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Halloween Puppy Chow Recipe

By Rebecca Swanner | October 12, 2018 | Updated on July 17, 2020 | 7 Comments
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Halloween Puppy Chow

If you’re looking for a fun Halloween treat, make this spooky Halloween Puppy Chow recipe. Simply combine peanut butter, powdered sugar, chocolate, and add your favorite candies.

It’s no secret that peanut butter and chocolate is one of my very favorite combinations. The other is 54-32-27… that’s the code to the Master Lock on my front door. In case you want to bring me more peanut butter, of course. This puppy chow recipe isn’t for puppies (though if you have a doggo, make sure to check out these Halloween costumes for dogs), but it is doggone good.

Halloween Puppy Chow

How to Make Muddy Buddies for Halloween

First, get all your ingredients together. For this, I used:

  • Chex or another rice cereal
  • Chocolate chips
  • Private Selection Sea Salt Pretzel Bark
  • Peanut Butter Cups
  • Pumpkin Pie Kit Kats
  • Candy Corn
  • Pumpkin Cheesecake M&Ms
  • Private Selection Kettle Cooked Sea Salt Caramel Cashews

Halloween Puppy Chow - Ingredients

Then, follow these steps:

  1. Place the Chex in a large resealable bag
  2. Melt the chocolate, peanut butter, and butter together in a double boiler. If you don’t have a double boiler, use a metal bowl set over a saucepan with an inch of boiling water. It works just as well. Or the microwave, fancy pants.
  3. Pour the mixture into the bag with the Chex and seal.
  4. Shake the bag gently to coat everything inside. Add one cup of powdered sugar. Reseal and shake until everything is coated.
  5. Then, pour the bag contents onto a baking sheet and toss with your favorite toppings! (Or, if you want to remove the extra powdered sugar, pour it into a metal sieve, and sift out the extra powdered sugar first.)

Halloween Puppy Chow

Halloween Puppy Chow Tips

Puppy chow — also known as muddy buddies — is a really easy recipe to make. Some might call it foolproof. I would not.

Why? Oh, because the first few times I made it, I may have struggled a bit getting the chocolate/peanut butter/butter mixture in the bag and ended up covering a not unsubstantial amount of my kitchen in chocolate. That’s what happens when you’re 95% Swedish Chef and 5% Kermit.

What did I learn? Put the cereal in the bag first. This way is much less messy. Put the Chex in the bag and pour the chocolate mixture on top. Is this groundbreaking? No. Will it save you lots of cleanup time? Yes.

Here are more tips.

  • Use good chocolate! You are going to taste the chocolate, so you want to make sure to get the good stuff. I used Private Selection semi-sweet chocolate chips for this recipe, but you could use dark chocolate too.
  • Use creamy peanut butter. I used the Simple Organic creamy peanut butter for this recipe because I love the flavor (seriously, do not leave me in a room with this and a spoon), but you could also use almond butter or even cashew butter.
  • Shake off the extra powdered sugar. This step is totally optional, but otherwise everything is covered in white powder, and while that’s fine… I like this look better. Before I toss the candy with the rice cereal mixture, I put the muddy buddies in a metal sieve and shake it gently to get all the extra powdered sugar off.
  • Don’t skimp on the toppings! Puppy Chow is great without them, but who doesn’t want extra candy? Don’t answer that Wilford Brimley.

Halloween Puppy Chow

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If you’re looking for a fun Halloween treat, make this spooky Halloween Puppy Chow recipe. Simply combine peanut butter, powdered sugar, chocolate, and add your favorite candies.
Halloween Puppy Chow
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 5 mins
Total Time: 15 mins
Servings: 20 servings

Ingredients

  • 3 cups Chex
  • 1/3 cup chocolate
  • 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1½ Tbsp. unsalted butter
  • 2-3 cups toppings (candy, nuts, or pretzels)

Instructions

  • Place Chex cereal in large resealable bag.
  • Place chocolate, peanut butter, and butter in microwave or double boiler. Heat until combined, stirring continually.
  • Pour chocolate mixture on top of cereal, seal bag, and toss gently.
  • Open bag and add powdered sugar. Reseal and toss gently.
  • Pour mixture onto baking sheet and toss with your favorite toppings.
Nutrition Facts
Halloween Puppy Chow
Amount Per Serving (1 serving)
Calories 84 Calories from Fat 45
% Daily Value*
Fat 5g8%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Carbohydrates 8g3%
Protein 2g4%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Course: Candy, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: halloween puppy chow
Author: Rebecca Swanner
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Pleased to meet you. I'm the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Let's Eat Cake: The world's first smart, funny lifestyle site for women.

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  1. Avatarkim says

    October 14, 2018 at 9:32 am

    Oh my goodness… what a perfect treat to serve the kiddos on Halloween before they start trick or treating! Totally making this!

    Reply
  2. AvatarKelsey says

    October 14, 2018 at 10:01 am

    This is a great treat for the kids to enjoy over Halloween! Even better for the parents to enjoy after Halloween using up the kids’ candy! They will never know right?!

    Reply
  3. AvatarJill says

    October 14, 2018 at 12:51 pm

    I actually just bought a can of the sea salt caramel cashews. They are delicious! I really love this amped up Halloween muddy buddy mix that you created. Looks so good!

    Reply
    • Rebecca Swanner | Let's Eat CakeRebecca Swanner | Let's Eat Cake says

      October 14, 2018 at 1:23 pm

      Aren’t they so good? I have a few left over from making this recipe and it’s taking all my willpower to not eat them in one go!

      Reply
  4. AvatarRuchi says

    October 14, 2018 at 1:10 pm

    What a lovely combination of sweetness! We enjoy Halloween in our house and love to make new recipes each year.

    Reply
  5. AvatarEmma says

    October 14, 2018 at 1:14 pm

    This looks like a great snack for Halloween parties! I bet kids love it (the making as well as the eating!)

    Reply
  6. AvatarLauren Vavala @ DeliciousLittleBites says

    October 14, 2018 at 1:35 pm

    I have never had/made a puppy chow muddy buddies recipe, but I think my kids would love this for the holiday – so fun!

    Reply

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