LEPRECHAUN BAIT

LEPRECHAUN BAIT

saint Patrick's Day is only a few weeks away and what better way to celebrate than with a sweet tasty snack guaranteed to delight the "wee people"  and everyone else who tries it.  Olivia found this great recipe on a site called www.wishesndishes.com.  It calls for Rice Chex but she was low on those when she made it so she used half Rice Chex and half corn flakes.  The result was a delicious treat and the corn flakes were reminiscent of gold coins one might find at the end of the rainbow!

If you just want to make it for family or maybe create small treat bags as Olivia did here to share with coworkers, the result is sure to please everyone.

We ALWAYS celebrate St. Patrick's Day at our house and have many a traditional food that day.  Maybe you can incorporate this into your celebration.  We leave you with this traditional Irish blessing:

May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face;
the rains fall soft upon your fields
and until we meet again,
may God hold you in the palm of His hand.

-Nanette

LEPRECHAUN BAIT

Ingredients

• 7 cups Rice Chex
• 1 cup Lucky Charms
• 1 cup crushed pretzels
• 1 11.4-ounce bag dark chocolate mint M&Ms
• 1 11-ounce bag white chocolate chips 
• ¾ cup of JUST the marshmallows from Lucky Charms box 

Instructions

1. In a large bowl combine Rice Chex, 1 cup of Lucky Charms, pretzels and M&Ms.
2. In a heat-safe bowl, melt the chocolate chips in the microwave for 30 seconds on 50% power. Stir and repeat until the chips are completely melted.
3. Pour the melted white chocolate over the cereal mixture.
4. Stir carefully to combine, as to not crush the Rice Chex.
5. Stir until the mixture is completely coated with the white chocolate. Sprinkle with the ¾ cup of Lucky Charms marshmallows.
6. Pour mixture onto wax paper or parchment paper to dry and spread it out.
7. Allow to set until white chocolate has hardened (about 45 minutes) and then break up into pieces.
8. Store in an air-tight container.