Need a sweet treat that the kids will love for St. Patrick’s Day? This St. Patrick’s Day Muddy Buddies recipe is the perfect easy recipe to make. Sweet chocolate coated cereal mixed with candies for a fun snack mix that the kids will love.

St. Patrick’s Day Muddy Buddies Recipe

St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner, and if you are looking for the perfect easy treat to make the kids, then you are going to want to make this St. Patrick’s Day Muddy Buddies recipe. It is super easy to make and a fun treat for the kids.

Some people refer to this tasty snack as puppy chow or monkey munch; whichever you call it, this recipe is a fun, festive St. Patrick’s Day twist on the classic recipe.

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A bowl of green powdered snacks mixed with colorful striped candy pieces and gold sprinkles, placed on a wooden board and newspaper.

Variations of this Recipe

Change up the Cereal. I used Krave cereal when making this St. Patrick’s Day muddy buddies (also known as puppy chow) but you can use lucky charms cereal, Chex Cereal, including rice chex cereal instead.

Change up the candy. I used Air heads Extreme bites but you use lucky charm marshmallows, green M&M candies, and other rainbow candies if you want to.

Use other chocolate chips. I use white chocolate chips, but you can use green candy melts, peanut butter candy melts, or chocolate candy melts instead. If you

Change up the frosting. I used a container of green frosting, but if you don’t have any on hand use a container of vanilla frosting and add a few drops of green food coloring to it and mix well to make the frosting green.

A bowl of green, powdered sugar-coated snacks with rainbow-striped gummy pieces and gold sprinkles, placed on a newspaper background.

Tips for Making This Recipe

Melting the Chocolate. You can use a double boiler, (if you have never melted chocolate in a double boiler, check out how to melt chocolate in a double boiler). or you can melt it in the microwave by heating for 30 seconds then stirring and repeating until melted and smooth.

Use a large bowl. You want to be able to mix the cereal with the melted chocolate and the melted frosting well, so it is important to use a big bowl so you can easily coat everything and not have a huge mess.

A metal bowl filled with green coated cereal pieces and colorful gummy candies, placed on a wooden board with gold candy sprinkles scattered around.

How to Store Muddy Buddies

Store in an airtight container. You can store at room temperature for a few days, or you can store in the fridge for up to a week. If you want to freeze puppy chow, you can just store it in a freezer bag and place it in the freezer for up to 3 months. Remove from the freezer and allow to thaw before serving.

St. Patrick’s Day Muddy Buddies Ingredients

4 cups of Krave Cereal
½ a cup of Green buttercream canned Frosting
¾ cup White Chocolate Chips
1 cup of Powdered Sugar
½ cup of Gold Sprinkles
1 cup of Air Heads Extreme Bites
Ziplock Bag
Baking Sheet
Parchment Paper

How to Make St. Patrick’s Day Muddy Buddies

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.

In a microwave-safe bowl, add the white chocolate chips and heat them in 30-second intervals until they are melted, stirring in between each interval until the white chocolate chips are melted.

Add the green frosting to a microwave safe bowl and heat in the microwave for 1 minute to melt fully.

In a large bowl add the cereal, melted chocolate and melted icing and mix well to combine and all of the cereal is coated in the melted chocolate and green frosting.

Pour the chocolate-covered cereal and powdered sugar into a zip-lock bag. Seal the bag and give it a shake until cereal is coated in powdered sugar.

Pour the cereal mixture out onto the baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Let the chocolate set and become hard.

Sprinkle with gold sprinkles and add airheads.

Pour into a serving dish, stir to mix the snack mix well and enjoy!

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