Sweet Spin on Puppy Chow!

 I love love love puppy chow.

I used to fill up on it before Thanksgiving.  It would be sitting in pretty little silver bowls, just beckoning me.  I could not resist. 

So when I saw this recipe months ago on The Smart Kitchen, I knew I'd have to try it.  Oh, and the cereal had been on sale for a cool $2, so it was clearly a sign that this was meant to be. 

First time I made it, I followed her recipe to a [near] T.  This last time I made it, I modified it a bit.  Modified recipe = my favorite, so it's what I will share with you. :o)

Carmel Apple Puppy Chow
Adapted from Miss Smart

• 1 box Apple Cinnamon Chex
• 1 bag butterscotch chips
• 1-2 T coconut oil
• 1/2 c. peanut butter
• powdered sugar

1. Consider how much you might eat.  If you're not sharing this, may I recommend making a half batch?  Otherwise, you're likely to eat it all yourself.  In a day.  Just a heads up. :o)
2.  Melt together butterscotch chips, coconut oil, and peanut butter.
3. Pour into bowl with chex (I like to layer chex, melty stuff, chex, melty stuff... makes it a bit easier to combine)
4. Use a spatula to combine.
5. Once chex is coated, pour into a large gallon bag, that you can seal up, with powdered sugar.  I didn't use too much as I didn't want it to be overly sweet.
6.  Shake shake shake! 

 

It's delicious.  Dee-liiii-shhhh-ous!  It's sweet, but I think the peanut butter helps cut the sweetness a bit.  You can add more or less to taste.  :o)   Let's look at it again, a little closer.

 

Oh, and here is Rudder, helping me write this post. ;o)

Happy Monday!