Bunny Chow with Chex Mix creates a fun holiday treat kids and grown-ups love! An Easy and delicious Easter Treat Idea that’s seriously addictive! Serve it at your next gathering and watch it disappear!
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Muddy Buddies, Puppy or Bunny Chow?
This tasty little snack mix goes by many names. Perhaps you know it as Puppy Chow or Muddy Buddies – whatever you call it, it’s delicious and hard to resist! Really hard! With Easter around the corner, it’s easy to turn your Muddy Buddies recipe into Bunny Chow!
We use white chocolate instead of milk chocolate and added some seasonal candy-coated chocolate eggs and the combo is soooo good!
Everyone also loves our Reindeer Chow during the Christmas holiday.
We originally thought of using seasonal M&Ms in the mix, but somehow Target was out {not sure how that’s even possible this time of year}. However, they did have some larger Easter Milk Chocolate Eggs
and we think the swap worked out even better!
Related: Spring Confetti Cookie Bars that are wayyyyyy amazing and adorable Easter Cookie Cups!
Bunny Chow Recipe
The kids enjoy Bunny Chow as a little treat in their lunches. We think some of their classmates are jealous! Truly it’s good at any time of the day.
Bunny Chow or Muddy Buddies are always a hit at get-togethers – the bowl will empty before you know it. So grab the 6 simple ingredients {you probably have most of them on hand right now} and whip up a batch today!
As you can see here, we could hardly get a picture without little hands trying to be sneaky and grab just a nibble 🙂
Ingredients for Bunny Chow with Chex Mix
- CORN CHEX – you can use Rice Chex, Wheat Chex or a combination of all of them.
- WHITE CHOCOLATE CHIPS – you can also use white candy melts.
- PEANUT BUTTER – creamy peanut butter to be exact!
- BUTTER – you can also use margarine, but we feel it’s better tasting with butter.
- VANILLA – real vanilla extract if you have it.
- POWDERED SUGAR – yep, plain old powdered sugar.
- SEASONAL CANDY – M&Ms work or Milk Chocolate or Cadbury Eggs. Pick your favorite candy, but Easter colors work the best.
Tip for Making Easter Puppy Chow
- Mixing the cereal with the other ingredients (besides the powdered sugar) is easiest in a large bowl. Then, transfer to a large zipper bag for the final step of getting the mixture coated with powdered sugar.
- Yes, a large zipper bag is the easiest for mixing in the powdered sugar. It works well and clean-up is a breeze.
- Make a big batch to east AND put in your kid’s Easter basket!
- If you have a nut allergy, you can omit the peanut butter and increase the white chocolate to 12 ounces.
How Long Does Easter Chex Mix Keep?
You can store Bunny Chow in a sealed container on the counter for about a week. Thus, making it a great make-ahead recipe for the holiday.
More Easter Treats
Bunny Oreo Cookie Pops
Easter Oreo Bark
Bunny Cupcakes
Easy Easter Treats
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Bunny Chow with Chex Mix
Ingredients
- 9 cups Corn Chex™ (Rice Chex™ or Wheat Chex™ cereal (or a combination))
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 bag Seasonal candy (M&Ms or other Easter candy)
Instructions
- In a large bowl, measure out cereal; set aside.
- In a 1-quart microwavable bowl, microwave white chocolate chips, peanut butter, and butter uncovered on High 1 minute; stir. Microwave about 30 seconds longer or until mixture can be stirred smooth. Stir in vanilla. Pour mixture over cereal, stirring until evenly coated.
- Add half of the powdered sugar into a 2-gallon resealable food-storage plastic bag, pour cereal mixture into the bag and then add remaining powdered sugar. Seal bag; shake until well coated. Spread on waxed paper to cool. Add in candies and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
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