How to Make Puppy Chow Mix

Puppy chow is a Chex cereal based dessert snack that the whole family will enjoy. Warning: Your bag of chow will be emptied very quickly. Second warning: Do not feed actual puppies.

Below is a puppy chow recipe.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 1 box Chex cereal (or similar cereal)
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 sticks butter or margarine
• 1 and a half pounds powdered sugar
• Large Ziploc bag

1. On the stove top, melt the butter, chocolate chips and peanut butter over low heat. OR...Melt the ingredients in a safe bowl in the microwave. Mix thoroughly.

2. Place the cereal in a large mixing bowl. Slowly pour the melted mixture over top the cereal, turning gently as you go. Make sure the cereal ends up coated and cools.

3. Pour the powdered sugar in a large Ziploc bag. Add the coated cereal. Zip up the bag and shake until a fine layer of powdered sugar sticks to the chocolate and peanut butter concoction. Enjoy your puppy chow!

Tips & Warnings

• For added flavor, mix the cereal with ingredients like raisins, broken-up pretzel sticks, peanuts or cashews before pouring the chocolate on top of it.

[tikrit01]

on 12/4/2008 Yumm..I love this!!

[PJWilliams]

on 12/4/2008 I LOVE this stuff. It is addictive and messy and Oh soooo good. A co-worker gave this to me as a Christmas gift one year, but did not attach the recipe. I was jonseing for more and couldn't get my fix. If you give this treat as a gift, pass on this page as well!