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13 Best Muddy Buddy Recipes for Every Season

If you love Muddy Buddies, you are going to want to save this collection! I’ve made 13 different Muddy Buddy recipes, from the classic chocolate and peanut butter version to strawberry cheesecake, lemon, birthday cake, s’mores, and plenty of holiday flavors.

Muddy Buddies are one of my favorite easy treats because they’re quick to make, easy to customize, and perfect for just about any occasion. You can make a big bowl for movie night, package them in little treat bags for a party, or change the flavors and colors to match a holiday.

Whether you call them Muddy Buddies, puppy chow, or cereal snack mix, there’s a flavor here for everyone.

1. Original Muddy Buddies

You can never go wrong with the classic! Original Muddy Buddies combine crispy cereal with chocolate, creamy peanut butter, and plenty of powdered sugar.

This is the recipe to make when you’re craving traditional puppy chow, and it’s also a great starting point for creating new Muddy Buddy flavors.

Perfect for: Parties, movie nights, after-school snacks and easy desserts.

2. Mint Chocolate Muddy Buddies

Chocolate and mint are such a good combination, especially when they’re turned into a crunchy snack mix.

These Mint Chocolate Muddy Buddies are a fun choice for Christmas, St. Patrick’s Day, or anytime you’re craving a chocolate-mint dessert.

Perfect for: Christmas, St. Patrick’s Day and chocolate-mint lovers.

3. Christmas Muddy Buddies

Turn classic Muddy Buddies into an easy Christmas treat with festive colors and holiday mix-ins.

Christmas Muddy Buddies look so pretty in a big serving bowl, but they’re also perfect for dividing into individual bags or containers and giving to friends, neighbors, teachers, and family.

Perfect for: Christmas parties, holiday movie nights and edible gifts.

4. Strawberry Muddy Buddies

These Strawberry Muddy Buddies are sweet, fruity, and such a fun change from traditional chocolate puppy chow.

The strawberry flavor also gives them a beautiful color that makes this recipe especially good for spring and summer parties.

Perfect for: Valentine’s Day, spring parties, summer gatherings and showers.

5. Strawberry Cheesecake Muddy Buddies

If you love strawberry cheesecake, you need to try it as a Muddy Buddy flavor!

These Strawberry Cheesecake Muddy Buddies combine sweet strawberry flavor with creamy cheesecake-inspired goodness and crunchy cereal. They’re almost like eating little bites of strawberry cheesecake in snack-mix form.

Perfect for: Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, parties and strawberry season.

6. Lemon Muddy Buddies

Bright, sweet and citrusy, Lemon Muddy Buddies are perfect when you want something completely different from the traditional chocolate version.

They’re especially delicious during spring and summer and make a fun addition to parties, picnics and dessert tables.

Perfect for: Easter, spring, summer and lemon lovers.

7. Birthday Cake Muddy Buddies

Everything is more fun with sprinkles!

Birthday Cake Muddy Buddies turn a simple cereal snack into a colorful party treat. They’re sweet, crunchy and filled with birthday cake flavor.

You don’t even have to wait for someone’s birthday to make them.

Perfect for: Birthdays, celebrations, sleepovers and party favors.

8. Oreo Muddy Buddies

If there’s one thing that can make Muddy Buddies even better, it might be Oreos.

These Oreo Muddy Buddies combine crunchy cereal with that unmistakable cookies-and-cream flavor. Add crushed Oreo cookies throughout the mixture for even more chocolate cookie goodness.

Perfect for: Parties, movie nights and cookies-and-cream fans.

9. S’mores Muddy Buddies

You don’t need a campfire to enjoy the flavors of s’mores.

S’mores Muddy Buddies bring together chocolate, marshmallow and graham cracker flavors in one easy snack mix. They’re a fun summertime treat, but they’re delicious enough to make all year long.

Perfect for: Summer parties, camping-themed parties, movie nights and sleepovers.

10. Hot Cocoa Muddy Buddies

Hot Cocoa Muddy Buddies take everything you love about a cozy mug of hot chocolate and turn it into a crunchy dessert.

Chocolate flavor and marshmallows make this one especially fun for cold weather. Serve a bowl alongside actual hot chocolate for an easy winter movie-night treat.

Perfect for: Winter, snow days, Christmas and hot chocolate bars.

11. Muddy Buddy Cookies

If you love classic Muddy Buddies, these Muddy Buddy Cookies turn those irresistible chocolate and peanut butter flavors into a soft, delicious homemade cookie.

These cookies are a fun way to take the familiar flavors of puppy chow and turn them into something completely different. They’re perfect for cookie trays, parties, holidays, or anytime you’re craving chocolate and peanut butter.

Perfect for: Christmas cookie trays, parties, bake sales, holidays and chocolate-peanut butter lovers.

12. Muddy Buddy Cheesecake

Why stop at snack mix when you can turn Muddy Buddies into an entire dessert?

Muddy Buddy Cheesecake takes those familiar chocolate and peanut butter flavors and combines them with rich, creamy cheesecake. Finish it with Muddy Buddies on top for a dessert that immediately tells everyone exactly what’s inside.

This is the recipe I’d feature prominently in the roundup because it gives readers something unexpected after they’ve looked through the snack mixes.

Perfect for: Birthdays, holidays, parties and chocolate-peanut butter lovers.

13. Halloween Muddy Buddies

Halloween Muddy Buddies are an easy way to turn a classic snack into a spooky-season treat.

Add Halloween colors, candy, sprinkles, or other festive mix-ins to create a big bowl of party-ready snack mix. It’s also a great recipe for packaging in individual treat bags.

Perfect for: Halloween parties, spooky movie nights, school parties and October snacking.

Muddy Buddies for Every Holiday

One of the best things about Muddy Buddies is how easily you can change them for different seasons.

Make Strawberry or Strawberry Cheesecake Muddy Buddies for Valentine’s Day, Lemon for Easter and spring, S’mores for summer, Halloween Muddy Buddies for October, and Christmas or Hot Cocoa Muddy Buddies throughout December.

And when you don’t need a holiday theme, Original, Oreo, Mint Chocolate and Birthday Cake are delicious any time of year.

How to Serve Muddy Buddies

For parties, pour your Muddy Buddies into a large bowl and let everyone help themselves. You can also divide them into individual cups, paper cones, cellophane bags, or small jars.

For holidays and parties, coordinating the packaging with the Muddy Buddy flavor makes an easy treat look extra special.

If you’re making several flavors for a party, create a Muddy Buddy Bar and put a different flavor in each bowl. Birthday Cake, Oreo, Strawberry Cheesecake, S’mores and Original would make a particularly fun combination.

How to Store Muddy Buddies

Most Muddy Buddy snack mixes can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for several days. Make sure the coating has completely set before transferring the mixture to a container.

For recipes containing ingredients that require refrigeration, follow the storage directions in the individual recipe.

Which Muddy Buddy Flavor Should You Make First?

If you’ve never made Muddy Buddies before, start with the Original Muddy Buddies. Then start experimenting!

Chocolate lovers should try Mint Chocolate or Oreo, fruity dessert fans will love Strawberry, Strawberry Cheesecake and Lemon, and S’mores and Hot Cocoa are perfect when you’re craving something extra cozy.

And if you really love Muddy Buddies, don’t miss the Muddy Buddy Cheesecake. It takes the classic flavors and turns them into a completely different dessert.

With 12 recipes to choose from, you could make a different Muddy Buddy flavor for almost every holiday and season of the year.