You can find a basic recipe on the back of a corn Chex cereal box and adjust for whatever your dietary needs are. You can also use the rice Chex.
- 9 cups of corn or rice Chex cereal
- 1/2 cup of Sunbutter (you can use any peanut free alternative or the real thing if you are not allergic to peanuts)
- 1/4 cup of non-dairy butter (I use Smart Balance)
- 1/2 cup of non-dairy chocolate chips
- 1 tsp Gluten Free Vanilla extract (you can omit if you don't have any)
- 2 cups of powdered sugar (you can use less if needed, I just like a lot of powdered sugar on mine!)
First thing to do is measure out your 9 cups of cereal and set aside. Now, place one cup of the powdered sugar in the gallon size zip lock bag. Next, put Sunbutter, non-dairy butter and chocolate chips in microwave safe bowl. Melt in microwave for 30 seconds and stir. Place back in microwave and heat for 20 more seconds. Keep heating at 15 second intervals until the mixture is completely melted and smooth. Once the chocolate mixture is ready add the Chex cereal and stir well until all pieces of the cereal is covered with the chocolate. It is messy but it is oh so good!
Take a big spoon and scoop half of the chocolate covered cereal into the zip lock bag. Seal the bag and shake until all of the pieces are covered.
Place the sugar covered cereal on a cookie sheet to cool off. Place the other cup of powdered sugar in the same ziplock bag and pour the other half of the cereal in. Shake and then place the cereal out on the cookie sheet. Cereal should be cooled off and ready to eat in about 30 minutes. I put puppy chow in cute containers at Christmas time and give to teachers, administrators, office staff, etc. Puppy chow can be kept in an air tight container in the fridge for up to a week.
