Muddy Buddies (Puppy Chow) 🍫🥜
Muddy Buddies are a popular sweet snack made with cereal, chocolate, peanut butter, and powdered sugar. They’re crunchy, chocolatey, and very easy to make.
Ingredients
- 9 cups rice cereal (like Chex)
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Prepare cereal
Place the cereal in a large bowl. - Melt chocolate mixture
In a microwave-safe bowl, combine chocolate chips, peanut butter, and butter.
Microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring until smooth. Stir in vanilla. - Coat the cereal
Pour the chocolate mixture over the cereal and gently stir until evenly coated. - Add powdered sugar
Transfer the coated cereal into a large zip-top bag. Add powdered sugar, seal the bag, and shake until all pieces are coated. - Cool and serve
Spread on parchment paper to cool for about 10 minutes, then enjoy.
Optional add-ins
- Mini marshmallows
- Crushed **Reese’s peanut butter cups
- M&M’s
- Pretzel pieces
✅ Tip: Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
If you’d like, I can also share 5 popular Muddy Buddies flavors (cookies & cream, birthday cake, s’mores, etc.) that people love making.