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    Meals » Recipes » Appetizers

    Fall Puppy Chow Snack

    This post may contain affiliate links. Please see disclosure for more information. Published: Sep 10, 2020 · Modified: Feb 25, 2021 by Dee

    Easy Fall Puppy Chow Snack, or Muddy Buddies, is made with Chex cereal, peanut butter, chocolate and colorful fall and Halloween candies. Perfect for munching! via @meamel

    Easy Fall Puppy Chow Snack, or Muddy Buddies, is made with Chex cereal, peanut butter, chocolate and colorful fall and Halloween candies. Perfect for munching!

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    bowl of chex cereal puppy chow with fall and halloween candy

    My kids go crazy for this easy fall snack mix. They love Monster Munch Snack Mix, but Puppy chow -- aka muddy buddies -- is an amazing blend of salty and sweet that's super hard to resist. Once you start munching, it's hard to stop!

    Sometimes, we make Oreo Puppy Chow, but the basic recipe for puppy chow is super simple, and you only need a few ingredients to make it. Chances are, you already have what you need in your pantry!

    • Rice Chex cereal
    • Butter
    • Peanut butter
    • Chocolate chips
    • Vanilla
    • Powdered sugar

    How to Make Fall Puppy Chow

    First, melt the peanut butter, butter and chocolate chip morsels in your microwave for about 30 seconds in a large mixing bowl. Stir, and melt for another 30 seconds.

    You can also do this part on the stove if you want. I just find it's easier using the microwave.

    melted peanut butter and chocolate chips in a mixing bowl

    Next, add some vanilla and Rice Chex cereal. Gently stir the cereal until it's well coated with chocolate.

    Now, comes the fun part!

    stir rice chex cereal into chocolate peanut butter mixture

    Take a large zip top bag -- a gallon freezer bag, and open it up. Now, add part of the powdered sugar to the bottom of the bag.

    Spoon the Rice Chex cereal into the bag. Then, add the rest of the powdered sugar on top. This makes it easier to coat it all with powdered sugar.

    Next, close the bag up so the powdered sugar doesn't fly everywhere, and shake it until the cereal is coated with powdered sugar.

    chex cereal with chocolate and powdered sugar in large freezer bag

    Now, you just pour the cereal into a large serving bowl. Add some of your favorite fall candies, and you're ready to munch!

    We used a mix of candy corn, candy pumpkins, fall and Halloween M & M's. You can pretty much use your favorite fall candies here or even throw in some pretzels for extra crunch.

    fall puppy chow muddy buddies in a yellow bowl with halloween candy

    The only problem with this easy snack mix is it's hard to stop eating once you start. And believe me, it goes super fast!

    You can make this fall or Halloween snack for the kiddos anytime. Or, you can serve it to friends or family for a Halloween party or get together, along with Oreo Pumpkin Cookies, Ghost Cookies, Butterscotch Haystacks and Halloween Marshmallow Pops.

    Just be sure to save some for yourself!

    Fall Muddy Buddies Recipe

    fall puppy chow muddy buddies in a yellow bowl with halloween candy

    Fall Puppy Chow Snack Mix

    Published by Dee
    Easy Fall Puppy Chow Snack, or Muddy Buddies, is made with Chex cereal, peanut butter, chocolate and colorful fall and Halloween candies.
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 1 min
    Total Time 11 mins
    Course Appetizer, Snack
    Cuisine American
    Servings 20
    Calories 247 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 cup chocolate chips semi sweet or milk chocolate
    • ½ cup peanut butter
    • ¼ cup butter
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 9 cups Rice Chex cereal
    • 2 cups powdered sugar
    • candy corn
    • candied pumpkin
    • peanut butter m&ms
    • m&ms

    Instructions
     

    • Melt chocolate chips, peanut butter and butter together in a large mixing bowl for 30 seconds. Stir, then melt for another 30 seconds. Once completely melted, add vanilla and stir
      melted peanut butter and chocolate chips in a mixing bowl
    • Add the cereal and mix until the cereal is evenly covered in the chocolate mixture
      stir rice chex cereal into chocolate peanut butter mixture
    • Place the cereal and powdered sugar in a large ziplock bag and shake until the cereal is evenly covered in powdered sugar
      chex cereal with chocolate and powdered sugar in large freezer bag
    • Place the cereal into a mixing bowl and let cool, then add candy, and serve
      fall muddy buddies in a bowl

    Notes

    For easier mixing, place half of the powdered sugar in a gallon freezer bag, add chocolate coated cereal, and top with remaining powdered sugar before shaking.
    Use your favorite fall and Halloween candies here. You can also add a little Pumpkin Spice for extra flavor.

    Nutrition information is estimated. Please do your own calculation to fit special diets.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 247kcalCarbohydrates: 42gProtein: 5gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 7mgSodium: 215mgPotassium: 145mgFiber: 4gSugar: 21gVitamin A: 388IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 73mgIron: 9mg
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    1. Ann says

      September 18, 2020 at 12:43 am

      One of my favorite snacks! Love the candy corn and pumpkins!

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    2. James says

      September 16, 2020 at 12:54 pm

      The kids made tis over the weekend and just loved it. Easy enough for them to make as well. We will be making this several more times before Halloween.5 stars

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      • Dee says

        September 16, 2020 at 3:39 pm

        So happy to hear this, James! Thank you!

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