Death by Chocolate

If you have ever spent Christmas with my family, you are familiar with my mom’s famous “White Death” candy. She makes it every year. I bet she’s been making it longer than I have been alive. I grew up helping her make it. And of course, I snuck a few bites….or 10. After 27 years, I’m not going to lie, I’m kinda sick of it. But, it is a crowd pleaser and SO easy to make, so, I decided to make my own version of this famous candy. I call it Chubby Hubby, Reindeer Droppings, Death by Chocolate.

Ingredients
3 cups Reeses Puffs cereal
2 cups Rice Krispies cereal
2 cups cocktail peanuts, split in half
1/2 bag pretzel sticks (about 3 cups), broken in half
2 16 oz. bags of semi-sweet or milk chocolate chips, melted

Directions
1. Lay sheets of wax or parchment paper on a large counter space or table.
2. Mix the first 4 ingredients in a bowl.
3. Pour in melted chocolate and stir until all pieces are covered.

4. Using a large spoon, spoon small, golf ball sized, mounds of the chocolate-cereal mixture on to the wax paper.

5. Allow the chocolate to cool completely before storing or eating.

Candies can be stored in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.

See how easy that is!! And if you are curious about my mom’s recipe, there are just two easy substitutions: Captain Crunch cereal instead of Reeses Puffs and white chocolate instead of semi-sweet. So if you like white chocolate, you should give that version a try.