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    Framed Cooks » Recipes » Dessert

    Puppy Chow!

    Published: May 31, 2010 · Modified: Jul 28, 2021 by Kate Morgan Jackson · This post may contain affiliate links · 20 Comments

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    This easy recipe for puppy chow is actually not for puppies! It’s a chocolate and peanut butter coated cereal snack that will have you begging for more.

    puppy chow

    There are several things I must say IMMEDIATELY about this recipe.

    First of all, it is Puppy Chow for people, not puppies.

    It is a concoction of Chex cereal that has been coated in chocolate and peanut butter and dusted with powdered sugar, and it is utterly addictive. I actually have no idea why it is called Puppy Chow in the first place, but every recipe I have come across for this stuff calls it Puppy Chow.

    Maybe because puppies are also addictive? But since it involves chocolate, which is bad for dogs, puppies are not allowed to eat it.

    Under any circumstances. Even if they look at you with big puppy dog smiles.

    smiling puppies

    Even if they look at you with mournful puppy dog faces.

    sad puppy

    Even if they are so incredibly adorable you not only want to give them your puppy chow, but also take them home with you and hope your Southern husband doesn’t notice.

    two puppies

    Even if they look at you with big brown puppy dog eyes.

    puppy dog eyes

    With pleading puppy dog wrinkled foreheads….

    boxer

    Even if they lie down and beg.

    dog eyes

    Or stand up and beg. Remain firm.

    black labrador

    The next thing I have to say about this recipe is that I washed out that dog dish before I put the puppy chow into it. Or to be totally accurate, the Southern husband washed it for me.

    At this point I also have to demonstrate what a good girl my doggo is.

    I took her dog’s (clean!) bowl, which she absolutely knows belongs to her, and filled it full of chocolate puppy chow. I took one of her beloved Milkbones and put it next to the bowl.

    I took her leash, which to her means “hurray, let’s go for a walk!” and arranged it next to the bone and the dish. I put it all right next to the back door, where she frequently eats her dinner.

    She thought it was Christmas and her birthday all rolled into one…and then I said the word she hates above all others.

    NO.

    She knows what “NO” means, and with every ounce of willpower she had in her doggy self, she didn’t touch the bowl. But that doesn’t mean she was happy about it. Oh no, she wasn’t.

    dog with bowl and leash

    But I finally finished shooting the thing – it took about 15 minutes, which is about one thousand years in dog-time, and said “”Dixie! Want that Milkbone?”

    dog with bowl and leash

    Good things come to good dogs who wait. :-)

    For the rest of us, here’s the recipe for the Puppy Chow.

     

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    This easy recipe for puppy chow is actually not for puppies! It’s a chocolate and peanut butter coated cereal snack that will have you begging for more.

    • Author: Kate Morgan Jackson
    • Prep Time: 10 minutes
    • Cook Time: 2 minutes
    • Total Time: 12 minutes
    • Yield: 10 1x
    • Category: Snacks
    • Method: Microwave
    • Cuisine: American

    Ingredients

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    • 1/2 cup peanut butter
    • 1/4 cup butter
    • 1 cup chocolate chips
    • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
    • 9 cups Chex cereal (Any variety. I used Wheat Chex)
    • 1–1/2 cups powdered sugar

    Instructions

    1. Place peanut butter, butter and chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl.
    2. Microwave for one minute, then stir to blend all ingredients thoroughly. Microwave an additional 30 seconds if not fully melted. Add 1/2 tsp. vanilla and stir well.
    3. Put the Chex into a large bowl and pour the chocolate mixture over the cereal. Mix it up throughly, making sure all the cereal gets coated.
    4. Divide the cereal mixture into two gallon-sized plastic zip-lock bags. Add one cup of powdered sugar to each bag and shake the bag gently until the cereal is well-dusted with sugar.
    5. Spread the cereal on a cookie sheet lined with wax paper and refrigerate for one hour. Store in refrigerator in between servings.

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    1. No2 Force FX Supplement says

      February 02, 2017 at 7:19 pm

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    2. Sile says

      June 09, 2010 at 5:36 pm

      We also called these Muddy Buddies (I think that's also the official Chex recipe name for them too). Soooo addictive. I have to forget I know about this recipe if I walk down the cereal aisle, or else the rest of the ingredients will jump in my cart along with the Chex. Still, this is a great sweet snack if you can control yourself. OMNOMNOM!

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    3. Anonymous says

      June 08, 2010 at 7:44 pm

      We make this around Christmas time. If you use brand name Rice or Corn chex (or a combo) and watch your ingredients on the PB it can be gluten free! Also if you end up using a whole box of cereal, I like to use the bag it came into shake the powder sugar, just hold firmly around top of bag and you shouldn't have any spillage. Saves on wastes!

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    4. Suzy says

      June 03, 2010 at 2:51 am

      Good stuff and Dixie is a good girl.

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    5. Debbie says

      June 02, 2010 at 10:42 pm

      Dixie is just so precious..hope she enjoyed the Milk bone :-) My furry princess has the Mackenzie-Childs dog dish too! We love Puppy Chow.

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