Chex Puppy Chow
This is the best recipe for Puppy Chow! It’s the easiest way to crunchy Chex mix coated with creamy, peanut buttery, chocolate goodness that’s garnished in powdered sugar.
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You will love this Recipe for Puppy Chow
Puppy chow is an American classic for a reason! Perfecting the combination of crunchy and sweet, this snackable treat creates an insatiable hunger in all that partake. Here are my best tips for making easy Puppy Chow in a matter of minutes:
- Make sure you don’t overheat your chocolate/peanut butter/butter mixture! This will keep the chocolate from burning and becoming clumpy.
- Before you begin, prep a parchment-lined baking sheet and a bag filled with powdered sugar so you can move quickly.
- Place your powdered sugar in a ziplock bag and dump the chocolate/peanut butter coated Chex into it to prevent mess and breakage of Chex Mix.
What is Puppy Chow Chex Mix?
Puppy Chow is a classic sweet and crunchy treat that is utterly addictive. Chocolate and Peanut butter meld together in a scrumptious coating for Chex Mix, which is then dusted with powdered sugar. Depending on where you’re from, you may know this sweet treat by its other common name, ‘Muddy Buddies.’
Puppy Chow ingredients
- Rice chex cereal – I know some people like to use Cheerios in this. I am not one of those people – I recommend sticking to chex!
- Powdered sugar
- milk chocolate chips – You can use your favorite chocolate chips here.
- Creamy peanut butter
- Butter – I always use salted butter!
How to make Puppy Chow Chex Mix
- Measure out the Chex cereal into a large bowl. Set aside.
- Measure out the powdered sugar into a large gallon sized zip top bag. Set aside.
- In a medium microwave safe bowl, add the chocolate chips, peanut butter and butter. Microwave for a total of 1 minute, stirring at the 30 second mark. Stir until smooth.
- Pour the chocolate mixture into the bowl with the cereal. Stir until the cereal is evenly coated.
- Add the covered cereal to the baggie with the powdered sugar. Zip the top tightly and shake until the cereal is completely covered with the powdered sugar.
- Pour the cereal onto a large cookie sheet to dry.
- Enjoy! This will stay fresh in an airtight container for 3-4 days.
Substitutions for this Puppy Chow Recipe
One of the best parts of Puppy Chow (other than how yummy it is) is how versatile it can be. If you have an allergy, switch out peanut butter for other nut butters or even Cookie Butter. You can also swap Milk Chocolate for dark, or use Life Cereal instead of Chex. You really cannot go wrong with this Puppy Chow recipe!
How to store leftover Puppy Chow
Place your Puppy Chow Chex Mix in an airtight container or bowl and store in the fridge for up to 3-5 days.
Puppy Chow FAQs
Yes! Just like the words ‘Soda’ and ‘Pop’, what you call this classic treat depends on where you live.
After you’ve coated the cereal mixture in powdered sugar, let it cool completely on the baking sheet! This is imperative in keeping it nice and crunchy!
To prevent this from getting clumpy, after coating the chex mixture in powdered sugar spread it out onto a parchment lined cooking sheet and break apart clumps to allow it to cool.
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Easy Puppy Chow Recipe
Ingredients
- 6 cups rice chex cereal
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 tbsp butter
Instructions
- Measure out the Chex cereal into a large bowl. Set aside.
- Measure out the powdered sugar into a large gallon sized zip top bag. Set aside.
- In a medium microwave safe bowl, add the chocolate chips, peanut butter and butter. Microwave for a total of 1 minute, stirring at the 30 second mark. Stir until smooth.
- Pour the chocolate mixture into the bowl with the cereal. Stir until the cereal is evenly coated.
- Add the covered cereal to the baggie with the powdered sugar. Zip the top tightly and shake until the cereal is completely covered with the powdered sugar.
- Pour the cereal onto a large cookie sheet to dry.Will stay fresh in an air tight container for 3-4 days.
