Hot Cocoa Muddy Buddies Recipe - Crunchy Creamy Sweet (2024)

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What are muddy buddies made of? ›

“Muddy buddies” (a.k.a. puppy chow) is the name for a homemade candy or snack that's main ingredients include cereal, chocolate, peanut butter, and powdered sugar.

There's sort of an ongoing debate about the name of this chocolate-covered cereal treat. Some people call it puppy chow, while others know it by different names: muddy munch, monkey munch, or muddy buddies. Muddy Buddies is actually the official name of the recipe marketed by General Mills, the maker of Chex cereal.

Allow to cool for a few minutes. Divide coated cereal between the two ziplock bags with powdered sugar, seal the bag and shake to coat the cereal. Muddy buddies will stay fresh for up to 1 week stored in an air-tight container at room temperature or can be frozen for up to 2 months.

How Puppy Chow Got Its Name. Chex cereal, originally made by the Ralston Purina Company, debuted in grocery stores in 1937. Because the company referred to their dog food as “dog chow” and cat food as “cat chow,” they jokingly called their new cereal line “human chow,” according to Taste.

Melted chocolate is hot, and it can turn your puppy chow into a soggy mess if you don't cool it properly. After adding the Rice Chex to the melted chocolate, we're putting the mixture into the freezer or fridge to cool it down right away.

Chilling. Just a note that chilling the cereal/peanut butter/chocolate mixture before adding any powdered sugar is critical to making sure you have delicious clumpy, not overly sweet, puppy chow!

Muddy buddies can go by a lot of alternate names; you may have heard them referred to as puppy chow, monkey munch, reindeer chow, or doggy bag. They get the crazy names from their appearance, sometimes looking like dog food or animal treats.

Puppy chow, also known as monkey munch, muddy buddies, muddy munch, reindeer chow, or doggy bag, is the name for a homemade candy made in the United States, primarily in the Midwestern States.

With New Year's Eve celebrations around the corner, I'm turning to the party food of my childhood: Chex Mix. The recipe was created by the Ralston-Purina Company in the early 1950s to move boxes of its signature cereals Wheat Chex and Rice Chex.

Hand wash or gentle cycle in cold water with mild cleaner. Hang to dry. Do not place in dryer or use heat as it will damage the suit.

What does puppy chow taste like? ›

Something about clusters of chocolate, peanut butter, and powdered sugar covered-Rice Chex looking like delectable little snow balls or something like that. Seriously though, nothing screams Christmas or the holidays more to me than Puppy Chow. Not even sugar cookies, and that's really saying something!

How should I store Muddy Bites? Room temp is completely fine but we recommend to seal the bag (using the zipper on the bag) if you don't eat them all to ensure freshness next time you enjoy! We've also heard people put them in the freezer for a nice cold treat.

First off this recipe can be found under many names besides Party Mix such as Chex Mix, Nuts and Bolts, TV Mix, or Snack Mix.

Puppy chow is thought to have originated in the Midwest, and Chex quickly caught wind of how their product was being enjoyed.

Make Ahead Instructions: Chex mix tastes freshest when served within 2-3 days of making it, but it will last stored in an air-tight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks. Freezing Instructions: Chex mix freezes great! Store in freezer-safe container or bag for up to 3 months.

Powdered sugar doesn't stick to hot Puppy Chow

If you were to make that fateful mistake, the powdered sugar would dissolve right into the warm chocolate and peanut butter, creating a clumpy mess instead of giving you the snowy aesthetic that makes puppy chow worth eating.

INGREDIENTS: GENERAL MILLS CORN CHEX (Corn Meal, Whole Grain Corn, Sugar, Corn Starch, Salt, Baking Soda, Brown Sugar syrup, BHT, Calcium carbonate, Iron, Zinc, Vitamin C, Niacinamide, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B6, Vitamin A Palmitate, Folic Acid, Vitamin B12, Vitamin D.)