Easter Muddy Buddies

Easter Muddy Buddies are a sweet and salty dessert snack with Chex cereal coated in white chocolate and peanut butter, customized with your favorite Easter-themed candies. You may also know this sweet snack as puppy chow!

Make this fun Chex mix snack for your next Easter or Springtime gathering!

Easter Muddy Buddies

Spring is upon us! I have a timely Easter and Spring-themed dessert, snack for you: Easter Muddy Buddies. There are so many opportunities to make these this Spring, for example, teacher’s gifts, edible thank you gifts, family and church gatherings. Who wouldn’t want a cellophane bag of these goodies?

You can customize them with your favorite Easter-themed candy, my personal favorite is pastel peanut M&Ms. I like them with this recipe because the peanut center goes well with the smooth peanut butter. The combination of peanut butter and chocolate is a dream! You get the sweet-salty combo that makes you want to reach for more.

Speaking of chocolate, this recipe uses white chocolate. I chose white chocolate because it makes for a nice, pretty backdrop for those pastel candies and the combination of white chocolate and peanut butter is really good. I recommend trying to get the best quality white chocolate you can find. You can substitute the white chocolate for the same amount of milk, semi-sweet or dark chocolate if you prefer.

Ingredients for Easter Muddy Buddies

• 9 cups Rice Chex Cereal
• 1 cup white chocolate chip morsels (you can substitute the same amount semi-sweet, dark or milk chocolate chip morsels if you prefer)
• 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 cups confectioner’s sugar
• 2 cups peanut M&Ms or Easter-themed candy of your choice
• optional customization: you can add popcorn or pretzels as well

Kitchen Tools for Easter Muddy Buddies

• measuring spoons and cups
• wooden spoon for stirring chocolate-peanut butter mixture
• medium saucepan
• extra large mixing bowls
• baking spatula

This recipe can be made completely on the stove top which makes it easy to come together.

If you are looking for more Muddy Buddy-style recipes, I also have Nutella Muddy Buddies and Pumpkin Spice Muddy Buddies.

I grew up calling this type of recipe “muddy buddies” but I know some people call it “puppy chow” as well – what do you call it?

I know you will love this Easter Muddy Buddies recipe. If you missed our Bunny Butt Cupcakes, Easter Crack or Easter Chick Cupcakes, be sure to check them out!

Easter Muddy Buddies

Course: Desserts, Snacks

Cuisine: American

Keyword: easter muddy buddies, muddy buddies, puppy chow

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Servings: 10

Calories: 577 kcal

Author: Sara Maniez

Easter Muddy Buddies are a sweet and salty dessert snack with cereal coated in white chocolate and peanut butter, customized with your favorite Easter-themed candies. Try this delicious snack at your next Easter or Springtime gathering!

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Ingredients

• 9 cups Rice Chex Cereal
• 1 cup white chocolate chip morsels you can substitute the same amount semi sweet, dark or milk chocolate chip morsels, if you prefer
• 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 cups confectioner's sugar
• 2 cups peanut M&Ms or Easter-themed candy of your choice
• optional customizations: you can add popcorn or pretzels as well

Instructions

1. In a large mixing bowl, add 9 cups rice Chex cereal, set aside
2. In a medium saucepan, over low heat, melt the unsalted butter, peanut butter, and white chocolate chip morsels. Stir with a spoon until smooth, melted and combined.
3. Remove from heat and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Pour over the rice Chex cereal, using a baking spatula to get all the chocolate mixture out of the saucepan.
4. Mix the cereal until completely coated.
5. Add the 2 cups confectioner's sugar and mix gently until coated.
6. Add 2 cups peanut M&Ms and optional ingredients to customize. Serve, package as edible gifts and enjoy!

Nutrition Facts

Easter Muddy Buddies

Amount Per Serving (1 cup)

Calories 577 Calories from Fat 216

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 24g 37%

Saturated Fat 13g 65%

Cholesterol 15mg 5%

Sodium 378mg 16%

Potassium 312mg 9%

Total Carbohydrates 82g 27%

Dietary Fiber 2g 8%

Sugars 57g

Protein 10g 20%

Vitamin A 11.9%

Vitamin C 6.6%

Calcium 15.8%

Iron 47.6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

This post originally appeared on this blog on Mar 27, 2018.