Bunny Chow with Chex Mix creates a fun holiday treat kids and grown-ups love in 15 minutes! An Easy and delicious Easter Treat Idea that's seriously addictive! Serve it at your next gathering and watch it disappear!
Easter Oreo Bark and Spring Cookie Bars are also must-make recipes!
Muddy Buddies, Puppy, or Bunny Chow?
This tasty little snack mix goes by many names. Perhaps you know it as Easter 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 add some seasonal candy-coated chocolate eggs when we make it, and the combo is so good!
Everyone also loves our Reindeer Chow during the Christmas holiday.
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
- Easy Easter Treat
- No-Bake
- Gluten-Free
- Festive
- Big Batch
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.
Related: Spring Confetti Cookie Bars that are wayyyyyy amazing and adorable Easter Cookie Cups!
Bunny Chow Recipe
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 🙂
Erin
Tip for Making Easter Puppy Chow
- Grab a Large Bowl: 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.
- Plastic Bag: Yes, a large zipper bag is the easiest for mixing powdered sugar. It works well, and clean-up is a breeze.
- Big Batch: Make a big batch to eat, AND put it in your kid's Easter basket!
- Peanut Allergy? If you have a nut allergy, you can omit the peanut butter and increase the white chocolate to 12 ounces.
Recipe FAQs
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
Easy Easter Brownies
Bunny Oreo Cookie Pops
Easter Oreo Bark
Bunny Cupcakes
Easy Easter Treats
Easter Birds Nest Cookies (no-bake)
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Bunny Chow with Chex Mix Recipe
Ingredients
- 9 cups Corn Chex™ (Rice Chex™ or Wheat Chex™ cereal, or a combination)
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- ½ cup peanut butter
- ¼ cup butter or margarine
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 ½ 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 for 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 the remaining powdered sugar. Seal bag; shake until well coated. Spread on waxed paper to cool. Add in candies and store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Vanessa
Thanks for sharing! Does it keep long?
Erin
It should keep at least a keep, Vanessa. Thanks!
Suzanne
This looks so good! It would be fun to make with kids!
Julie
This bunny chow is so nummy! Made it for Easter and it was a big hit! I see a version of this for weekend movies in our future!
Erin Henry
Perfect!!
Taylor
Okay so I just made this as a treat to go in my son's Easter basket and it is AH-MAY-ZINGGG.... Like seriously can't stop munching on this stuff!! My pregnancy hormones are definitely screaming this is their new favorite craving!! I may be in trouble with this one lol!!! ?❤️?
Erin
Oh, yay!! So glad you like it. Those pregnancy hormones can be a challenge, but this bunny chow will get your through 🙂 Enjoy!
Maritza | Maritza Lisa
What a lovely Easter treat - thanks for the recipe. The Easter bunny may get some too!
Erin
It's so easy to make! That's a great idea...leave some for the Easter bunny 🙂 Maybe I use that idea! Enjoy.
Kati
This looks perfect for an Easter treat 🙂 Thanks for sharing at the Wednesday Showcase!
Erin
Thanks for coming by, Kati! Great party!
Dee
Yum! This looks like the perfect snack. Cute container too! 🙂
Erin
Thanks, Dee! You're so sweet! Have a wonderful weekend!
Lori Schumaker
Erin,
I know I said this before, but I need you here to make all this stuff for me!!! I love your creativity and style!
Blessings and smiles,
Lori
Erin
Thanks for popping by, Lori. You're sweet...I'm sure you could make any of these thing:) Blessings so you!
Silly Mummy
I've never heard of this, but it looks and sounds lovely! And it's so pretty! #WAYWOW
Jenna Owens
This is such a fun snack mix for Easter! I wish I had some to munch on right now.
Nikki Frank-Hamilton
Erin, this is right up my alley! Chex cereals are gluten free, except for the wheat flavor. You can do so much with chex, alot of people who don't eat gluten use these in crusts or breading. I love chex. And I've pinned this to come back to while I'm in the grocery store, this is a must make! I can carry it with me on the go too, always looking for snacks to throw in my purse!
Debbie
Hi Erin, I've never seen a recipe like this before, but it certainly something I would nibble on. Peanut butter and chocolate work well together and although I have no idea what Chex cereal is, I'm sure Golden Grahams would work well too.
xx
Erin
Chex cereal is popular, but I don't eat it for much other than this munch 🙂 I think Golden Grahams would work well, too!
Ilka
This little Bunny Chow Basket is just a cute idea! I love fun snacks like this!
Erin
Me too, easy and fun snacks made for a happy house!
Charlene Asay
This looks delish. I love muddy buddies, but have never made them with white chocolate. Sound heavenly. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Erin
They are heavenly! Thanks for stopping by and getting the recipe, Charlene.
Erin
It's almost too pretty to eat! 🙂