Pink Muddy Buddies (Puppy Chow)
Perfect for Valentine's Day and baby showers. These muddy buddies combine two kinds of chocolate and your favorite candies for a cute and festive snack. No baking required, this sweet treat is irresistible.
Ingredients
- 10 cups Rice Chex cereal divided
- 1 cup powdered sugar white or colored pink, divided
- 7 ounces pink melting chocolate or white chocolate chips*
- 5 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
- 2 Tablespoons peanut butter
- 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter
- 8 ounces Valentine's Day M&Ms
- Sprinkles optional
Instructions
- Line a large sheet pan with parchment paper and set aside. Divide the powdered sugar into two separate 1-gallon plastic zip top bags. Divide the Chex cereal equally between two large mixing bowls.
- Place the pink chocolate wafers in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave in 30-second increments stirring in between, until melted. Pour over one bowl of the Chex and stir to fully coat.
- Place the chocolate chips, peanut butter and butter in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave in 30-second increments stirring in between, until melted. Pour over the remaining bowl of the Chex and stir to fully coat.
- Add the pink chocolate covered cereal to one bag. Seal and shake to coat. Spread out on the sheet pan to cool. Repeat with the chocolate covered cereal. If you want to add sprinkles add them now and allow the pieces to cool.
- Break up any large chunks and mix the two together with the M&Ms.
Equipment
- sheet pan
Notes
- You can use white chocolate or ruby chocolate plus 2 tablespoons butter in place of the pink candy melts or use white candy melts.
- To color white chocolate you need to use a gel food coloring that contains no water.
- You can add pink powdered food coloring to color the powdered sugar pink.