Halloween Puppy Chow Recipe | Chex Mix Monster Munch

It is time to set the record straight, before things get out of hand this Halloween. Muddie buddies and puppy chow were a homemade creation! In fact, you can make your own puppy chow at home specifically for Halloween. You just need our Halloween puppy chow recipe.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• Easy to Make – This recipe brings us back to the classic version of the now-popular Muddy Buddies.
• Easy to Customize – Think Chex mix when you think about Halloween puppy chow, just add whatever ingredients you want.
• Easy to Share – This recipe is easy to make in bulk. Just make multiple batches with different options for variety.

Halloween Puppy Chow Recipe | Chex Mix Monster Munch

Our Halloween puppy chow recipe is the perfect Halloween party snack! Kids can help make it, too! However, we must set the record straight before we move forward. You can walk into any convenience store or your local grocery store and pick up a bag of Muddie Buddies.

Chex makes Muddie Buddies, which are nothing more than Chex cereal covered in peanut butter and chocolate, then dusted with powdered sugar. However, this was a home cook’s invention, specifically a midwestern home cook’s.

We don’t know who or where, but this treat used to be made in garbage bags across the US. You would get Chex cereal, dump it into a garbage bag, then add a bowl of melted butter, chocolate, and peanut butter to the bag and shake it all around.

Lastly, you would add some powdered sugar and repeat the process. Now, the same snack can be found in corner stores without all of the fun. We can still make the snack at home, and we can even make it in bulk for almost as little as it would cost to buy a bag of premade stuff.

Halloween Puppy Chow Ingredients

• Chex Cereal – Think of the Chex cereal as the bones of the chocolate bites, like the wafers in Kit Kats or the nougat in Snickers.
• Semisweet Chocolate Chips – We will be melting this chocolate down with the peanut butter and butter, so any melting chocolate you’d like works fine.
• Peanut Butter – Pick your favorite peanut butter; you can even go with crunchy peanut butter if you’d like. 
• Butter – Butter is what helps blend the peanut butter with the chocolate. It will also add a bit of richness to the Halloween puppy chow recipe.
• Vanilla – Vanilla adds a subtle sweetness to balance the chocolate chips and powdered sugar.
• Powdered Sugar – This is how we avoid getting chocolate all over our fingers. Instead, we get powdered sugar.
• Brownie Mix – This brownie mix takes the puppy chow to the next level. You won’t find this in a Muddy Buddies bag.
• Assorted Halloween Treats – We use a combination of crushed Oreos, Halloween sprinkles, Reese’s Pieces, and pretzel balls. You can use whatever candy and treats you enjoy the most.

How to Make Halloween Puppy Chow

• Pour Chex cereal into a large bowl and set aside.
• In a microwave-proof bowl, combine the chocolate chips, peanut butter, and butter. Microwave for 30-120 seconds at a time, stirring every 30 seconds until the chocolate chips are completely melted and smooth. Stir in the vanilla.

• Pour the chocolate mixture over the Chex cereal and gently stir to coat, avoiding crushing the cereal.
• Pour the powdered sugar into a gallon-sized Ziploc and the brownie mix into another gallon-sized Ziploc bag, and divide the chocolate-covered Chex cereal into the baggies. Seal the bags, leaving plenty of air inside.

• Shake the baggies to coat the Chex cereal evenly.
• Spread the cereal out on parchment paper to let the chocolate firm up a bit, for about 20 minutes in the freezer.

• In a large bowl, combine the chocolate-coated cereal with pretzel balls, candy corn, Oreo pieces, Reese’s Pieces, and Halloween sprinkles. Store in an airtight container.

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