Celebrate Fall with this easy to make and utterly delicious, Pumpkin Spice Muddy Buddies recipe! Perfect for Fall snacking or tailgating parties! #fall #muddybuddies #puppychow #snacks
Pumpkin Spice Muddy Buddies (aka Puppy Chow)
Are you dreaming of all things pumpkin yet? Just me? 🙂 If you have been around here any length of time, you know that I am obsessed with all things pumpkin. Fall is by far my favorite season when it comes to food … isn’t it everyone’s?!
I picked up some Pumpkin Spice flavored Wilton Candy melts awhile back and really had no idea what to do with them. As I was doing my weekly grocery shopping over the weekend, it dawned on me – Muddy Buddies!! I haven’t made them in ages – and I loved the idea of making them pumpkin flavored! Some of y’all might call these “puppy chow” – I’ve heard both terms used. No matter what you call them, they are delicious! This Fall version – Pumpkin Spice Muddy buddies – is easy to make and is utterly delicious! It’s the perfect way to snack this season! 🙂
Side note: If you’re looking for a homemade pumpkin butter, my bloggy friend Deb, over at Cooking on the Front Burner has an awesome one! Click HERE to see Deb’s Pumpkin Butter recipe!
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Pumpkin Spice Muddy Buddies
Ingredients
- 8 cups Chex cereal
- 1 bag Wilton Pumpkin Spice candy melts 10 oz.
- ½ cup pumpkin butter
- ¼ cup butter, melted 1/2 stick
- 1 cup spice cake mix dry
- ½ cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Place the Chex cereal in a large bowl that has a lid or a large paper grocery bag. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, combine the dry cake mix and powdered sugar. Set aside.
- In a medium saucepan over low heat, melt the pumpkin spice candy melts, butter and pumpkin butter until smooth. Stir constantly.
- Working quickly, pour the candy melts mixture over the cereal. Shake or stir until thoroughly combined and the cereal is mostly covered.
- Immediately pour the dry cake mix mixture over the top and shake until the cereal is well coated.
Notes
- Use this technique to come up with your own flavors, like using apple butter and cinnamon candy melts!
Nutrition
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Jamie, these look AMAZING! So good, in fact, that I worry I might eat all of them in one sitting if I make them. 🙂 Definitely perfect for a party this season! Pinned and tweeted!
Thank you for call it Puppy Chow!!! That is the true name of this type of tasty dessert 🙂
These look delicious! I love pumpkin recipes! Thanks for sharing. I'd be thrilled if you'd link up at this week's Off the Hook!
Oh, love having another pumpkin snack recipe – how awesome do these sound? Love these, Jamie – thanks for sharing and pinning!
Muddy buddies are SUCH a weakness of mine, Jamie, and the fact that you pumpkin spiced them makes me want to kiss you! 🙂
Fun! I love the seasonal spin! Pinning to the Monday Funday board! Thanks for linking!
Jamie! I love that these have double the pumpkin with the candy melts and pumpkin butter. Delicious!
This is brilliant! What an original version of this treat; well done! Pinning!
I can't see how these wouldn't be delicious 🙂 Must try!
Yum Jamie! And thanks for linking up! You're the best! <3
I love Muddy Buddies but have never actually made it! I'm going to try this for our family vacation coming up. 🙂 Thanks, Jamie!
Love this fun snack Jamie!!
What an inspired and clever way to use the candy melts! You go, girl!
This would be great to make for our annual fall party!
How ingenious is this? I had no idea Wilton made pumpkin flavored melts!
This looks like a cute Halloween Snack! Then I scrolled down to the pumpkin Brownies……….Now then you are speaking my language!
Pumpkin pumpkin pumpkin! I love it. And, I love these Muddy Buddies! Must try soon!
Yes please! I want a batch right now for dinner.
I love Puppy Chow! But it's been a long time since I made any- this looks like a good one to try.
Love the pumpkin snacks…so perfect for this time of year! They look delicious, Jamie!
I have actually never made a muddy buddy mix! Looks good, though!
I love Muddy Buddies, but I've never had a pumpkin spice version! I bet this one is awesome!
Absolutely love puppy chow, I will have to try your spin on it!
yum!!! these look SO good! My MIL Is great at muddy buddies… I should show her these ;o) love the new header too!
I love pumpkin flavored snacks, especially when it adds to an old favorite! Can't wait to try these 🙂
Wow… Just when I think I won't see any "new" pumpkin ideas, someone comes out and does something that I would never even think of!
I love this recipe, Jamie! I love any flavor of muddy buddies, but pumpkin sounds like the best! Yum!
What a delicious snack! And it's just perfect for the season!
I love the flexibility of Muddy Buddies! I haven't seen them done with pumpkin before. Thanks for sharing
What is pumpkin butter?
it's similar to apple butter! If you can't find it at the store near the jelly and peanut butter, my friend Deb has a great homemade recipe! http://www.cookingonthefrontburners.com/2014/09/pumpkin-butter.html