Orange Creamsicle Muddy Buddies
I just returned from a month long vacation and I think if eating were a sport I would be primed for the Olympics. Diet starts tomorrow. 😉
Remember these Orange Creamsicle Cookies I made forever ago reminiscent of the classic popsicle? Those were the inspiration for these Orange Creamsicle Muddy Buddies.
The flavor is bright and citrusy with the perfect combination of vanilla and orange. Like a 2-year-old, I ate so much I ruined my appetite for dinner. And I guarantee you will too.
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Orange Creamsicle Muddy Buddies
Ingredients
- 9 cups Rice Chex cereal
- 16 ounces vanilla coating, (like CandiQuik which can be found at Walmart and Target)
- 2 Tablespoons orange zest, (about 2 oranges)
- 2 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Place cereal in a large bowl.
- Melt vanilla coating according to package directions. Once mixture has melted, immediately pour over the cereal stirring and mixing until full coated. Sprinkle zest over the wet mixture and continue stirring to incorporate.
- Transfer mixture to a large sealed container (Tupperware) with a lid or a large resealable plastic bag.
- Add the powdered sugar and seal the container.
- Shake until thoroughly coated. Enjoy!
Notes
Seriuosly? Prep time of 5 hours and 49 minutes? Surely this is an error??
Yep! Looks like it’s a bug in the recipe card. I will fix it now.
I used lemon zest instead and they are DELICIOUS!
I love Muddy Buddies. This is a brilliant idea, especially for a party. I would never have even thought of changing them up like this.
I wonder if orange extract could work in place of the zest?
Yes, I think it would. I haven’t tried it though.
I wonder if dry orange gelatin would work? Dry= straight from the box no water.
I went ahead a tried orange gelatin instead of orange zest. It turned out wonderful!! Just made a second batch. I used sugar free gelatin. I mix the dry powder in with the sugar before coating the cereal.
These look so amazing!! I love all the different versions of Muddy Buddies I’ve had, and can’t wait to try these!! Thanks for sharing!!
Genius! These are perfect for summer I’ve never made any kind of muddy buddies before. I enjoy eating them but have never actually made them myself. I think that needs to change.
My son saw these on Pinterest and decided we have to try them.
These are so summery! I would probably eat the whole batch!
I tried this yesterday and it tastes great! I used CandiQuik for the first time. It melted beautifully, but seized up when I added the orange zest. Maybe I added too much? Not sure, but it still tasted fantastic!
Kathy, I tried to make them too on Thursday. Same exact thing happened to me! I had to toss the whole batch…ugh it smelled so good.
Oh no Kathy! It will seize up if your zest has a lot of liquid in it. Shoot! You can totally add the zest after the fact. I’m so sorry. I’ll change the instructions to help those out in the future.
Mission accomplished! I figured it has something to do with moisture. Made them today and I put the zest in the mix after the Candiquik and no problem! Yummy 🙂
Oh, wow! You just made the perfect snack!!!
Yum! These look awesome. I’m actually posting a recipe for fruit-flavored muddy buddies; love the coincidence. 🙂
YUM!! I need to make this asap!!
WOO HOO!!! muddy buddies that aren’t chocolate. Yes, I confess, I must be an E.T. because I’m not a big fan of the brown goodness that most earthlings crave.
That being said…. I can’t wait to get some fresh oranges and give this a try…..
That sounds soooo good! And easy! Thanks for sharing!
I just made the Orange Creamisicle cookies! I am all jazzed to make Orange Creamsicle Muddy Buddies!
I can’t wait!!
This is brilliant! I bet these are delicious!
What a great idea!!!!!
Ohhhh my goodness. LOVE these!
Oh. My. Gosh! I am so making this for a baby shower this weekend! Tis looks awesome, and maybe if I make for a lot of people I won’t eat it all myself…