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Easter Themed Puppy Chow

This puppy chow recipe can easily be changed up for different holidays. This specific recipe uses pastel colored M&Ms to match for Easter.
Prep Time5 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: puppy chow

Equipment

  • 1 Gallon sized ziploc bag
  • measuring cups

Ingredients

  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1 cup chocolate chips semi-sweet or milk chocolate work well
  • 8 cups chex cereal
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 cup M&Ms

Instructions

  • Add peanut butter and chocolate chips to a microwaveable bowl. Microwave in 30 second intervals until melted together - usually about 1 minute. Stir well.
  • Add 8 cups of chex cereal to a gallon sized Ziploc bag.
  • Pour half of the peanut butter/chocolate mixture in the bag, seal, and then shake to coat the cereal. Then add the rest of the mixture, seal and again shake to coat the cereal.
  • Add the powdered sugar to the ziploc bag and shake until everything is coated nicely. Make sure you cover the cereal at the bottom of the bag.
  • Add the M&M's, seal, and shake the bag to more evenly distribute.

Notes

This basic puppy chow recipe can easily be adapted to any holiday by simply changing the colors and using different M&Ms. Good for St. Patrick's day (mint M&Ms!), Christmas, Valentine's Day, etc.