Name: Vegan Muddy Buddies
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 20
Ingredients: 12 oz rice chex cereal; 10 oz dairy free semi sweet chocolate chips; 1 1/3 cups creamy no stir peanut butter; 1/3 cup vegan butter, we like earth balance brand; 1 – 2 cups powdered sugar

Vegan Muddy Buddies

This easy vegan puppy chow muddy buddies recipe is perfect for the holidays!

Prep5 minutes

Total20 minutes

Servings20

Published 6 Dec 2020

The best Vegan Puppy Chow aka muddy buddies recipe! This classic favorite Christmas dessert is made without any dairy.

Whether you grew up calling it puppy chow or muddy buddies, I think we can all agree that we have all made this classic favorite Christmas dessert over the years.

Today I’m sharing a twist on this childhood staple for friends and loved ones who can’t have dairy.

This recipe tastes just like the puppy chow you grew up eating, but it is made with dairy free chocolate chips and vegan butter, making it vegan!

Just 5 ingredients and a few minutes stand between you and a batch of this homemade vegan puppy chow recipe!

Ingredients Needed

Rice chex cereal
Dairy free chocolate chips
Creamy peanut butter
Vegan butter
Powdered sugar

How to make vegan puppy chow

Step 1: Melt the dairy free chocolate chips, peanut butter, and vegan butter in a microwave safe bowl until smooth.

Step 2: In a large bowl, add the rice chex, then pour the melted chocolate peanut butter mixture over the top.

Step 3: Gently stir the mixture over the cereal until the rice chex is coated in the melted chocolate peanut butter.

Step 4: Transfer the muddy buddy mixture to gallon sized ziploc bags and add the powdered sugar, shaking well until coated.

peanut butter, vegan butter, and chocolate chips in a bowl

How to store

Keep leftovers (if there are any!) in an airtight container for around 1 week or in the freezer for 1-2 months.

This recipe reminds me of my childhood at Christmas!

A classic to make for years to come.

It’s a vegan dessert that you can make your holidays even more delicious!

More vegan Christmas recipes

Vegan Chocolate Sea Salt Pretzel Bark
No Bake Peanut Butter Truffles
Vegan Hot Chocolate
Dark Chocolate Almond Bark

Notes

This recipe yields around two gallon sized ziploc bags full of puppy chow

Nutrition

Calories: 294kcal
Carbohydrates: 32g
Protein: 6g
Fat: 17g
Saturated Fat: 6g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g
Monounsaturated Fat: 7g
Trans Fat: 0.03g
Cholesterol: 1mg
Sodium: 237mg
Potassium: 211mg
Fiber: 2g
Sugar: 14g
Vitamin A: 466IU
Vitamin C: 4mg
Calcium: 80mg
Iron: 7mg

Ingredients

12 oz rice chex cereal

10 oz dairy free semi sweet chocolate chips

1 1/3 cups creamy no stir peanut butter

1/3 cup vegan butter, we like earth balance brand

1 – 2 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

In a microwave safe bowl, melt chocolate chips, peanut butter, and vegan butter in 20 second increments, stirring until smooth.

Pour the rice chex cereal into a large bowl.

Pour the melted chocolate peanut butter mixture over the rice chex cereal and gently stir until it is coated.

Transfer the mixture to gallon sized ziploc bags and shake with powdered sugar, adding more until coated on all sides.

Store the muddy buddies in an airtight container for up to 1 week or in the freezer for 1-2 months.

Ingredients Needed

How to make vegan puppy chow

How to store

More vegan Christmas recipes

Notes

Nutrition

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