Best Puppy Chow Aka Moon Rocks Recipes

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PUPPY CHOW



Puppy Chow image

This delightfully messy Midwestern treat is simple enough for kids to make: Just toss crispy cereal with melted peanut butter and chocolate, then dust with lots of confectioners' sugar. The recipe's origins are murky, but puppy chow, or muddy buddies, can probably be traced back to recipe pamphlets and community cookbooks from the 1960s. Unlike the version on the back of the Chex cereal box, this recipe calls for a whole box of cereal and for cooling the chocolate-coated cereal a bit, which encourages clusters to form and helps the sugar stick. The cooled cereal is then tossed with confectioners' sugar on a baking sheet for even coverage. There are many additions to consider: popcorn, chocolate chips, pretzels, nuts, mini marshmallows - the list goes on.

Provided by Ali Slagle

Categories     easy, snack, candies, finger foods, dessert

Time 20m

Yield 12 cups

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 (12-ounce) box of Chex, Crispix or similar cereal (about 11 cups)
1 1/2 cups bittersweet chocolate chips or 10 ounces/283 grams chopped bittersweet chocolate
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)
1 1/2 cups/185 grams confectioners' sugar
Kosher salt

Steps:

  • Place the cereal in a large bowl. Melt the chocolate and peanut butter in the microwave or on the stovetop. Microwave in a bowl in 30-second intervals, stirring between each, until nearly completely melted, then stir to melt completely. On the stovetop, stir in a small saucepan over low heat. Off the heat, stir in the vanilla.
  • Pour the chocolate-peanut butter mixture over the cereal and stir vigorously to coat. Refrigerate until the chocolate is cool, tacky and less shiny than melted chocolate, 10 to 15 minutes.
  • Spread the cereal in an even layer on a sheet pan. With a spoon or fine-mesh sieve, sprinkle some of the powdered sugar evenly over the cereal, add a pinch of salt, then toss with a spoon or your hands, or both, until evenly coated. Repeat with the remaining powdered sugar (adding the sugar in batches ensures it doesn't all soak into the chocolate). Set aside to set, at least 5 minutes. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for 3 to 4 days, or in the fridge or freezer for months.

PUPPY CHOW AKA MOON ROCKS



Puppy Chow AKA Moon Rocks image

My kids LOVE this, even as adults they ask me to make this when they come to visit.

Provided by Dee Robinson

Categories     Other Snacks

Time 55m

Number Of Ingredients 6

1/2 c butter
1 c peanut butter
2 c chocolate chips
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 box (17.5 oz) crispix cereal or can use chex
1 box powdered sugar

Steps:

  • 1. Melt butter with peanut butter and chocolate chips. Add Vanilla. (I do this in the microwave)
  • 2. Por chocolate mixture over cereal and toss to coat each peiece..work quickly
  • 3. I then put this into a plastic trash bag, add powdered sugar and shake bag to coat. Some people have told me they add other things to thiers such as marshmellows and M&m's. I personally havent tried it that way yet.

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