Muddy Buddy Bars are a bar version of the ever popular sweet and crunchy snack mix. Wonderfully sweet, chewy and crunchy.
No-Bake Snack
It’s an easy no-bake snack that’s a real hit with kids and its simple enough for them to make with a little supervision. Melted chocolate chips, peanut butter, and marshmallows get mixed with Chex cereal. Once the bars set up, they are coated in powdered sugar. Wonderfully sweet, these bars are always a hit.
What are Muddy Buddies?
Muddy Buddies, aka Puppy Chow, are a sweet and crunchy party snack made with Chex cereal that has been coated with chocolate and peanut butter and then powdered sugar. It is positively addicting.
Ingredients Needed
- Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
- Peanut Butter– use creamy peanut butter. You can substitute any nut butter.
- Unsalted Butter– this is already a fairly salty recipe so you don’t need the additional salt that is in salted butter.
- Mini Marshmallows– act as a glue to help hold the bars together.
- Rice Cex Cereal– you can use Corn Chex Cereal instead.
- Powdered Sugar
How To Make Muddy Buddy Bars
(More detailed instructions in recipe card below.)
- Microwave the chocolate chips, peanut butter, and butter in a microwave-safe bowl at 30-second intervals. Give it a stir between intervals. Once it is mostly melted, add the marshmallows.
- Microwave another 30 seconds. Stir to melt the marshmallows.
- Stir in the Chex Cereal. Work quickly because it will start to set up.
- Transfer to a 9×13-inch baking dish lined with parchment paper. Spread it out evenly. Let sit until firm.
- Cut into squares of desired size. Place powdered sugar in a large ziptop bag. Add a few bars at a time to the bag and shake until coated in sugar.
Storage
Will keep in an airtight container at room temperature for 4 to 5 days.
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Muddy Buddy Bars
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 3/4 cup peanut butter
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut in slivers
- 1 (10-ounce) package mini marshmallows
- 7 cups Rice Chex Cereal
- 1 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Spray a 9×13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.Or you can line it with parchment paper.
- Place chocolate chips, peanut butter, and butter in a large microwave-safe bowl.Microwave at 30 second intervals, stirring after each one, until mostly melted.
- Add marshmallows and microwave another 30 seconds. Stir to melt the marshmallows.
- Stir in chex cereal and transfer mixture to prepared baking dish, spreading it out evenly.
- Let set until firm. Note: You can refrigerate it to get it to set faster.Cut into squares.
- Place powdered sugar in a large ziptop bag. Add squares a few at a time and shake until coated.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
