Monday, November 12, 2012

Harvest Muddy Buddies


Muddy buddies, puppy chow, monkey munch...whatever you call it, you know it's good. If you don't know how good it is, then you have probably never tried it. Chocolatey and peanut buttery, it manages to be delightfully crunchy and melt in your mouth at the same time. I've made it several times, but I saw a picture on Pinterest for "Halloween Puppy Chow" and thought it would be prefect to take to a (post) Halloween party. Credit for the idea goes all to Your Cup of Cake, although I can't say I used her recipe. What a great idea to put a holiday theme on a quick and easy dessert snack. Oh, and it's really, really good...in that addicting sort of way. I welcome you to try to make it without sampling any along the way!

Harvest Muddy Buddies
How I Did It:


18 cups of Rice Chex
1 1/2 cups white chocolate chips
1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 1/2 cups creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup butter
2 tsp vanilla
3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 1/2 cups Reese's Pieces
1 1/2 cups Halloween M&M's

1. Line two large cookie sheets with parchment paper and set aside.

2. In a double boiler, melt 1/4 cup butter, 3/4 cup peanut butter, and white chocolate. While it's melting, pour 9 cups of the Chex cereal into a large mixing bowl. Once the butters and white chocolate start to melt, stir to speed up melting, add 1 tsp vanilla and continue to stir to smooth and combine.

3. Pour white chocolate mixture over the cereal and gently mix to coat evenly.

4. Coat the bottom of a casserole dish or brownie pan with 1 cup of the powdered sugar. Pour the Chex mixture on top and gently mix to coat. Add 3/4 cup more of powdered sugar to finish coating the cereal.

5. Spread cereal out of the prepared cookie sheet to dry.

6. In a double boiler, melt 1/4 cup butter, 3/4 cup peanut butter, and the semi-sweet chocolate. While it's melting, pour 9 cups of the Chex cereal into a large mixing bowl. Once the butters and chocolate start to melt, stir to speed up melting, add 1 tsp vanilla and continue to stir to smooth and combine.

7. Pour the chocolate mixture over the cereal and gently mix to coat evenly.

8. Coat the bottom of a casserole dish or brownie pan with 1 cup of the powdered sugar. Pour the Chex mixture on top and gently mix to coat. Add 3/4 cup more of powdered sugar to finish coating the cereal.

9. Spread cereal out on the separate prepared cookie sheet to dry.

10. Once the cereals have dried out a bit (you are waiting for them to be less sticky), combine together and add the candies. Serve immediately or it is good for at least two weeks if kept in an air-tight container.


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