How to Make Puppy Chow
Does puppy chow sound like another tasty snack for your puppy? Well, you are totally mistaken. Though the name clearly suggests that it ought to be dog food, it is actually a yummy dish meant for humans! This dish has many names like puppy food, monkey munch, chewbacca chew etc. If you have recently been to Mid-Western United States, then you will be aware of this dish, as it is their specialty. Many variations of these recipes are available but the basic ingredients remain the same in almost all recipes i.e. peanut butter, cereal and chocolate. Sounds yummy? Learn how to make puppy chow mix for breakfast with the following recipes.
Puppy Chow Recipe with Peanut Butter
Ingredients
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1 pkg. (16 oz. or 1 lb.) powdered sugar
- 1, 12 oz box cereal
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate fries
- 5 tbs butter
- 1 tsp vanilla
Pour the cereal in a big bowl and set aside. Now take a 1-qt saucepan, put the chocolate fries in it and heat. When the chocolate fries are slightly warm, add peanut butter along with butter and heat on low heat. Stir frequently so that none of the ingredients get burned. Remove from heat when chocolate fries, butter and peanut butter melts completely. As soon as you bring the pan down, stir in vanilla and mix well.
Pour this mixture slowly over cereals. Stir with the help of a spatula, so that the ingredients are evenly coated. When mixed well, pour this mixture into a 2 gallon plastic storage bag or a grocery bag. Now add powdered sugar and shake the bag, slowly until the mixture is well coated. Once evenly mixed, spread the mixture on a wax paper and let it cool. You can serve immediately or for better taste, store in an airtight container and refrigerate until serving.
Puppy Chow Recipe with Cereal
Ingredients
- confectioner's sugar
- 1 vanilla
- 1 cup chocolate fries
- 9 cups cereal (plain are the best)
Take a large microwave bowl and add butter, chocolate fries, and peanut butter to it, remember to use only microwave safe bowl. Combine the ingredients well and keep aside. Now take another big bowl. Add 9 cups of cereal in it. Now microwave the first bowl containing butter, peanut butter and chocolate fries for about 1 minute, on high. You can keep a 30 seconds interval and remember to stir the ingredients at every interval, until all the ingredients melt and turn into a smooth mixture. Only when all the ingredients are completely smooth and melted, add vanilla and mix well.
Now pour this chocolate-peanut butter mixture over the cereal mixture and toss until the cereal is evenly covered. Once the cereals are evenly covered, coat with confectioner's sugar and toss until each piece is evenly covered. Refrigerate before serving. Just a small tip, when we heat the microwave, there is a possibility of the ingredients splattering and creating a mess, so follow a simple solution of covering the bowl with a paper towel. This will surely lessen your work of cleaning the mess!
Now that you know how to make puppy chow, start with your cooking soon! You can make this tasty snack for children's party or even as a different snack at your tea-party! By the way, if you are curious to know, this snack is inspired from a dog food, which looks exactly like puppy chow, but tastes completely different, you can try for yourself!
