Christmas Puppy Chow
This Christmas Puppy Chow is the perfect holiday snack—festive and fun, and brimming with crunchy chocolate-peanut butter goodness!
Servings: 10
Calories: 590kcal
Ingredients
- 6 ounces semisweet chocolate
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 8 cups Rice Chex cereal
- 2 cups confectioner’s sugar
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 cups holiday M&Ms
- 2 cups thin pretzels
Instructions
- Chop chocolate into small chunks and butter into 2-3 pieces, and put both into a microwave-safe bowl.
- Melt chocolate and butter on medium power in the microwave, stirring every 30 seconds, until smooth. (It will take around 2 minutes.)
- Add peanut butter, vanilla extract, and kosher salt, and mix until smooth.
- Pour cereal into a large bowl and add chocolate-peanut butter mixture. Stir gently until all pieces are coated.
- Pour confectioners sugar into a large ziptop bag along with the cocoa powder.
- Add coated cereal and shake until well coated. You may need to do this in batches.
- Spread onto cookie sheet in a single layer to cool.
- When cool, put into a large bowl and gently stir in M&Ms and pretzels.
Notes
Ingredient Notes:
• You can substitute Crispix for Chex Mix (though in that case, this dessert may not be gluten-free).
• Use a regular commercial peanut butter for this recipe, like Jif or Skippy. Natural peanut butters are delicious, but unfortunately they just don’t melt as smoothly as non-natural brands! Note that for peanut-free muddy buddies, you can just leave out the peanut butter in this recipe. How to Store:
No refrigeration needed—just keep it in an airtight container, where it will last for about a week.
• You can substitute Crispix for Chex Mix (though in that case, this dessert may not be gluten-free).
• Use a regular commercial peanut butter for this recipe, like Jif or Skippy. Natural peanut butters are delicious, but unfortunately they just don’t melt as smoothly as non-natural brands! Note that for peanut-free muddy buddies, you can just leave out the peanut butter in this recipe. How to Store:
No refrigeration needed—just keep it in an airtight container, where it will last for about a week.
Nutrition
Calories: 590kcal | Carbohydrates: 92g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 451mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 60g
