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My new favorite Muddy Buddies flavor: Cinnamon Roll Muddy Buddies! Made with Vanilla Chex and Cinnamon Roll Frosting Creations, these are a sweet and cinnamon filled treat!
You know your child watches too much TV when…
They sing the Sleep Train song every time you drive by the store.
They name their barbie dolls after actors from Full House. Not the characters: the actual actors themselves.
They know which season of Full House they are watching because of the images in the opening credits.
When their ear is itchy, they poke at it with their fingers while telling you that we need the WaxVac ear cleaner because “you shouldn’t use cotton swabs and all you need to do is put the vacuum in your ear, suck out the goop, rinse it out, and boom! Your ear is clean! All for only $13.99!”
You know you’re a work at home mom when…
Your kid watches way too much TV.
Despite the heat of the Sacramento summer, I’ve been dying for Fall. Maybe it’s so Jordan will go back to school and I can feel less guilty about getting all my work done.
Maybe it’s because I want to bake again, and post pumpkin and apple and Fall flavors. If we’re being honest, get ready. I’m not waiting until Fall to start!
In the meantime, I’ll eek my toe in with cinnamon roll flavors. And Jordan needs something to munch on in front of all that TV…so muddy buddies were in order.
I have been totally craving muddy buddies recently. I just couldn’t decide what flavor to make. Then I found a box of Vanilla Chex at the store and became addicted to eating bowlfuls of it dry, for dessert. I knew I had to get it rid of the box, or I’d eat it all so I did what every good food blogger does: I added white chocolate, powdered sugar, and flavorings to it. You know, to triple the calories.
These muddy buddies (also known as puppy chow, depending on where you live, I think) are made with the Vanilla Chex Cereal and coated in a mixture of white chocolate and a Cinnamon Roll Frosting Creation packet, from Duncan Hines.
{I swear, I’m in love with those packets. I pick up two or three every time I shop. It’s like I’m hoarding them or something.}
These muddy buddies are my favorite flavor yet. I love the very vanilla flavor from the Chex and white chocolate, with the hint of cinnamon from the Frosting Creations packet. I also added some pecans, and wow. Muddy buddied pecans are amazing. I think I need to make a whole batch of just muddy buddy nuts.
Hmmmm….that gives me some more ideas! #lifeofafoodblogger
These are simple to make, no bake for hot days, and are seriously addicting. I got rid of the cereal…by managing to polish off a bag of muddy buddies.
Story of my life!
Maybe I need to get that Ab Rocket thing Jordan was telling me about…? 😉
Cinnamon Roll Muddy Buddies
Ingredients
- 7 cups Vanilla Chex Mix or Cinnamon Chex
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1/2 cup canned vanilla frosting
- 1 packet Duncan Hines Cinnamon Roll Frosting Creations
- 1 cup white chocolate chips or white candy melts
- 1-2 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Place Chex and pecans in a large bowl. Place 1 cup powdered sugar in a large resealable plastic bag.
- Place frosting in a medium bowl and stir in Frosting Creations packet. Add white chocolate chips or melts and microwave in 20 second increments, stirring int between, until melted and smooth. Pour over Chex/Pecans and use two spoons or your hands to stir.
- Pour coated cereal into the plastic bag with powdered sugar and seal. Shake to coat. Break up large frosting chunks, reseal bag, and shake again.
- If you are serving the Muddy Buddies immediately, one turn in the powdered sugar is fine. If you will be letting it sit, the first coat of powdered sugar might start to dissolve, so coat again as in step 3 with the second cup of powdered sugar.
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Last Updated on May 30, 2020
I’m.drooling. I’m absolutely ready for fall and it hasn’t even been that hot this summer 🙂 I love the idea of muddy buddied pecans – they sound divine!
Can I come live with you??? It’s been the hottest summer in a long time here!
OMG I love puppy chow. I just made some the other day and my parents made me hide it from them because it’s so addicting. I love the idea of using Frosting Creations to add flavor!
Ditto, so addicting! Thanks Faith!
This would be devoured in a minute! AMAZING!! I love, love, love this Dorothy! So creative and cinnamon roll anything is always, always going to be so good!
Thanks Tieghan!
We are totally on the same page this week! And not just with the Cinnamon Roll flavor creations (in Muddy Buddies??? You are a genius!!) but also about fall. Can’t. Come. Soon. Enough. I want pumpkin. I want Halloween. I want the cool temperatures and I want BACK TO SCHOOL!!! Love these Dorothy!
I say we start posting it…then it will come. 🙂
I know! I make a pan of brownies and by the time half if it is finished, I decide to add cookie dough or frosting or MnMs … you made me feel better by saying its what good food bloggers do! To get rid of it, add sugar! I have to be so careful when I make puppy chow because I swear I eat the whole thing in mere minutes. It’s not even a funny problem! The thought of combining cinnamon rolls and puppy chow just blew my mind. The TV never advertises stuff as wonderful as this (ab exercises are not wonderful … Just saying:)
Yup, it’s like an auto reflex….hand to bag, hand to mouth, repeat…
What a great idea! This looks so good!
Thanks Jill!
Don’t worry about the TV, I watched WAY too much tv growing up and look how I turned out!……;P
Cinnamon roll puppy chow is such an uhhhmazing idea! I am so curious about how this tastes!
(oh btw I made your bakery style chocolate chip cookies and they are probably the best choc chip cookies I’ve ever made. Michael and I are OBSESSED)
Thank you Kayle!! That’s good to hear. 🙂 And yeah, I figure I’m just letting Jordan do research for her future career in acting. 🙂
Love the idea of using frosting creations… so many fun possibilities.
Thanks Laura!
omg cinnamon buns in snack form?! too good to be true!
LOL, I know!
I would INHALE THESE! Dorothy – omg yes. You made these for me, didn’t you 🙂 Pinned!
Aaaand…that’s what I did. LOL 🙂 Thanks Averie!
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