Showing posts with label puppy chow. Show all posts
Showing posts with label puppy chow. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Halloween Puppy Chow

This is the first of several Halloween posts. Prepare yourself.

Puppy chow. Muddy buddies. White Trash. I've heard a lot of different names for it, but it's always just as amazing (and almost addictive... what?)

This is a food. {People give you the funniest looks when you tell them you're eating puppy chow.} 

Since it's almost Halloween (and I'm on a time crunch tonight), I thought I'd share my favorite recipe for puppy chow with a Halloween twist.

Warning: This a messy recipe, but trust me, it's definitely worth it. {It tastes fabulous.}

Ingredients:
  • 9 cups Chex cereal
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups candy corn
  • 1 1/2 cups Reese's Pieces
  • 2 cups pretzels
Directions:
  1. Melt the chocolate chips and add in the peanut butter. [I usually do this on the stove in a large pot, but you can do it in the microwave- be careful though because peanut butter burns easily]
  2. Stir in vanilla.
  3. Add the Chex to the peanut butter-chocolate mixer. Mix until all of the cereal is coated. [this seems difficult while you're doing it, but just keep mixing it in... it's not that hard]
  4. Put the coated Chex in a large bag (zip-lock or paper bag). Add the powdered sugar, seal, and shake until coated.
  5. Spread the cereal on wax paper to let it cool. [honesty time: I don't always do this, so it is okay to skip it]
  6. Mix in candy corn, Reese's Pieces, and pretzels.
 
from: Sweet Treats and More
Et voila! You have a wonderful Halloween treat (or anytime. I would be okay with eating this anytime.)