Bowl of Butterfinger muddy buddies next to a whole Butterfinger bar, with peanut butter and candy bowls in the background.

This Butterfinger Puppy Chow is everything you want in an easy, no-bake treat—crunchy, chocolatey, peanut buttery, and packed with bits of that unmistakable Butterfinger crunch.

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Prep Time10

Cook Time1

Total Time11

Servings

This Butterfinger Puppy Chow is everything you want in an easy, no-bake treat. Each bite is coated in a smooth mix of melted chocolate and peanut butter and dusted with powdered sugar–and packed with bits of that unmistakable Butterfinger crunch. It’s quick to make, fun to share (if you feel like it), and the kind of snack that vanishes fast—because it’s that good.

Close-up of a bowl filled with no-bake Butterfinger muddy buddies, dusted with powdered sugar and topped with crushed Butterfinger pieces.

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Ingredients You’ll Need

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Get the full recipe in the recipe card below, ingredients pictured:

7 cups Rice Chex Cereal
1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
½ cup creamy peanut butter
¼ cup salted butter
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
18 fun size Butterfinger candy bars
1 ¼ cup powdered sugar

Get Perfectly Crisp, Evenly Coated Puppy Chow Muddy Buddies

(Without Crushed Cereal or Sticky Clumps)

This is one of those recipes that’s easy—but there are a few little tricks that make all the difference. Here’s how to nail it:

Use a big bowl.
Sounds simple, but it’s a game-changer. A roomy bowl gives you space to gently toss the cereal without crushing it into crumbs.

Pour the coating around the sides, not just in the middle.
Drizzle the warm peanut butter-chocolate mix around the edge of the bowl so it spreads evenly as you fold. No clumps, no mess.

butterfinger mixture stirred in with the cereal in a bowl

Fold, don’t stir.
Use a silicone spatula and a scoop-and-turn motion to coat the cereal. Be gentle—take your time. Stirring too fast is what breaks the cereal.

Cool before adding sugar.
Let the coated cereal sit for a few minutes until it’s no longer warm to the touch. If you toss it in powdered sugar too soon, the sugar melts and you lose that classic powdery finish.

cereal coated with powdered sugar in the ziploc bag

Use a zip-top bag to coat.
Transfer the cooled cereal to a big zip-top bag, add the powdered sugar, seal it, and shake gently. It coats evenly, keeps your hands clean, and helps avoid pressure that can crush the cereal.

Store it right.
Once cooled and coated, keep your puppy chow in an airtight container at room temp. Skip the fridge—it can make it sticky. And if it still feels a bit tacky? Just add a little more powdered sugar and give it another gentle shake.

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