cool to the touch so candy doesn't melt.
  • Break into bite-sized pieces.
  • Evenly sprinkle mini peanut butter cups candy and miniature marshmallows over Chex mixture.
  • In a small microwavable bowl, microwave caramel baking bits and cream, uncovered, on high, about 1 minute or until chips, when stirred, are smooth.
  • Use a spoon or fork to drizzle over snack.
  • Microwave the milk chocolate baking chips next, starting with 20 seconds and stirring; then at 20 second intervals, until the mixture is completely smooth.
  • Watch the chocolate and stir frequently until it's of drizzling consistency.  
  • Drizzle over the snack mixture.
  • Then microwave the white baking chips in 20-second intervals, stirring until smooth, and drizzle that over the snack mixture.
  • The vanilla and milk chocolate chips should not need cream added.
  • Quickly sprinkle coarse salt over all while candy drizzles are still wet.
  • Refrigerate until set.
  • Break apart and store in tightly covered container.
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