Sometimes, I want something super yummy and super quick to throw together for my cheat day. This was definitely one of those times. I had about a million more like a billion things to do and the original cheat day treat I had planned on making was a multi step process, with baking and waiting involved and I was just so not in the mood.
Y’all ever have that? Like there is so much on your plate (so to speak) that there is just no fun to be had in spending time hours on baking something? Well, that was certainly the case here. Dilemma being, I still wanted something munchy for my cheat day. Hello to puppy chow.
Don’t let the name gross you out, it is neither for puppies nor made with them (someone actually asked me that haha). It is simply chex mix, peanut butter, chocolate, butter, powdered sugar and the best part! Reese’s Pieces. Yum, yummy, yummy y’all. This is perfectly crunchy, sweet, a little salty and a whole lot of awesome. I now want to make as many variations of this I can, such a delicious, super easy and fun munchy food. Enjoy!
For starters measure out your Chex Cereal…
in your saucepan..peanut butter, butter and chocolate chips…
all melted…
onto your chex cereal…
all mixed up…
into the bag with the powdered sugar…
after a good shaking…
your Reese’s Pieces…
shake these all up, then onto the tray and sprinkle the rest of your powdered sugar on top…
Enjoy!
- 9 Cups of Chex Rice Cereal.
- 1 Cup of Milk Chocolate Chips.
- 1/2 Cup of Creamy Peanut Butter.
- 1/2 Cup (1 Stick) of Unsalted Butter.
- 1 Tablespoon of Vanilla Extract.
- 1 1/2 Cups of Powdered Sugar.
- 1 1/2 Cups of Reese's Pieces.
- 1-1 Gallon Sized Ziploc Bag.
- 1 10x15 Pan.
- Measure your cereal out into a large mixing bowl and set aside.
- In a small/medium saucepan place your chocolate chips, peanut butter and unsalted butter.
- On low/medium heat melt these ingredients together, then add the vanilla.
- Pour your melted peanut butter mix over your cereal and stir until all of the cereal is covered.
- Place 1 cup of the powdered sugar into your Ziploc bag, then add your cereal to the bag, closing tightly and shake until the cereal is completely covered.
- Then add your Reese's Pieces and shake some more.
- Place some wax or parchment paper onto your pan and pour your cereal mixture onto the paper and sprinkle the 1/2 cup of powdered sugar onto areas of your mix that might have been missed, and allow to cool and enjoy!
the little bit I took home didn’t last a full day before I finished it off
Awesome!! that stuff is sooo like crack 🙂
Love puppy chow mix! As a serious snacker this is definitely a recipe I need to make.
Thanks Thalia! yes you should definitely give this a go 🙂 -Holly