Pumpkin Patch Munch, traditional muddy buddies dusted with pumpkin pie spice powdered sugar and loaded with peanut butter m&m’s and pumpkin spice kisses!
I’m offering a free printable today you guys! Can you believe it?! I know, I’m moving on up in this blogging world and trying to offer you all new options! If you really like today’s free printable I will start doing more of them for fun snacks like today’s recipe for pumpkin patch munch! If you little pumpkin loves regular muddy buddies (or puppy chow, how I grew up calling them) then they will go crazy over this!
Pumpkin Patch Munch {Muddy Buddies}
If you are not a huge fan of spices with chocolate then just leave out the pumpkin pie spice, easy peasy! To me the addition just gives a nice warmth to the traditional treat and adding the candies just takes it over the top! YUM.
Pumpkin Patch Munch
Ingredients
- 12 Cups or 12.8 oz toasted rice cereal
- 2 Cups chocolate chips
- 1 Cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 Cup butter unsalted
- 2 Cups powdered sugar
- 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1 medium sized bag peanut butter M&M's
- 1 bag pumpkin spice kisses unwrapped
Instructions
- Place chocolate in a large microwaveable bowl. Microwave for 30 seconds and stir chocolate. Add in the butter and microwave another 30 seconds. Stir. Add in the peanut butter and microwave on 15 second intervals, stirring in between until smooth.
- Place cereal in a large bowl. Pout 1/3 of the chocolate mixture over the cereal, stir until evenly coated. Pour another 1/3 of the chocolate and stir. Add additional chocolate and stir until everything has a good coating of chocolate.
- Evenly spread this over a sheet tray and let sit to cool for about an hour.
- In a small bowl, add the powdered sugar and pumpkin pie spice. Whisk to combine. Add 1/2 Cup of the powdered sugar mix into a gallon sized zip lock bag. Add the chocolate coated cereal into the bag, about 2 cups at a time. Zip the bag and toss until all the cereal is coated. Pour the coated cereal into a large container and keep repeating the process until all the chocolate cereal is coated with powdered sugar.
- Pour the M&M's and unwrapped kisses in with the cereal, toss to combine. Serve and enjoy!
Step by Step Directions
Evenly spread this over a sheet tray and let sit to cool for about an hour.
YUMMM, and now for the printable! They will print out to about 4×4 inches, perfect to add to little baggies with a ribbon!
To print, right click the image above and click on “view image” then print, cut and attach to your baggies! How cute!
I really hope you enjoyed today’s recipe and please leave me a comment below if you like this printable and would like more in the future! Don’t forget to check out Parrish’s recipe for Monster Mash Munch:
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Comments & Reviews
Diane Roark says
Thank you so much for stopping by and linking up to Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop. I love this snack mix. I am featuring it tonight on all my social media.
Blessings,
Diane Roark
Bev says
Mmm, this looks delicious! I cannot wait to try it out. Stopping by from the Wonderful Wednesday Blog hop 🙂
Savanna says
Totally cute! What a fantastic idea and the printables are awesome!
Pam@over50feeling40 says
I bet this is awesome!! I was not aware there are Pumpkin Spice Kisses! Thanks so much for sharing with the Thursday Blog hop. Hope you will join us at http://www.over50feeling40.com. Have a great weekend!
Goldi says
Oh Dana how I love you!! Every single road trip equals a pit stop at the store to pick up Muddy Buddy’s! I also grew up calling it Puppy Chow, but not many people call it that! You must be from New England? Well now I know how to make my own!! Thanks for sharing! ps. Love your printable!
Dana DeVolk says
Half of my childhood I grew up in Chicago suburbs, my Mom and Aunt made it when we were kids and always called it puppy chow!
Leslie says
Yum! I saw some pumpkin spice morsels at Target
Ginger says
You just can’t beat a fun and festive muddy buddy mix. I love this autumn twist!
If you’re interested, I’d love to invite you over to Show Me Saturday. It’s a new link party collaboration a few of us gals started. Have a great weekend!
Kristen says
yum yum YUM!!!
This looks amazing. Pinning and happy to see you at SITS.
Vashelle Nino says
I’m bookmarking this! It looks so delish 🙂 Thank you for sharing the recipe!
Michelle says
I just may have to try this, looks so good!
Krista says
My kids love these chex mix snacks and they are so fun to pack in their school lunches! I love the monster one, I’m going to make that for the week before Halloween!
Laina Turner says
Adding this to the things I must make
Adelina Priddis says
OK I love the use of extra spice in these. I’ve never thought of doing that to my muddy buddies! Thanks for sharing on Weekend Bites, you’re featured this week!
Carrie Groneman says
LOVE all these wonderful recipes! I am going to use the fall one with the awesome printable to take to neighbors. I featured it on my fb and so look forward to what you do next!!! Carrie, A Mother’s Shadow