Puppy Chow Candy

irish_dream56's Note:

Unlike it's title, this recipe is for children, NOT the family puppy. I received this recipe from a friend of mine who runs a dayhome. It's a big hit at her house, and when I made it for my kids, they loved it! And it's sooo easy to make!

• Total Time: 15 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 20

• 1 (12 ounce) box Crispix cereal
• 1 (12 ounce) package chocolate chips
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 cups icing sugar

Directions:

1. Melt chocolate chips, peanut butter and margarine in a pot over low heat on the stove stirring until smooth.
2. Stir in vanilla.
3. In a large tupperware bowl with a lid, first pour in cereal, and then add chocolate mixture, stirring until cereal is well coated.
4. Sprinkle icing sugar, one cup at a time, onto coated cereal, seal with lid, and shake until cereal is well coated.
5. Cereal should look white by the time you are done.
6. Keep stored in a tightly sealed bowl.

Reviews

[Smile1968]

I have been making Puppy Chow for years and it's the greatest! To change it up a bit, try adding raisins and/or Peanut M&M's - really sweet but yummy! Also, try dumping the mix into a paperbag, then add the powdered sugar and shaking it - way easier and less messy.

[SusanRW]

Great recipe for all ages! It takes a very large bowl to mix this in - I split the batch in two after mixing the cereal and chocolate and added the sugar to the two separate bowls so it could be mixed better.

[Chef #665762]

When my daughter was younger she had a pet-themed birthday party. We served this in a clean new large plastic doggie dish and it was a big hit.