Classic Peanut Butter and Chocolate Puppy Chow
Let's ease in to Slow Girl Summer with a classic that's so simple to make and even easier to snarf. Only way to make Puppy Chow better - put it on an ice cream sundae. Have I mentioned I love summer??
Puppy Chow
A most classic take on snack time. Sure, there are dressed-up versions of Puppy Chow around the interwebs, but we always come back to our first true love.
Ingredients
10 cups Rice Chex
1 2/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup unsalted butter
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
Place cereal into a large bowl* and set aside. In a microwave-safe bowl, microwave chocolate chips, peanut butter, and butter uncovered on high for 1 minute. Stir and microwave for 30 seconds more or until mixture can be stirred smooth. Stir in vanilla extract.
Pour chocolate-peanut butter mixture over cereal, stirring until evenly coated. Pour into a 2-gallon resealable food-storage plastic bag. Add powdered sugar. Seal the bag and shake until well-coated. Spread on a waxed paper-covered baking sheet to set. Store in an airtight container.
Notes
I am a fancy kitchen professional, so I’m supposed to tell you to use a bowl and food-safe bag. In reality, nothing beats a paper or plastic grocery bag start to finish for this activity. (Just be sure to double bag to protect from the mess!) Feel free to skip the baking sheet step, too. Just don’t tell anyone I said that.
Choose between Corn Chex, Rice Chex, Wheat Chex, or Chocolate Chex, or a combination of all the above.
GLUTEN-FREE - Be sure to check your cereal. Rice Chex is gluten-free, but other flavors may not be.
DAIRY-FREE -Use an alternative butter.
NUT-FREE - I haven’t tried it, but imagine sunflower butter would work just as well for this snack mix.