Chex Muddy Buddies
Another popular name for this favorite mix is "puppy food". Chow down; it's doggone good! This recipe was found online and saved for easy access.
Another popular name for this favorite mix is "puppy food". Chow down; it's doggone good! This recipe was found online and saved for easy access.
- Carbohydrate 104.697450132713 g
- Cholesterol 122.012500103143 mg
- Fat 87.528220091785 g
- Fiber 6.8910000888891 g
- Protein 12.1044200152133 g
- Saturated Fat 47.4602350479716 g
- Serving Size 1 1 Recipe (222g)
- Sodium 484.975500477291 mg
- Sugar 97.806450043824 g
- Trans Fat 4.81471450475112 g
- Calories 1186 calories
Step-by-step
- Into large bowl, measure cereal; set aside.
- In 1-quart microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips, peanut butter and butter uncovered on High 1 minute; stir. Microwave about 30 seconds longer or until mixture can be stirred smooth. Stir in vanilla. Pour mixture over cereal, stirring until evenly coated. Pour into 2-gallon resealable food-storage plastic bag.
- Add powdered sugar. Seal bag; shake until well coated. Spread on waxed paper to cool. Store in airtight container in refrigerator.
Peanut butter carries the primary burden in this preparation, acting simultaneously as a binder, a fat source, and the dominant flavor profile that balances the high sugar content. Achieving a uniform coating without shattering fragile rice or corn cereal squares requires specific container dimensions that standard domestic kitchens often lack. A standard one-quart bowl suffices for melting the chocolate, butter, and peanut butter together in thirty-second microwave increments, but tossing nine cups of cereal demands vastly more spatial clearance. Pouring the warm chocolate mixture directly over the cereal inside a large mixing bowl prevents early breakage before the coating phase begins. Transferring the contents into a two-gallon sealable plastic bag provides the necessary mechanical action for the powdered sugar stage, allowing the fine sugar particles to adhere evenly to the viscous fat layer without requiring excessive manual stirring that crushes the grid-like cereal surfaces. Scaling this batch down requires reducing the meltable fats proportionally while maintaining excess surface area in the bag, whereas doubling the volume necessitates splitting the mixture into two separate bags to prevent clumping. Finished batches set rapidly when spread across waxed paper and store securely inside airtight containers kept in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.
