Patriotic Red White and Blue Puppy Chow

Red white and blue puppy chow served in a patriotic star bowl for summer holidays.

Patriotic Red White and Blue Puppy Chow

This patriotic puppy chow, also called red white and blue muddy buddies, is an easy no bake treat for the 4th of July, Memorial Day or any summer party.

Prep Time15

Cook Time4

Rest10

Total Time29

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: patriotic puppy chow

Servings:

Calories: 320kcal

Author: Sarah Hayes

Ingredients

4 cups Rice Chex cereal , divided
1 cup red candy melts
1 cup blue candy melts
1 cup powdered sugar , divided
2/3 cup red, white and blue M&Ms

Instructions

Line a 9x13 baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
Place 2 cups of the Chex in a medium mixing bowl. Set aside.
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.
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.
Sprinkle ¼ cup powdered sugar over the red 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.
Place the red 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).
Place remaining 2 cups of the Chex in another medium mixing bowl. Set aside.
In a small microwave-safe bowl, place the blue candy melts. Microwave on high for 2 minutes, stopping every 30 seconds to stir the candy melts so they don’t burn.
Sprinkle ¼ cup powdered sugar over the blue 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.
Place the blue muddy buddies on the other side of the prepared baking sheet and roughly spread them to dry. Rest for another 10 minutes.
Place the muddy buddies in a serving bowl and toss in the M&M’s. Enjoy!

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.
If you would like to skip the rubber gloves, you can mix it all in a large ziplock bag, but I found this method more cumbersome.
If using the rubber gloves, dusting them with a bit of powdered sugar before diving in will make it much easier.

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