Pumpkin Spice Muddy Buddies

Hello everyone! I’m Jessica from Sprinkle Some Sugar and I’m so excited to be a part of Christine’s Halloween Extravaganza this year! Today I’m sharing a super simple recipe with you guys for the tastiest little snack – Pumpkin Spice Muddy Buddies! Also referred to as puppy chow. Fair warning: these are addicting!

These muddy buddies start with one of my favorite cereals, Rice Chex, and are covered in a mixture of orange candy melts (you could just use the same amount of regular white chocolate if you’d like) with a little bit of pumpkin pie spice mixed in and then they are coated in a sugary, pumpkin pie spice mixture. I mixed in some cute little marshmallow creme pumpkins to make a perfect Halloween-themed snack. Perfect for any parties you have coming up!

This is pretty much the easiest snack to create in the history of snacks. All you need is 10 minutes from start to finish and you can create this tasty treat. I hope you enjoy!

{PUMPKIN SPICE MUDDY BUDDIES}

4 1/2 cups Rice Chex Cereal

8 oz orange candy melts* (1 1/2 cups measured)

3 tsp pumpkin pie spice, divided

1 1/2 cups confectioner’s sugar

1 cup marshmallow creme pumpkins

Instructions:

In a large bowl, measure out cereal and set aside.

In a large ziploc bag, add confectioner’s sugar and 2 tsp of pumpkin pie spice. Shake it around a little to incorporate.

In another bowl, melt candy melts (or white chocolate) in the microwave at 30 second intervals until melted and stir in 1 tsp of pumpkin pie spice. Pour mixture over cereal and gently mix very well until all cereal is completely coated with the chocolate. Dump cereal mixture into the bag of spiced sugar, seal it up and shake vigorously until all of the cereal is thoroughly coated with the sugar mixture. You can go ahead and dump it in a bowl and enjoy right away, but I like to pour mine into a strainer and give it a little shake to remove the excess sugar. Add marshmallow creme pumpkins and serve.

Pumpkin Spice Muddy Buddies will stay fresh for up to one week stored in an airtight container at room temperature.