Christmas Puppy Chow
This peppermint puppy chow is a delicious and EASY holiday treat that's perfect for gatherings of any type. A one-up from the classic puppy chow by adding peppermint extract, white chocolate, and mint m & m's.
Ingredients
- 8 cups rice chex cereal
- ¾ cup semisweet chocolate chips milk or dark chocolate work great too!
- ¾ cup white chocolate chips
- 2 tbsp butter divided*
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter divided*
- ½ tsp peppermint extract
- ½ tsp vanilla extract optional
- ¾ cup mint M&M's
- ¾ cup red and green M&M's oreos are awesome here too!
- 1½ cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- In a microwave safe dish, melt the white chocolate with 1 tbsp of butter and ¼ cup peanut butter. Melt in intervals of 20 seconds until smooth. Add ¼ tsp peppermint extract, stir, and set aside. After adding the extracts, the mixture may get "thick," but that's okay!
- Next melt the semisweet chocolate chips in a microwave dish, along with the remaining 1 tbsp of butter and ¼ cup peanut butter. Melt in intervals of 20 seconds until smooth. Add ¼ tsp peppermint extract, stir, and set aside.
- Add both the melted chocolate mixtures into a large bowl with the rice chex cereal. Stir with a spoon until the cereal is fully coated in the melted chocolates.
- Finally add the M&M's and powdered sugar. Cover the bowl and shake until the powdered sugar is fully coating the puppy chow. If you do not have a big bowl with a cover, you can add the puppy chow to a gallon-sized plastic bag, seal, and shake to coat that way too.