St. Patrick’s Day Muddy Buddies
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with this tasty St. Patrick’s Day muddy buddies recipe! It’s perfect for a party or a fun snack to enjoy at home.

This post was originally published on February 14th, 2014. Republished with new photos.
Looking for a festive St. Patrick’s Day-themed treat to make with your kids? Why not try making muddy buddies! This recipe is simple to follow and produces a delicious snack that everyone will enjoy. Plus, it’s perfect for any occasion – not just St. Patrick’s Day!
Muddy Buddies are a classic, addictive treat and these St. Patrick’s Day Muddy Buddies are no exception to the rule! Muddy buddies are also known as Puppy Chow.
There is just something so much fun about St. Patrick’s Day and this is a simple festive treat that everyone will love. It is a mix of White and Green Muddy Buddies, Lucky Charms and Green candy-coasted chocolate candies. Can you think of a snack that says St. Paddy’s day more than this does?
Do you like to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a little bit of green food? If so, then you’ll love this recipe for muddy buddies! It’s an easy crowd-pleaser that will add some festive fun to your celebration.
What is it about Muddy Buddies anyway? It’s got to be all that delicious chocolate and peanut butter! I remember gorging on these as a kid whenever they were around, and I’ll let you in on a secret… not much has changed in that respect!


What are Muddy Buddies (Puppy Chow)?
Muddy buddies are a snack mix made of chex cereal coated in a mixture of chocolate chips, peanut butter, and butter, which is then covered in powered sugar.
It is also known as:
- Monkey munch
- Muddy munch
- Reindeer chow
- Monster munch
Why You Will Love this Muddy Buddy Recipe
- Easy to make recipe.
- Festive and cute for St. Paddy’s day!
- Addictive sweet and salty snack!
- Perfect party food!
- Adaptable, you can make this recipe your own with different add-ins
- Easy to make ahead and freezes well!
- This recipe doubles well.

Variations and Mix-in Ideas
I love this muddy buddies recipe as it is, but here are some more ideas for you:
- Toss green sprinkles in the powdered sugar before coating the muddy buddies.
- Change the flavouring by using different extracts.
- Use green candy melts for half of the muddy buddies instead of using green food dye.
- Use other candies. Green jelly beans are a delicious add-in.

How to Store Muddy Buddies
Store these in an airtight container or large resealable bag at room temperature for up to two weeks.
Muddy Buddies are easy to make ahead of time, so feel free to put together a big batch and have it ready for when guests arrive.
They also freeze really well! Just put them into individual baggies or containers, then pop into the freezer for up to 6 months. When you’re ready to enjoy them, take the frozen mixture out of the freezer and let it thaw for a bit at room temperature or in the refrigerator.
Portion them into sandwich size baggies so you can easily pop one out whenever you want a treat!

About the Ingredients for St. Patrick’s Day Puppy Chow
Cereal – You want to use wheat, corn, or rice Chex cereal for this snack. I usually use rice Chex.
Chocolate chips – You can use candy melts instead of white chocolate chips, but using real chocolate tastes much better.
Peanut butter – Use your favourite smooth and creamy peanut butter. You can also substitute with any other nut or seed butter. You should avoid natural-style peanut butter though as it can be too oily.
Butter – Unsalted or salted butter works here.
Powdered sugar – Icing sugar or confectioners sugar.
Candy – We used peanut M&Ms, but you can swap in any kind of green candy coated chocolate candy.
Marshmallows – You can buy just the lucky charms marshmallows, or buy a box of lucky charms cereal and sort them out yourself. Also feel free to be more generous with the amount used.

Looking for More St. Patrick’s Day Recipes?
Check out some of my favourite St. Patrick’s day ideas!
These savoury beef & stout hand pies are perfect for St. Patrick’s day. Filled with a rich beef & Guinness filling, they’re sure to satisfy!
These St. Patrick’s day meringue cookies are a gorgeous sweet treat that are sure to bring you good luck!
Rainbow sprinkle cupcakes are a cute and easy treat that are perfect for classroom St. Patrick’s Day parties. Kids are sure to love these bright and colourful cupcakes!

How to Make St. Patrick’s Day Muddy Buddies
Yields: 5 Cups | Prep time: 15 Minutes | Cook time: 1 Minute | Cooling time: 15 Minutes
Ingredients:
- 4 1/2 cups Rice Chex® cereal
- 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup green candy-coated chocolate candies
- 1/4 cup Lucky Charms Marshmallows
Directions:
Place cereal in a medium sized bowl and set aside.

In a small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips, peanut butter and butter uncovered on High for one minute and then stir until melted and smooth.
Pour peanut butter mixture over cereal and stir until evenly coated.

Place half of the cereal mixture in a seal-able food storage bag and add the powdered sugar.
Shake the bag until well coated then spread the cereal out on a baking sheet and allow to cool for 15 minutes.

Stir in green food colouring into the other half until you achieve an even bright green colour. Spread the cereal out onto another baking sheet and allow to cool for 15 minutes.

In serving bowl, mix both cereal mixtures along with the chocolate and marshmallows.
Store the muddy buddies in an airtight container.

St. Patrick's Day Muddy Buddies
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with this tasty St. Patrick's Day muddy buddies recipe! It's perfect for a party or a fun snack to enjoy at home.
Ingredients
- 4 1/2 cups Rice Chex® cereal
- 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup green candy-coated chocolate candies
- 1/4 cup Lucky Charms Marshmallows
Instructions
- Put cereal in a medium sized bowl.
- In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips, peanut butter and butter uncovered on High for one minute then stir until melted and smooth.
- Pour mixture over cereal and stir until evenly coated.
- Place 1/2 of the cereal mixture in a sealable food storage bag and add powdered sugar.
- Shake the bag until well coated then spread the cereal out on a baking sheet and allow to cool for 15 minutes.
- Stir in green food colouring into the other half until you achieve an even bright green colour. Spread the cereal out onto another baking sheet and allow to cool for 15 minutes.
- In serving bowl, mix both cereal mixtures along with the chocolate and marshmallows.
- Store in airtight container.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
10Serving Size:
1 gramsAmount Per Serving: Calories: 195Total Fat: 9gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 8mgSodium: 164mgCarbohydrates: 28gFiber: 1gSugar: 15gProtein: 3g
This information is provided as a courtesy and for entertainment purposes only. This information comes from online calculators. Although frugalmomeh.com attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day and Enjoy!
They are indeed addictive and I have been lucky/unlucky enough to not have had any Muddy Buddies in years! This is the cutest Muddy Buddy mix ever! I am putting together some fun St. Patty’s things…in our house according to my little man we have to celebrate every holiday! Heheh Saving this!
I absolutely LOVE Muddy Buddies and the addition of Lucky Charms is perfect for St. Patrick’s Day! Can’t wait to make these for my family.
This is too cute! Love the idea of using Lucky Charms in Muddy Buddies.
Great idea and Lucky Charms is the perfect addition!
Heck i love this idea!!! I’ve been bookmarking your holiday theme recipes and saving them, I absolutely love the idea of having a full day of meals, desserts of foods themed with the occasion! Fun & probably challenging for some of them, thank you so so much <3
thanks i always like to have somthing special for holidays
This looks so tasty and cute! My kiddos would love it.
Oh man that looks great! Thanks for sharing. I love these types of treats, so this will be a fun one to do with the kids.
These are so fun! My boys will love these. I’m pinning right now and you will be a Fabulous Feature this week! Thanks so much for linking up with me 🙂
Thanks Krista!
Oh these would be good! I’ve never heard of Muddy Buddies, but they seem similar to a recipe I used to make with my kids, called Puppy Chow. Thanks for the St. Patrick’s Day treat recipe.
Yummy! Featuring you tomorrow 🙂
Thanks Desiree!
i have never tried this,but i will now thaks
This is the coolest treat that I’ve ever seen! I found you on the Serenity Saturday blog hop.
Thanks
Angie
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Muddy Buddies are so addicting. I love the Lucky Charms in this version! Thank you for linking to the In and Out of the Kitchen Link Party. Hope to see you next time.
These are ADORABLE! What a great idea!!! thank you!!! I am going to make these for my sons’ friends!!
Perfect! Thanks so much for this. I’m going to make it for St. Patty’s Day!
This looks like such a cool snack mix!!! Thanks for the creative idea!
We love Muddy Buddies, and I have made several types, but not for St. Patrick’s. Great idea!
I have never heard of muddy buddies but they sound yummy
yum! I can see why it would be addictive
The marshmallows look too sweet for me, but they definitely look festive!
a super idea and I’m sure that all kids will love these. My grandchildren will go all starry eyed if they saw these, so thanks for the recipe. 🙂
This is a fun recipe. Thank you for sharing with us.
This would also be great for Halloween
wonder if the grandkids would like it?
I made a batch of this for the kids at the park
I’ve never tried these before, but based on the look of them, and the ingredients, I think this would be a winner for my daughter. She would love the mini marshmallows.
This past weekend we took this to the park,all the kids loved it.
I love the idea of Lucky Charms Marshmallows in St. Patrick’s Day Muddy Buddies! Good idea!
Looks yummy.
We love muddy buddies. These will be perfect for next year’s celebration.
This looks perfect! I’d love to add this to my to-dos for St.; Patrick’s Day!
What a fun snack! Will have to make this for the kids!
This looks really tasty! Love the green!
We always called it puppy chow but I never thought of using lucky charms for a St. Patty’s mix, how fun!
This stuff is so good.actually its too good I cant stop eating it lol
What a sweet tasty treat
We just made up a whole bunch of this for the kids to take camping
St. Patrick’s Day Muddy Buddies are delicious and its almost that time of year again
Made a batch last night omg they are so delicious,i am sending them home with the grandkids today beofre i eat them all lo