Halloween Puppy Chow

By now, everyone should know what I’m talking about when I say puppy chow, puppy food, or muddy buddies. It’s really simple to make, and seems to come around more frequently during the holiday season. Today, I decided to make some, and put a Halloween spin on it!

Ingredients: 

4 cups Chex, Crispix, or any other similar cereal (I used Whole Foods Wheat Waffles)

½ cup semisweet chocolate chips

¼ cup peanut butter

1 tbsp butter or margarine

½ tsp vanilla

Powdered sugar (approximately 1 cup)

2/3 cup candy corn

1 cup pumpkin spice chocolate chips

Directions:

1. In a microwavable bowl, combine butter, chocolate chips, and peanut butter. Heat, uncovered, in microwave for 1 minute, remove, and stir until softened. Heat for an additional 15 seconds for any more time needed to soften.

2. Once chocolate/peanut butter mixture is melted, add in vanilla and stir.

3. In a large separate bowl, add 4 cups of cereal and pour in melted mixture and fold together with a spatula until cereal is evenly coated.

4. Once chocolate/peanut butter mixture is combined with cereal, slowly add in powdered sugar, and stir until there is a dusting coating all cereal squares. Place in refrigerator for 10 minutes so chocolate mixture can cool.

Remove from fridge and add in candy corn and pumpkin spice chocolate chips. Stir and serve.

Seal and store in airtight container for up to a week.

Hopefully this fast and easy snack mix will make it into your Halloween treats this year!

 

Have an awesome weekend,

Lynda