Muddy Buddies

 

I grew up loving Muddy Buddies. Sweet, delicious, slightly crunchy snacks that are irresistible. A combination of Chex cereals, melted chocolate, and peanut butter, then coated with powdered sugar, who wouldn’t love it!

When I want a salty snack I’ll make popcorn or Chex Mix, but Muddy Buddies are the answer for your sweet tooth!

Muddy Buddy Recipe

Sure, you can actually buy bags of pre-made Muddy Buddies now. My local grocery store makes them too and sells plastic containers of this popular sweet snack in their bakery department. But honestly, making Muddy Buddies at home, especially with your kids, is just plain fun!

My daughter is 25 now, but she has fond memories of making this tasty treat when she was little. She told me in elementary school that the kids called this Puppy Chow too.

Whatever you call it, it’s really easy to make and a great way to get the kids into the kitchen. Pack it into snack sized bags or containers so you have a sweet treat fix for the road!

This is the original Chex Muddy Buddies recipe, the only difference is that I only use two types of Chex cereal. 

Ingredients needed:

The printable version of this recipe at the end of this post will give you all the measurements needed to make Muddy Buddies snack mix.

• I use Chocolate Chex and Rice Chex. Rice Chex have the lightest crunch of all their cereals and is my favorite, but Corn Chex is a great choice too. 
• Semisweet chocolate chips are the most common choice, but you could use dark chocolate if that’s your preference. I personally wouldn’t use white chocolate because I think it would be way too sweet.
• Creamy peanut butter is usually used, but for those with an allergy sun butters should work as well! 
• I use unsalted butter for pretty much everything, but salted butter or margarine is totally fine for this recipe.
• I prefer pure vanilla extract as imitation vanilla has a completely different flavor. 
• Powdered sugar gives you that super fun and sweet coating that we can’t resist!

Helpful kitchen tools:

• Large mixing bowl
• Wooden spoon
• Bag holders
• Snack bags

How to Make Muddy Buddies

Making this sweet treat is so very easy! Let the kids help with as much as possible. They will love being a part of the process!

1. Combine the two cereals into a large bowl; set aside.

2. In 1-quart microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips, peanut butter and butter uncovered on High 1 minute; stir. Microwave about 30 seconds longer or until mixture can be stirred smooth.

3. Stir in vanilla. Pour mixture over cereal, stirring until evenly coated.

4. Pour into 2 separate gallon resealable food-storage plastic bag. We love these bag holders for this task!

5. Add powdered sugar. Seal bag; shake until well coated.
6. Spread on waxed paper to cool. Store in airtight container in refrigerator.

I love that this recipe is one of those that will carry on from generation to generation. I loved hanging out with my kids in the kitchen when they were young. That has instilled a love of cooking in them that carried into adulthood. I’m sure they’ll pass that on to their kids as well!

More Fun Snack Recipes

• Popcorn Chocolate Bark
• Pepperoni Pizza Puffs
• Homemade Fruit Roll Ups
• Easter Muddy Buddies

Muddy Buddies

Who doesn't love sweet, slightly crunchy Muddy Buddies!? A fun way to get the kids in the kitchen too!

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Course: Snacks

Cuisine: American

Servings: 18 half-cup portions

10 minutes mins

Calories: 241

Author: Amanda Davis

Ingredients

• ▢ 4 ½ cups Rice Chex cereal
• ▢ 4 ½ cups Chocolate Chex cereal
• ▢ 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• ▢ ½ cup creamy peanut butter
• ▢ ¼ cup butter or margarine
• ▢ 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• ▢ 1 ½ cups powdered sugar

Instructions

• Combine the two cereals into a large bowl; set aside.
• In 1-quart microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips, peanut butter and butter uncovered on High 1 minute; stir. Microwave about 30 seconds longer or until mixture can be stirred smooth.
• Stir in vanilla. Pour mixture over cereal, stirring until evenly coated.
• Pour into 2 separate gallon resealable food-storage plastic bag. We love these bag holders for this task!
• Add powdered sugar. Seal bag; shake until well coated.
• Spread on waxed paper to cool. Store in airtight container in refrigerator.

Nutrition

Serving: 1(half cup) | Calories: 241cal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 206mg | Potassium: 171mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 375IU | Vitamin C: 3.5mg | Calcium: 68mg | Iron: 7.8mg

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