Puppy Chow Recipes

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“Why do they call it ‘Puppy Chow?'” asked my youngest. My reply was, “Honey, I have no idea.” It’s kind of a terrible name – who thinks dog food sounds appetizing? I love my dog, but I have no interest in her food!

Anyway, I recently spoke about my new cereal obsession, ADNB) and a healthier snack for the kiddos. When the kids got home from school and saw this on the counter for snack, they were pumped! They loved it! I made one batch with reduced powdered sugar and another batch with protein powder (in place of the powdered sugar).

In all seriousness, I preferred the protein powder to the powdered sugar. I don’t know if my palate has changed a bit, but the powdered sugar was just too sweet!

The protein powder recipe is more subtle in sweetness. My daughter likes the two recipes combined. My boys are in the powdered sugar only camp. Recipes for both versions are below.

On the left is the batch with protein powder, on the right is with powdered sugar.

Protein Puppy Chow

Servings: 5
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A more macro-friendly version of the beloved Puppy Chow snack.

Ingredients

1 ounce dark chocolate (I used Lily’s mini chocolate chips)
2 TBS Butter My Cup American Dream Nut Butter
2 cups Peanut Butter Chex
1 scoop vanilla protein powder (I used Ghost cereal milk flavor)

Directions

Melt the chocolate chips. I did this in the microwave at 70% stirring every 30 seconds.
Stir in the nut butter.
Stir in the Chex
Put one scoop of protein powder in a gallon-sized Ziploc baggie.
Put the cereal mixture in the baggie. Zip to close and shake until the powder covers all the chocolate.
Allow to cool and serve.

Nutrition

Per Serving (40 gram serving): 150 calories; 18.5 g carbohydrates; 6.2 g fat; 8.4 g protein

Reduced Sugar Puppy Chow

Servings: 8
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An equally delicious Puppy Chow recipe with less sugar!

Ingredients

2 ounces dark chocolate (I used Lily’s mini chocolate chips)
6 TBS Butter My Cup American Dream Nut Butter
4 cups Peanut Butter Chex
6 TBS powdered sugar

Directions

Melt the chocolate. I used the microwave at 70%, stirring every 30 seconds
Stir the peanut butter into the melted chocolate.
Stir in the Chex cereal.
Put the powdered sugar into a gallon-sized Ziploc baggie.
Put the cereal mixture in the baggie. Zip to close and shake until the powder covers all the chocolate.
Allow to cool and serve.