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A star-shaped blue bowl filled with 4th of July Puppy Chow and red, white, and blue M&M’s, surrounded by a matching striped patriotic napkin and scattered candies on a white surface.

4th of July Puppy Chow Recipe

Red, white, and blue never tasted so good! Try this 4th of July Puppy Chow for your next BBQ or picnic.

Course desserts, Snacks
Cuisine American
Keyword 4th of July Puppy Chow, Fourth of July Puppy Chow
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 10
Author Momma Lew

Ingredients

  • 4 cups Rice Chex Cereal
  • 1 cup red candy melts
  • 1 cup blue candy melts
  • 1 cup powdered sugar divided
  • ⅔ cup patriotic m&m's

Instructions

  1. Line a 9x13 baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.

  2. Place 2 cups of the Chex in a medium mixing bowl. Set aside.

  3. In a small microwave-safe bowl, place the red candy melts. Microwave on high for 2 minutes, stopping every 30 seconds to stir the candy melts so they don’t burn.

  4. Once the candy melts are smooth when stirred, without lumps, drizzle them over the top of the Chex cereal and gently mix until the cereal is fully coated. Be patient or you’ll break all your cereal.

  5. Sprinkle ¼ cup powdered sugar over the chocolate coated cereal while it’s still wet, and using rubber gloves, gently toss the cereal before adding another ¼ cup powdered sugar and tossing again so they’re nice and coated.

  6. Place the muddy buddies on one side of the prepared baking sheet and roughly spread them to dry (this doesn’t have to be flat or perfect).

  7. Repeat steps 2-6 for the blue candy melts.

  8. Allow the muddy buddies to rest on the pan for 10 minutes.

  9. Place the muddy buddies in a serving bowl and toss in the M&M’s.

Recipe Video

Recipe Notes

Store in an airtight container in a cool, dry place, for up to 1 week. Do not freeze or store in the fridge as moisture will ruin them.