Christmas Puppy Chow
Christmas Puppy Chow are a great treat that is easy to make. Made a little different from my classic Muddy Buddies, this Christmas version will be great for the holidays.
Ingredients
- 12 oz Chex cereal (about 10 cups or 1 box)
- 1 cup green candy melts
- 1 cup red candy melts
- 6 tablespoons smooth peanut butter (divided)
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter (divided)
- 2 cups powdered sugar (divided)
Instructions
- Prepare two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
- Divided Chex cereal evenly into two large mixing bowls.
- Place green candy melts, 3 tablespoons of peanut butter, and 1 tablespoon of butter into a microwave safe bowl. Stir well then place in the microwave and heat for 15 seconds then stir again. Continue this until melted and smooth.
- Pour the above mixture over one of your bowls of cereal and gently mix to coat cereal is the green mixture. Add your green coated cereal to a plastic bag.
- Add 1 cup of powdered sugar to your green cereal. Seal baggie and shake to coat cereal. Place these onto one of your prepared baking sheets to set for at least 1 hour.
- Repeat the process with your red candy melts adding them to a microwave safe bowl along with 1 tablespoons of peanut butter, and 1 tablespoon of butter. Heat in the microwave for 15 seconds at a time staring between until melted and smooth.
- Now pour the red mixture over your remaining bowl of cereal and mix to coat. Once coated place in a different baggie with remaining 1 cup of powdered sugar. Zip baggie and shake to coat.
- Place on your other baking prepared baking sheet and allow to set. Allow each color to set separately for at least 1 hour. Once set mix your colors together and serve.
Notes
What is Puppy Chow? Puppy Chow is also known as muddy buddies or monkey munch is a cereal snack coated in chocolate and toss in powdered sugar.
Is Puppy Chow gluten-free? This would depend on the ingredients you use. If you need this to be gluten-free make sure to buy corn check cereal. Also double-check all other ingredients to make sure they are made gluten-free. Ingredients can vary from brand to brand.
Do I need to refrigerate this recipe? These muddy buddies can be store at room temperature for 2-3 days. If you want to keep it long store it in an air-tight container in the fridge.
Nutrition
Serving: 0.5cupCalories: 323kcalCarbohydrates: 55gProtein: 5gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 5mgSodium: 214mgPotassium: 151mgFiber: 4gSugar: 33gVitamin A: 360IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 65mgIron: 9mg
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