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Homemade Pumpkin Spice Muddy Buddies are the perfect Fall snack for Halloween, after sports practices, entertaining or any gathering. It has rice Chex cereal, infused with pumpkin spice mixture and topped with Autum-themed Mallowcreme candies. (fills a 1.5 L container)

Homemade Pumpkin Spice Muddy Buddies

Hi Everyone, I have the perfect Fall snack for you: Homemade Pumpkin Spice Muddy Buddies.

Muddy Buddies, also called "Puppy Chow" were staples at soccer practices when I was growing up.

It's one of those snacks that's easy to make and easier to eat 🙂

I used Brach's Autumn Mix Mallocreme candy to adorn the top of the bowl and set off the theme of Fall and pumpkin spice.

Are you a cereal "nut" like my husband Eric and I?

I realize that I love recipes that involve cereal since we eat it all the time in our house.

Who can resist a bowl of these Homemade Pumpkin Spice Muddy Buddies?

Ingredients

• 4 cups Chex rice cereal You can also use Cinnamon Chex if it's available
• 1 cup white chocolate chips, use the best quality possible
• 1 tablespoon pumpkin spice mix, check out the "Pumpkin Spice Mixture" recipe here on LLS
• 1 cup confectioner's sugar (powdered sugar)
• ¼ teaspoon pumpkin spice mix to be mixed with the confectioner's sugar
• 1 bag Brach’s Autumn Mix Mallocreme amount to taste

Kitchen Tools

• mixing spoons and cups
• wooden spoon
• Dutch oven or large pot
• large mixing bowl

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Homemade Pumpkin Spice Muddy Buddies

Yield: 1 quarts

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Homemade Pumpkin Spice Muddy Buddies are the perfect Fall snack for Halloween, after sports practices, entertaining, or any gathering. It has rice Chex cereal, infused with the pumpkin spice mixture, and topped with Autumn-themed Mallowcreme candies. (fills a 1.5 L container)

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Ingredients

• 4 cups Chex rice cereal, You can also use Cinnamon Chex, if it's available
• 1 cup white chocolate chips, use the best quality possible
• 1 tablespoon pumpkin spice mix, Search the LLS search box for "Pumpkin Spice Mixture" recipe
• 1 cup confectioner's sugar (powdered sugar)
• ¼ teaspoon pumpkin spice mix, to be mixed with the confectioner's sugar
• 1 bag Brach’s Autumn Mix Mallocreme, amount to taste

Instructions

1. In a Dutch oven on the stove, melt the white chocolate chips and stir in the 1 tablespoon pumpkin spice mixture until combined. Remove from heat.
2. Stir in the 4 cups of plain Chex rice cereal gently until all the cereal is coated.
3. In a large mixing bowl, combine the 1 cup confectioner's sugar and the ¼ teaspoon pumpkin spice mixture.
4. Add the coated Chex cereal and mix until combined. 
5. Transfer to a serving bowl and dot the top with the Brach’s Autumn Mix Mallocreme candy. Enjoy!

Notes

Alternately, you can use a large Ziplock bag to mix the cereal and confectioner's sugar-pumpkin spice mixture to cut down on the dishes.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 10 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 225Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 4mgSodium: 75mgCarbohydrates: 43gFiber: 0gSugar: 34gProtein: 2g

Please note that the Calculated Nutrition is an estimate at best.

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• First published: 4/23/2021
• Updated & republished: 11/30/2023, 10/19/2024

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