August 11: Puppy Chow

Puppy chow is such an intriguing (and addictive) snack!  When I was still teaching, a number of students selected this recipe for their demonstration speech, and it was always tasty!  I thought the boys would have fun with this recipe, but as soon as Koen heard the name of it he was out.  He wanted nothing to do with anything called puppy chow, even after I said we could call it "Koen Chow," "Tysen Chow," or "Mommy Chow."  I knew he would regret not making it once he saw everyone else enjoying it (remember the rule:  if you don't make it, you don't eat it).  But he stood by his decision, so Ty and I had a blast mixing it all, licking the spoons, and shaking the bag.  Here's the recipe we used...

Puppy Chow

12 cups of Crispix or Rice Chex (this is more than a box of cereal, so we threw in some open Corn Chex with our Rice Chex)
1 bag semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup butter
2 cups powdered sugar

Melt the chocolate chips, peanut butter, and butter (we just used the microwave).  Pour the melted mixture over the cereal.  Put the powdered sugar in a paper grocery bag.  Add cereal and shake til cereal is coated.  Enjoy!

Of course, in the end, Koen wanted to eat some.  I did let him try a few pieces to assure him that he did, in fact, like Puppy Chow.  Now, though, he'll have to wait for another batch.  And seeing that this first batch is about gone, I'm sure we'll be making Puppy Chow again sooner rather than later. 

Ty inspects his work.