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Muddy Buddies - Cookies and Cream
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Cookies and Cream Muddy Buddies combine the flavors of crushed Oreo cookies, Chex cereal, white chocolate, milk chocolate all dusted in powdered sugar for a chocolaty people puppy chow snack mix.
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Cookies and Cream Muddy Buddies Recipe
Prep Time10 minutes
other time30 minutes
Prep Time40 minutes
servings5 cups

Ingredients

  • 5 Cups (310 g) Chex cereal
  • 8 (8) OREOs
  • ¾ Cups (135 g) White Chocolate Chips
  • ¾ Cups (177.44 g) Chocolate Chips
  • 1 ½ Cup (180 g) Powdered Sugar

Instructions

  1. Divide Chex cereal into two large bowls (2 ½ cups in each).
    5 Cups (310 g) Chex cereal
  2. Place 1 cup powdered icing sugar in a gallon-sized ziptop bag and set aside.
    1 ½ Cup (180 g) Powdered Sugar
  3. Scrape Oreo filling out of cookies and save for later in the recipe.
    8 OREOs
  4. Pulse Oreo cookies in a food processor until fine crumbs remain.
  5. Dump the Oreo crumbs in a second gallon-sized bag and add ½ cup powdered sugar. Seal and shake to combine.
    8 OREOs, 1 ½ Cup (180 g) Powdered Sugar
  6. Melt the white chocolate chips in a small microwave-safe bowl and melt for 25 seconds. Stir and reheat as needed. Add Oreo filling from step 3 to the melted white chocolate and stir until completely combined.
    ¾ Cups (135 g) White Chocolate Chips
  7. Pour white chocolate mixture over the first bowl of the Chex cereal and stir to coat.
  8. Scoop the Chex cereal into the bag with the (plain) powdered icing sugar, then seal and shake to coat the cereal completely with the powdered icing sugar.
  9. Heat the chocolate chips in a small microwave-safe bowl and melt for 25 seconds. Stir and reheat as needed.
    ¾ Cups (177.44 g) Chocolate Chips
  10. Pour melted chocolate chips over the second bowl of Chex cereal and stir to coat.
  11. Scoop the Chex cereal into the bag with the Oreo crumb and powdered sugar mixture, then seal and shake to coat the cereal completely.
  12. Spread the two candy and powdered sugar-coated cereal mixtures onto a cookie sheet in a single layer and allow the chocolate to set completely for approximately 30 minutes.
  13. Stir the two cereal mixtures together before storing or serving. Optionally, garnish with mini OREO cookies.

Nutrition

Serving: 0.5cups | Calories: 725kcal | Carbohydrates: 135g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 485mg | Potassium: 348mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 82g | Vitamin A: 729IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 222mg | Iron: 21mg

Notes

How do you store puppy chow?
I store my muddy buddies in either a gallon-sized zip top bag or another air-tight container.  It is important to keep humidity and moisture away from the snack mix. Moisture will dissolve the powdered sugar making the treat sticky.
CourseSnack
CuisineAmerican
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