Puppy Chow Recipe

A puppy chow recipe is a chocolate snack for humans and not dogs with different versions of the recipe requiring differing ingredients, however, all the puppy dog chow recipes produce the same tasty treat typically with peanut butter and sweet chocolate covered cereal immersed in a powdered sugar to finish.

The below recipes and variations on the chow theme, are an ideal chocolate treat. Puppy chow is the ideal finger or party food and is an outstanding snack to make when you are faced with limited cooking time. The name Puppy Chow was given to this tasty snack because of its finished resemblance to the dog chow recipe by the same name. The puppy chow recipe is traditionally made from a Chex mix which is coated with chocolate, peanut butter, and sugar although it may look similar it is of course entirely different and given the plentiful amounts of sugar and in some recipes chocolate it is important to stress that animals will suffer should you provide this to your dog.

It is no wonder that this puppy chow recipe has gained such a following given Peanut butter and chocolate are an amazing duo and combined with a crispy cereal mix this ensures a blend of textures and chocolate flavours which are hard to beat. In general terms the main ingredients of the recipe are melted chocolate, butter, and a thick and creamy peanut butter. Below we have listed our favourite Puppy Chow Recipe along with some surprising variations to keep you busy in your kitchen. Remember, kids and adults alike love this therefore makes plenty for all to share!

Puppy Chow Recipe which makes around 20 Chow's

• 10 cups of Chex cereal
• 0.5 Cup of creamy peanut butter (get the best make you can afford)
• 1.5 Cup of granulated (powdered) sugar
• 0.25 Cup of unsalted butter
• 1 Cup of good quality chocolate chips
• 1 Tsp Vanilla essence

Method

1. Place the chocolate chips, butter and peanut butter into a plastic or ceramic (Microwavable) bowl and power on for 1 minute until the chocolate/butter has melted.

2. Stir the mixture thoroughly until it is all mixed well and add the tsp of Vanilla essence.

3. Place the Chex cereal into a large separate clean mixing bowl.

4. Carefully pour the melted chocolate and peanut butter mix over the Chex cereal and mix in well ensuring all of the cereal is coated in the chocolate/butter mix.

5. Measure out the sugar and place into a large thick plastic bag and then pour in the chocolate Chex cereal. Give a quick blow into the bag whilst tightening it (inflating it like a balloon) and shake well until all the sugar is stuck to the puppy chow and coated.

There you have the perfect puppy chow recipe which can be made in minutes and will be eaten in seconds! Do not be afraid to try different ingredients to change things around a really nice twist is a cinnamon chow, simply add in a teaspoon of ground cinnamon and just use half of the vanilla.