Best Puppy Chow Recipes

PUPPY CHOW

Steps:

• In a saucepan over low heat, melt the chocolate; add peanut butter and mix until smooth.
• Remove from heat, add cereal and stir until coated.
• Pour powdered sugar into large plastic bag, add coated cereal and shake until well coated. Store in airtight container.

EASY PUPPY CHOW

Steps:

• Pour cereal into a very large bowl. In a large microwave-safe bowl, combine chocolate chips, peanut butter and butter. Microwave on high 30 seconds. Stir gently. Continue microwaving on high, stirring every 30 seconds, until melted and blended. Pour over cereal; gently stir to coat, In batches, place confectioners' sugar in a gallon-sized bag, add cereal mixture and shake until well coated. Spread cereal out on a baking sheet. Let stand until set. Store in airtight containers.

PUPPY CHOW I

Steps:

• Melt the peanut butter with the butter or margarine and the milk chocolate. Pour over the cereal and toss until well coated.
• Place the coated cereal in a large paper sack then add the confectioners' sugar, fold down the top of the bag and shake to coat.

PUPPY CHOW SNACK MIX

Steps:

• Melt chocolate chips, butter & peanut butter over medium heat. Stir to blend.
• Pour over Crispix in large bowl.
• Pour confectioners sugar in paper grocery bag.
• Add Crispix and shake vigorously until it breaks apart. Serve in new doggie dish.

PUPPY CHOW

Steps:

• In a large microwave-safe bowl, melt chocolate chips on high for 30 seconds. Stir; microwave 30 seconds longer or until the chips are melted. Stir in peanut butter. Gently stir in cereal until well coated; set aside. , Place confectioners' sugar in a large airtight container. Add cereal mixture and shake until well coated. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

PEOPLE PUPPY CHOW

Steps:

• In extra-large microwave safe bowl, place chocolate chips and butter.
• Microwave on medium for 3 minutes.
• Stir well to combine and add peanut butter and microwave on medium for 3 minutes.
• Stir well to combine and microwave on medium for 3 minutes.
• Stir in entire box of Crispix cereal and stir well to coat each piece.
• In large brown bag (grocery sack) place 1/2 of the powdered sugar that has been divided. Add coated cereal mixture and top with remaining 1/2 of original divided powdered sugar.
• Shake well to coat and add remaining powdered sugar as need until all pieces are broken apart and coated with powdered sugar.
• Store in air tight container for up to 1 week.

PUPPY CHOW II

Steps:

• Put cereal in a large mixing bowl. Melt the butter or margarine, chocolate chips and peanut butter together. Pour over cereal and stir gently. Let cool.
• Once cool place coated cereal in a large bag add some confectioners' sugar and shake until coated.

HUMAN PUPPY CHOW

Steps:

• In a large sauce pan, melt together butter, peanut butter, and chocolate chips.
• Stir until all is evenly distributed and all is completely melted.
• Measure out chex into a large bowl.
• Pour chocolate mixture over chex and fold until all the chex are completely covered in the chocolate mixture.
• Put powdered sugar into large paper bag.
• Put chex into the bag with the sugar and shake until all chex are covered.
• Add more sugar as needed.

BUTTERSCOTCH PUPPY CHOW

Steps:

• Place the powdered sugar into a 1 gallon resealable plastic bag.
• In a large microwave safe bowl melt the butterscotch chips for 1 minute.
• Stir and heat for 30 seconds longer or until melted when stirred.
• Stir in the peanut butter.
• Stir in the cereal and mix until evenly coated; I use a big spoonula for this. Pour the cereal mixture into the sugar filled bag and gently toss the mixture to coat it evenly.
• It says it needs to be stored in the refrigerator but I never have and mine has never stayed around longer than a day or two anyway. :-)
• I am often asked to bring the chocolate version of this to my sister's house, I think next time I'll take a batch of each and see how it goes.

PUPPY CHOW

Steps:

• Place the cereal in a large bowl. Melt the chocolate and peanut butter in the microwave or on the stovetop. Microwave in a bowl in 30-second intervals, stirring between each, until nearly completely melted, then stir to melt completely. On the stovetop, stir in a small saucepan over low heat. Off the heat, stir in the vanilla.
• Pour the chocolate-peanut butter mixture over the cereal and stir vigorously to coat. Refrigerate until the chocolate is cool, tacky and less shiny than melted chocolate, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Spread the cereal in an even layer on a sheet pan. With a spoon or fine-mesh sieve, sprinkle some of the powdered sugar evenly over the cereal, add a pinch of salt, then toss with a spoon or your hands, or both, until evenly coated. Repeat with the remaining powdered sugar (adding the sugar in batches ensures it doesn't all soak into the chocolate). Set aside to set, at least 5 minutes. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for 3 to 4 days, or in the fridge or freezer for months.

"HUMAN" PUPPY CHOW

Steps:

• Melt together the butter, chocolate chips and peanut butter.
• After it is melted, pour over and entire box of Rice Chex.
• Stir to coat.
• Place powdered sugar in a paper bag; pour coated cereal in and shake.
• Lay cereal on wax paper until cool.

PRETZEL PUPPY CHOW

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine Chex and pretzels; set aside., Place Nutella in a small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high for 45 seconds. Stir in chili powder until well blended. Pour over cereal mixture and toss to coat., Combine confectioners' sugar and cocoa in a large bowl; add cereal mixture and toss to coat. Spread onto waxed paper; let stand until set. Store in an airtight container.

PUPPY CHOW TRAIL MIX

Steps:

• Cook and stir chocolate chips, peanut butter, and butter together in a pot over low heat until melted, about 5 minutes. Place cereal squares in a bowl and pour chocolate mixture over cereal and stir until evenly coated. Add confectioners' sugar to coated cereal and stir to coat. Allow puppy chow to cool.
• Mix puppy chow, peanuts, marshmallows, sunflower seeds, chocolate pieces, and raisins together in a large bowl.

CONFETTI WHITE PUPPY CHOW

Steps:

• Combine vanilla almond bark and shortening in a microwave-safe bowl. Melt in microwave stirring every 30 seconds until mixture is smooth, about 90 seconds total.
• Place corn and rice cereal in a large bowl. Slowly pour the almond bark mixture over the cereal, stirring often to completely coat. Add cake mix and confectioners' sugar to cereal mixture; toss to coat. Shake sprinkles over the puppy chow.

TRASH BAG CANDY AKA PUPPY CHOW

Steps:

• 1. Microwave butter, chocolate chips and peanut butter for 3 minutes and blend.
• 2. Mix cereal, sugar and chocolate mixture in a big bowl. Hold the top tight and shake.
• 3. Lots of fun when the grandkids come. Cute served in a new dog dish. Store in an airtight container or 1 gallon zip lock bag.

PUPPY CHOW CANDY

Steps:

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

PUPPY CHOW FOR PEOPLE GIFT IN A JAR

Steps:

• 1. Place chips in the jar and lay the bag of powdered sugar on top and smooth out. then load the creial 1 cup at a time and shake to fill empty spaces. Continue until you have all the cerial in and seal.
• 2. Decorate with doggy ribbon and attach a tag saying
• 3. DOG CHOW for people ingredients you will need 1/4 cup peanut butter 2 tablespoons butter Carefully empty the cerial into a large bowl. Remove the baggie and set asside. In a small bowl, put the chips, and butter. Microwave on high for 30 seconds, stir well. Mic for 15 seconds and stir. repeat if necessary, until all is melted. Stir in peanutbutter and pour over cerial in the large bowl. Stir to coat completely. Add powdered sugar a little at a time mixing well until you have used it all. Spread in a 13x9 pan and allow to dry. Store in air tight container Makes 3 cups

PUPPY CHOW COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. If using Irresistable Peanut Butter Cookies recipe bake at 375 degrees.
• In a large bowl, combine cookie ingredients as directed on package or according to your own recipe instructions.
• Shape dough into 1" balls (about 2 1/2 tsp) and place 2" apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake about 8 minutes (at this time I just slightly press on cookie and return to oven for 2 more minutes) or until the edges a lightly golden brown (do not over cook or they will crumble in chocolate) cool for 2 minutes on cookie sheets them remove to cooling rack and cool completely.
• In a bowl, microwave chocolate chips, peanut butter and butter uncovered on high in one minute intervals, stirring after each minute, until it is combined and smooth, stir in vanilla.
• In a gallon size ziploc bag place 1 1/2 c powdered sugar; set aside.
• In a large bowl place 12 cooled cookies, pour 1/3 of chocolate mixture over cookies in bowl, with a rubber spatula carefully toss cookies to coat with chocolate (they do not have to be completely coated in chocolate) Place cookies six at a time in powdered sugar bag and gently turn to coat cookies.
• Shake excess powdered sugar off and place on cooling rack to set up.
• Repeat with 12 more cookies and 1/2 of remaining chocolate mixture; repeat again until all cookies have been coated, adding more powdered sugar to bag if you run out.
• *If you are using your own recipe, it may yield more or less cookies so make sure you have enough chocolate mix and powdered sugar to coat. The Irresistible Peanut Butter Cookies recipe makes a bit more, but I just top extra's with granulated sugar and skip steps 5+. Betty Crocker's cookie mix will make 3 dozen, which is what this recipe is based on*.

PUPPY CHOW

Steps:

• Melt margarine, peanut butter, chocolate chips and butterscotch chips in saucepan over low heat until mixture is smooth.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in 7 cups Crispex (or equivalent) cereal, mix well.
• Pour 2 cups powdered sugar in paper grocery bag.
• Dump mixture into bag, close bag.
• Shake bag well for about 30 seconds to cover mixture with powdered sugar.
• I find this is best after refrigeration--and tastes great with milk!

CAKE BATTER PUPPY CHOW

Steps:

• Melt Almond Bark according to the package directions, adding vegetable shortening to thin if desired.
• Pour the cereal, cake mix, and powdered sugar into a paper bag or container with a lid.
• Drizzle melted Almond Bark over the cereal and fold down the top of the paper bag or put the lid on the container.
• Shake bag or container until the cereal is evenly coated.