Cookies and Cream Muddy Buddy Recipe
There’s nothing more classic than a good Muddy Buddy Recipe (Puppy Chow)! We took this simple party snack and enhanced it even more with Oreos and chocolate for your new favorite cookies and cream treat.
What Is a Muddy Buddy Recipe?
If you’ve never heard of muddy buddy you might know it as puppy chow, reindeer chow, or even monkey munch! It goes by tons of different names, but one thing is for sure. It’s always addictively delicious! Muddy Buddy recipes are a no-bake snack that consists of crunch Chex cereal that has been coated with a sweet chocolatey powdered sugar mixture. All you have to do is combine the ingredients for the coating, toss the cereal, and enjoy!
Quick and easy, it’s always a favorite, especially around the holidays. However, wanting to create something new, we took the original version and added a little flare with more chocolate and Oreo cookies for a showstopping dessert!
What Are Muddy Buddies Made Of?
Typically, chex mix muddy buddies are made with a combination of cereal, peanut butter, chocolate, and powdered sugar. With our version, you’ll find a similar base and just a few extra ingredients for the most incredible taste. Here’s what you’ll need:
- Chocolate Chips – We used a combination of white chocolate, milk chocolate, and dark chocolate chips.
- Chex Cereal – You can’t have muddy buddies without rice chexs! However, if you can’t find them, any other neutral-tasting rice cereal should work.
- Coconut Oil – This is used to thin out the melted chocolate and helps it stick to the cereal without the need for peanut butter.
- Oreos – A combination of regular chocolate Oreos and Golden Oreos creates the most intense cookies and cream flavor you’ll love.
- Powdered Sugar – Soft and sweet, this sticks to the cereal, making it finger-licking good!
How to Make the Best Cookies and Cream Muddy Buddy Recipe
This muddy buddy recipe might look complicated, but it’s actually so simple to make! All you have to do is combine the ingredients and shake!
- Divide the cereal into two large bowls.
- Place 8 chocolate Oreos in one Ziploc bag and 8 Golden Oreos in a separate Ziploc bag. Then, crush them into bite-sized chunks.
- Next, add ½ cup of powdered sugar, the crushed chocolate Oreos, dark chocolate chips, and the remaining Oreos to a gallon-sized Ziploc bag.
- Repeat the steps above, adding the white chocolate and Golden Oreos to a separate Ziploc bag along with the remaining powdered sugar.
- In two separate bowls, melt the white chocolate and milk chocolate chips with ½ teaspoon of coconut oil each.
- Pour the melted white chocolate into the bag containing the Golden Oreos and the milk chocolate into the bag containing the chocolate Oreos.
- Shake to combine, ensuring all of the ingredients are well-coated with the chocolate.
- Add half of the Chex cereal to each bag, and shake to coat it with chocolate.
- Combine both bags into a large bowl, stir to combine, and enjoy!
Add-Ins and Variations
There’s no right or wrong when it comes to making your own muddy buddy recipe. Feel free to experiment with different flavor variations and add-ins! Some of our favorites include:
- Sprinkles
- M&Ms
- Reese’s Pieces
- Peanut Butter Cups
- Chopped Nuts
Can I Make this Recipe Ahead of Time?
Yes! Trust us, it’ll disappear almost immediately. However, if you do have leftovers, they can be kept in an airtight container at room temperature for 1-2 weeks.
Pro-Tip: Make a huge batch, and portion it out for homemade holiday gifts all your friends will be thrilled to receive!
More Cookies and Cream Inspired Treats
If you loved these cookies and cream chex mix muddy buddies, you definitely don’t want to miss out on more of our Oreo-loaded treats!
- You’re going to adore this giant Cookies ‘n Cream Cookie Skillet recipe.
- What can be better than rich chocolate cookies stuffed with even more cookies as in these Cookies ‘n Cream Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies?!
- Keep this Cookies and Cream Mug Cake recipe all to yourself for a single-serving dessert you’ll love.
- This Oreo Chocolate Mousse is rich and creamy and made with only 5-ingredients!
Cookies and Cream Muddy Buddies Recipe
Ingredients
- 6 ounces white chocolate chips
- 6 ounces milk chocolate chips
- 5 cups Chex Rice Cereal (divided)
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil
- 12 chocolate Oreo cookies (divided)
- 12 Golden Oreo cookies (divided)
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup white chocolate chips
Instructions
- Divide the chex cereal into two bowls.
- In a gallon-sized Ziploc bag crush 8 chocolate Oreos until fine. Repeat in a separate bag with 8 golden Oreos.
- In another gallon-sized Ziploc bag, add ½ cup powdered sugar, the crushed chocolate Oreos, dark chocolate chips, and the remaining chocolate Oreos broken up in chunks.
- Repeat the above steps in a separate Ziploc bag with the remaining 1/2 cup powdered sugar, crushed golden Oreos, the remaining Golden Oreos broken into chunks, and the white chocolate chips.
- In a small bowl, combine 6 ounces of white chocolate and 1/2 teaspoon coconut oil. Heat in the microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring to combine. In a second small bowl, repeat, melting 6 ounces of milk chocolate with 1/2 teaspoon coconut oil.
- Once melted, pour the white chocolate into the bag with the Golden Oreo mixture. Then, pour the melted milk chocolate into the bag with the regular Oreos. Shake each bag to toss coat the ingredients with chocolate.
- Place half of the Chex cereal to one bag and the other half in the second bag. Shake to coat.
- Combine all ingredients in a large bowl, and gently stir to combine.
- Enjoy!