Fluffernutter Muddy Buddies
HB-9838 · Hand-built original · American
Rice square cereal folded through a melted coating of semi-sweet chocolate, peanut butter, butter and marshmallow fluff with vanilla. The coated cereal is dusted with powdered sugar and can be mixed with mini marshmallows, mini peanut butter cups and other small candies and chips.
Main ingredient: rice
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee
Ingredients
- 6 1/2 cups rice square cereal
- 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup marshmallow fluff
- 1 pinch salt
- Mini marshmallows, according to taste
- Mini peanut butter cups, according to taste
- Mini chocolate chips, according to taste
- Peanut butter chips, according to taste
- Candy-coated peanut butter pieces, according to taste
Method
- Melt the semi-sweet chocolate chips, peanut butter and unsalted butter in a microwave-safe bowl or double boiler for the fluffernutter muddy buddies, stirring the coating until it is smooth.
- Stir the marshmallow fluff, vanilla extract and pinch of salt into the melted chocolate and peanut butter coating for the muddy buddies until the fluff is fully combined.
- Put the 6 1/2 cups rice square cereal in a large mixing bowl ready for the fluffernutter coating.
- Pour the chocolate, peanut butter and marshmallow fluff mixture over the rice square cereal and fold the fluffernutter muddy buddies gently until the cereal is evenly coated.
- Sift the powdered sugar over the coated cereal and fold the fluffernutter muddy buddies gently again so every piece is dusted.
- Fold the mini marshmallows, mini peanut butter cups, mini chocolate chips, peanut butter chips and candy-coated peanut butter pieces into the sugared fluffernutter muddy buddies if using those mix-ins.
- Spread the finished fluffernutter muddy buddies on a baking sheet to cool before moving the snack mix to an airtight container.
Nutrition (per serving, where published)
Estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data