Spooky & Sweet Halloween Puppy Chow Recipe

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Looking for a fun and festive treat to serve at your Halloween party or movie night? This Halloween puppy chow (also called Halloween muddy buddies) is the perfect mix of sweet, salty, crunchy, and colorful! Kids and adults alike will love grabbing handfuls of this monster mash snack.

With classic Chex cereal, melted chocolate and peanut butter, and a sugary coating, it starts just like traditional puppy chow — but we take it up a notch with candy corn, Halloween sprinkles, and Reese’s Pieces for a spooky pop of color and flavor. This is a must to add to your Halloween bucket list!

Why You’ll Love This Halloween Puppy Chow

• Quick & Easy – Just melt, shake, and mix! No baking required.
• Perfect Party Snack – Serve in a big bowl or divide into treat bags.
• Kid-Friendly Recipe – Let the little goblins help with shaking the bag!
• Endlessly Customizable – Add pretzels, M&Ms, or googly eye candies for extra fun.

Halloween Puppy Chow Ingredients

You only need a handful of pantry staples to make this festive snack mix:

• Chex cereal
• Chocolate chips
• Peanut butter
• Butter
• Powdered sugar
• Candy corn
• Halloween sprinkles
• Reese’s Pieces

How to Make Halloween Puppy Chow

Follow these simple steps to whip up this creepy-cute treat:

1. Melt the Chocolate Mixture
   In a medium bowl, melt chocolate chips, peanut butter, and butter by microwaving 30 seconds at a time and stirring in between.
2. Coat the Cereal
   Once mixture is melted, pour onto Chex cereal and mix until the cereal is fully coated.
3. Add the Powdered Sugar
   Add the coated cereal and powdered sugar to a gallon-size ziplock bag and shake until the cereal is well coated.
4. Mix in the Halloween Goodies
   Add candy corn, Halloween sprinkles, and Reese’s Pieces to the ziplock bag and shake again to evenly distribute throughout the cereal mixture.

Fun Ways to Serve Halloween Puppy Chow

• Fill mini cauldrons or pumpkin buckets for party snacks
• Divide into clear treat bags and tie with orange or black ribbon
• Add to a Halloween dessert charcuterie board
• Layer with pretzels and marshmallows for an extra spooky snack mix

How to Store Your Halloween Muddy Buddies

Keep your Halloween puppy chow fresh by storing it in an airtight container or ziplock bag at room temperature. It will stay delicious for up to one week — if it lasts that long!

The Ultimate Halloween Party Treat

Whether you’re hosting a costume bash or just enjoying a cozy night in with Halloween movies, this Halloween puppy chow recipe is a must-make treat! It’s fast, festive, and guaranteed to disappear fast. Whip up a batch and let the spooky snacking begin!

Halloween Puppy Chow

This Halloween puppy chow has a fun Halloween assortment of the traditional puppy chow, candy corn, eyeballs and Reese's Pieces.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Servings: 10 snack baggies

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

  

• 6 cups Chex cereal
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• ½ cup peanut butter
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 ½ cup powdered sugar
• Candy corn
• Halloween sprinkles
• Reese’s pieces

Method

 

1. In a medium bowl, melt chocolate chips, peanut butter, and butter by microwaving 30 seconds at a time and stirring in between.
2. Once mixture is melted, pour onto chex cereal and mix until cereal is coated.
3. Add coated cereal and powdered sugar to a gallon size ziplock and shake until cereal is well coated.
4. Add candy corn, halloween sprinkles, and reese’s pieces to the ziplock and shake to mix into cereal mixture.

Notes

Fun Ways to Serve Halloween Puppy Chow

• Fill mini cauldrons or pumpkin buckets for party snacks
• Divide into clear treat bags and tie with orange or black ribbon
• Add to a Halloween dessert charcuterie board
• Layer with pretzels and marshmallows for an extra spooky snack mix

How to Store Your Halloween Muddy Buddies

Keep your Halloween puppy chow fresh by storing it in an airtight container or ziplock bag at room temperature. It will stay delicious for up to one week — if it lasts that long!