“A messy kitchen is a sign of happiness.”- said Pintrest

I am digging into some Halloween spirt this week. Starting off with an easy recipe that the kids will love. Halloween Puppy Chow!!! This Halloween Puppy Chow is great for Halloween Parties and snacks for school or sporting events.

My girls loved this Halloween treat because they were able to help assist me in the kitchen. Honestly, I normally do not like when they want to help me because they always make a huge mess and if you know me very well I hate messes! I try to care less about messes in the kitchen because I love how they like to help mommy and I know there will be a point in time where they won’t want to help or be around me as much. So it is a work in progress for me with embracing the messy kitchen.

Your kids can easily help with measuring out all the ingredients, mixing it all, and of course eating it all. Mixing is basically all you do for this dessert. Eazy Peazy Lemon Squeezee!

How To Make Halloween Puppy Chow

First, gather all your ingredients.

FOR PEANUT BUTTER WHITE CHOCOLATE PUPPY CHOW:

9 cups Chex rice cereal squares
1 cups white chocolate chips
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1/4 cup unsalted butter
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 & 1/2 cups powdered sugar

FOR PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE PUPPY CHOW:

9 cups Chex rice cereal squares
1 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1/4 cup unsalted butter
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 & 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder (optional)
Peanut Butter Candies (Reese’s Pieces or M&M’s)
Parchment paper or a silicone baking mat

Next, prep two baking sheets by lining them with parchment paper or a silicone mat.

FOR PEANUT BUTTER WHITE CHOCOLATE PUPPY CHOW:

Measure out rice cereal and place in a large bowl.

In a small microwave save bowl, put white chocolate chips, peanut butter and butter. Heat in the microwave and stir until smooth (I like to check every 30 seconds). Stir in vanilla.

Pour white chocolate mixture over cereal. Stir to coat cereal.

Place powdered sugar in a ziplock back, dump cereal into bag, seal and shake until coated.

Dump cereal onto a cookie sheet, spread out and let cool for 20 minutes.

FOR PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE PUPPY CHOW:

Measure out rice cereal and place in a large bowl.

In a small microwave save bowl, put chocolate chips, peanut butter and butter. Heat in the microwave and stir until smooth (I like to check every 30 seconds). Stir in vanilla.

Pour chocolate mixture over cereal. Stir to coat cereal.

Place powdered sugar and unsweetened cocoa powder (optional) in a ziplock back, dump cereal into bag, seal and shake until coated.

Dump cereal onto a cookie sheet, spread out and let cool for 20 minutes.

After all cereal is cooled, mix together and add Peanut Butter Candies.

Store in an airtight container up to 5 days.

Tips & Tricks

I love the LARGE baking pan I got from my favorite store Target Wilton Ultra Bake Professional. I also love using Amazon Basics Silicone Baking Mat instead of parchment paper. They are super easy to clean and they fit perfectly in your baking pan.
A quick tip is to use a good quality chocolate. Trust me, it will make your cookie taste that much better. My favorite go-to chocolate chips are Ghirardelli Chocolate Chips. They are seriously the best chocolate chips.
Since I bake quite often I like to buy stuff in bulk. I love buying my flour, sugars, pure vanilla extract, butter, oil, eggs, and spices at Costco.
Costco, Target, & Amazon are my favorite stores to shop at!

Make sure you post your photos on Instagram and tag me in them so I can see your creations from my blog #eazypeazylemonsqueezee

Halloween Puppy Chow

By: Tammie

March 26, 2019
18 cups
30 min
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Ingredients

FOR PEANUT BUTTER WHITE CHOCOLATE PUPPY CHOW:
9 cups Chex rice cereal squares
1 cup white chocolate chips
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1/4 cup unsalted butter
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 & 1/2 cups powdered sugar
FOR PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE PUPPY CHOW:
9 cups Chex rice cereal squares
1 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1/4 cup unsalted butter
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 & 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder (optional)
Peanut Butter Candies (Reese's Pieces or M&M's)
Parchment paper or a silicone baking mat

Directions

Step 1: Prep two baking sheets by lining them with parchment paper or a silicone mat.
Step 2: FOR PEANUT BUTTER WHITE CHOCOLATE PUPPY CHOW: Measure out rice cereal and place in a large bowl.
Step 3: In a small microwave save bowl, put white chocolate chips, peanut butter and butter. Heat in the microwave and stir until smooth (I like to check every 30 seconds). Stir in vanilla.
Step 4: Pour white chocolate mixture over cereal. Stir to coat cereal.
Step 5: Place powdered sugar in a ziplock back, dump cereal into bag, seal and shake until coated.
Step 6: Dump cereal onto a cookie sheet, spread out and let cool for 20 minutes.
Step 7: FOR PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE PUPPY CHOW: Follow steps 2-6 but use your chocolate chips instead of the white chocolate chips. Also, this is optional but you can add the unsweetened cocoa powder to the powdered sugar.
Step 8: After all cereal is cooled, mix together and add Peanut Butter Candies.
Step 9: Store in an airtight container up to 5 days.