Healthy Puppy Chow Recipe (Paleo)
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Healthy Puppy Chow Recipe (Paleo)
Description
The recipe begins by melting together dark chocolate chips, almond butter, and coconut oil to produce a creamy mixture that evenly coats the cereal pieces. The cereal used is paleo-style, avoiding conventional grains. After mixing the cereal with the chocolate coating, it is chilled briefly to set. Meanwhile, maple sugar is blended with tapioca flour to create a fine powder which is then tossed with the coated cereal, adding a lightly sweet and slightly thickened dusting on top.
This final product is crisp, sweet, and nutty with a smooth cocoa flavor. The chilling steps ensure the coating firms properly, making the snack easy to handle and eat. It can be served as a casual sweet snack or dessert component.
The notes caution against serving this to dogs despite the name referencing “puppy chow.” It also suggests using organic powdered sugar if a whiter coating is preferred. The use of almond butter can be substituted with cashew butter according to preference.
Ingredients
- 4 cups cereal Paleo style
- 3/4 cup almond butter or cashew butter
- 3/4 cup dark chocolate chips
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- 3/4 cup maple sugar
- 1 tsp tapioca flour or arrowroot starch
Instructions
- First, add chocolate chips, almond butter and coconut oil to a microwave safe bowl.
- Microwave in 30 second increments until melted, stopping to stir between each increment.
- Add Paleo cereal to a large mixing bowl. Pour melted chocolate mixture over cereal.
- Gently toss until cereal is completely covered with chocolate. Place in fridge while you make the powdered maple sugar.
- To make powdered maple sugar, add maple sugar and tapioca flour to a blender. Blend for 1 minute or until powdered.
- Then, remove bowl from fridge. Add powdered maple sugar to the bowl. Toss cereal until fully coated. Place back in fridge for 10 minutes to set.
- Finally, serve and enjoy!
Notes
- Use your preferred paleo-style cereal; Lovebird Cereal is recommended.
- When melting the chocolate mixture, heat in short intervals and stir well to prevent burning.
- Toss the cereal gently when mixing coatings to avoid breaking or crushing the pieces.
- Powdered maple sugar may have a slight off-white color; organic powder sugar can substitute if a whiter appearance is desired.
- Despite the name, do not feed this snack to dogs as it contains ingredients unsafe for pets.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 8servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 369 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 369kcal | 18% |
| Carbohydrates | 44g | 15% |
| Protein | 8g | 16% |
| Fat | 21g | 32% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Cholesterol | 1mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 92mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 433mg | 9% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 26g | 52% |
| Vitamin A | 252IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 202mg | 20% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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