Chocolate Coffee Snack Mix


8 cups crunchy rice squares cereal
1 cup roasted almonds
1 tablespoon instant coffee granules
1 teaspoon hot water
½ cup butter
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 cups powdered sugar
½ cup cocoa powder

Place cereal and almonds into a large 2-gallon recloseable food storage bag; set aside.

Or, if you're like me and you forget to buy two-gallon bags, two one-gallon bags will do.


In a small microwave-safe bowl, stir coffee granules and water until coffee is dissolved. Stir in chocolate chips, butter, and cinnamon. 

"Stir?"


Microwave (HIGH) for 2 minutes, stirring after 1 minute, until mixture is melted and smooth. Pour over cereal; seal bag. Shake until all cereal is coated.

It ain't pretty, but it's sure fun!



Add powdered sugar and cocoa powder; reseal bag. Shake gently until cereal is well coated. Spread in a single layer on waxed paper to cool. Store in an airtight container.

Make this for a crowd, or you'll be eating it for weeks.

My Rating: 4/5 "I don't even really like coffee and I was addicted to this. It's sweet but not too sweet, crunchy but solid, and the almonds add good variety. A great twist on a perennial crowd-pleaser."

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