Puppy Chow
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Chocolate, peanut butter and CRUNCHY cereal all coated in a dusting of powdered sugar makes for an addictive treat.
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Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup peanut butter smooth
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 8 cups Chex cereal plus more if needed
- 3 cups powdered sugar plus more if needed
Instructions
- Add the 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips and 2 tbsp butter to a large bowl.You can either melt it using a double boiler or by microwaving it. To Microwave start with one 30 second zap at full power then stir and do 20 seconds at 50% power, until mostly melted. For a double boiler place the bowl over a pot of simmering water and melt. The water should not touch the bowl.
- Once the chocolate is mostly melted you can stir in the peanut butter. Mix until smooth.
- Add in the salt and vanilla extract and mix. Allow the mixture to cool down a bit. More room temperature than hot, but not cool to the point of thickening back up.
- Add about 6 cups or half a bag of Chex to a large bowl. Pour the chocolate mixture on top and add about two more cups of cereal on top. Gently mix together until all the cereal is coated. Add more cereal if you see unincorporated chocolate.
- Now it's time to coat the cereal in powdered sugar. You can do this by adding cereal in batches to a sealable gallon-sized plastic bag with a cup of powdered sugar at the bottom and shaking until cereal is coated, adding more powdered sugar if needed. You can also do this in a large bowl. I love my puppy chow to be all individual pieces instead of clumps so I add the powdered sugar to a large bowl with the about half of the chocolate coated cereal. I add 1/2 cup of powdered sugar on top and use my clean hands to mix and separate. I bit messy but worth it!
Notes
- Pro Tips
- See substitutions above*
- Try using bittersweet chocolate in your next batch of puppy chow. You can go all in or half semisweet. There's a lot of sugar coating these pieces so a darker chocolate helps balance the sweetness.
- Puppy Chow is RICH! I like to make a big batch and mix it with regular Chex cereal, corn flakes and some roasted peanuts for a slightly lighter party mix.
- You can add JUST ENOUGH powdered sugar to coat the cereal or totally douse it so they're snowy pebbles; very much up to you. I suggest starting with less then doing a taste test and adding more if desired.
- Use a rubber spatula if mixing in a bowl. This will help to scrape all the chocolate off the bowl while preventing your puppy chow from breaking into small pieces.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
2cups
Calories
520kcal
(26%)
Carbohydrates
83g
(28%)
Protein
11g
(22%)
Fat
19g
(29%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Cholesterol
6mg
(2%)
Sodium
420mg
(18%)
Potassium
424mg
(12%)
Fiber
8g
(32%)
Sugar
44g
(88%)
Vitamin A
510IU
(10%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
110mg
(11%)
Iron
14mg
(78%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 520 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 2cups | |
| Calories | 520kcal | 26% |
| Carbohydrates | 83g | 28% |
| Protein | 11g | 22% |
| Fat | 19g | 29% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Cholesterol | 6mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 420mg | 18% |
| Potassium | 424mg | 9% |
| Fiber | 8g | 32% |
| Sugar | 44g | 88% |
| Vitamin A | 510IU | 10% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 110mg | 11% |
| Iron | 14mg | 78% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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