White Chocolate Puppy Chow (Muddy Buddies)

by Sabrina Snyder

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24 servings
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
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White Chocolate Puppy Chow (Muddy Buddies) are crunchy and sweet, made with ONLY 4 ingredients, Chex cereal, peanut butter, white chocolate, and powdered sugar, and ready in under 5 minutes!

Sweet treats are always on our table at holiday parties, and right now we’re getting ready to make Puppy Chow (Muddy Buddies), Oreo Balls, and Buckeye Balls.

White Chocolate Puppy ChowWHITE CHOCOLATE PUPPY CHOW (MUDDY BUDDIES)

White Chocolate Puppy Chow (Muddy Buddies) are the PERFECT party dessert, made with crispy Chex cereal coated with peanut butter, melted white chocolate chips, and powdered sugar. They’re great to put out in a bowl for guests to enjoy all night, or on the dessert table with the other sweets. The best part is that you probably already have these ingredients in your pantry!

I’ve also made these with other ingredients like pretzels, peanuts, cheerios and other crunchy cereal, and even mini marshmallows. You can wrap these up and give them out as gifts, or as party favors with puppy chow recipe cards. I’ve also made these with different flavored chocolate chips for holidays!

HOW DO YOU STORE MUDDY BUDDIES (PUPPY CHOW)?

Muddy Buddies can be stored at room temperature for about 2 weeks. You can also keep them in the refrigerator if you want to keep them an additional week, or because chocolate puppy chow tastes great cold, too!

CAN YOU FREEZE MUDDY BUDDIES (PUPPY CHOW)?

You can definitely make muddy buddies ahead of time and freeze them in a large ziplock bag or airtight container. Then just pull them out and leave them on the counter the night before you want to serve, and they should be defrosted with enough time.

You might have to toss the puppy chow in a large bowl with some extra powdered sugar if some of it fell off the cereal in the freezer.

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TIPS FOR MAKING WHITE CHOCOLATE PUPPY CHOW (MUDDY BUDDIES)

  • Use regular peanut butter instead of the natural kind, because the sugar in the product can help keep everything together and add some sweetness.
  • Try adding other ingredients to this puppy chow recipe like mini chocolate chips, butterscotch pieces, caramel sauce, pretzels, or peanuts for more party mix variety. Or sprinkle with crushed peanuts for decoration.
  • Any plain crispy cereal will do for puppy chow, like Crispix cereal or Corn Chex (instead of Rice Chex) cereal. I prefer Chex because it has a really nice crunch that I like with this recipe.
  • Finish off this puppy chow recipe with some cinnamon sugar for a white chocolate snickerdoodle version!
  • The white chocolate chips and peanut butter are what make the powdered sugar stick to the cereal, so make sure the muddy buddies are thoroughly coated. Or use peanut butter chips, melted, and coat the muddy buddies with that for a sweeter peanut butter puppy chow.
  • You can also make this puppy chow recipe with dark or milk chocolate chips instead of white chocolate chips if you want to. You can also try using almond bark to coat the Chex instead of chocolate, for a richer flavor.
  • Add a few drops of vanilla or peppermint extract to the melted semi-sweet chocolate chips for some different puppy chow variations.
  • Add a drop or two of coconut oil to your melted white chocolate chips if they are too thick to work with.
  • You can also melt the chocolate chips and peanut butter in a double boiler on the stove, instead of in a microwave-safe bowl.
  • This recipe is naturally gluten free as long as you use the rice or corn Chex!
  • Lay the puppy chow out on a cookie sheet with parchment paper or wax paper, and use a sifter to dust with powdered sugar to make sure everything is coated, as an alternative to the plastic bag method.
  • Make sure you have a large bowl ready, the mixture is sticky and this will make it easier to stir the puppy chow together without spilling.

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White Chocolate Puppy Chow (Muddy Buddies)

White Chocolate Puppy Chow (Muddy Buddies) are crunchy and sweet, made with ONLY 4 ingredients, Chex cereal, peanut butter, white chocolate, and powdered sugar, and ready in under 5 minutes!
Yield 24 servings
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Author Sabrina Snyder
White Chocolate Muddy Buddies
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Ingredients
 

  • 10 cups Rice Chex
  • 3/4 cup peanut butter
  • 2 cups white chocolate chips
  • 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

  • Melt the white chocolate and peanut butter in the microwave in 30 second increments in the microwave in a large glass bowl (90 seconds total).
  • Stir well until mixed then add in the cereal and mix well until coated before adding the cereal to a large ziploc bag with the powdered sugar and shaking until fully coated.

Notes

Note: click on times in the instructions to start a kitchen timer while cooking.

Nutrition

Calories: 219kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 151mg | Potassium: 113mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 215IU | Vitamin C: 2.6mg | Calcium: 75mg | Iron: 3.9mg
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About the Author: Sabrina Snyder

Sabrina is a professionally trained Private Chef of over 10 years with ServSafe Manager certification in food safety. She creates all the recipes here on Dinner, then Dessert, fueled in no small part by her love for bacon.

Sabrina Snyder is a professionally trained personal and private chef of over 10 years who is the creator and developer of all the recipes on Dinner, then Dessert.

She is also the author of the cookbook Dinner, then Dessert – Satisfying Meals Using Only 3, 5 or 7 Ingredients, published by Harper Collins.

She started Dinner, then Dessert as a business in her office as a lunch service for her coworkers who admired her lunches before going to culinary school and becoming a full time personal chef and private chef.

As a personal chef Sabrina would cook for families one day a week and cook their entire week of dinners. All grocery shopping, cooking and cleaning was done along with instructions on reheating. As a private chef she cooked for private parties and cooked in family homes in the evenings for families on a nightly basis after working as a personal chef during the day.

Sabrina has been certified as a ServSafe Manager since 2007 and was a longstanding member of the USPCA Personal Chef Association including being on the board of the Washington DC Chapter of Chefs in the US Personal Chef Association when they won Chapter of the year.

As a member of the community of food website creators Sabrina Snyder has spoken at many conferences regarding her experiences as a food writer including the Indulge Food Conference, Everything Food Conference, Haven Food Conference and IACP Annual Food Professionals Conference.

Sabrina lives with her family in sunny California.

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  2. What a delicious sweet treat! I love that this recipe only has four ingredients and comes together quickly. This would be a big hit at a party!

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  6. Puppy chow or muddy buddies, how ever you choose to call them, are a definite winner in my book! Combination of the white chocolate and pb is just heavenly. So many fun ways to make this sweet treat, can’t wait to give this a try!

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