Puppy chow
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Puppy Chow is a form of chocolate
-based confectionary, eaten in the United States. It is most often consumed in the northwestern Midwest, including Illinois, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin and Nebraska. Different versions of the recipe call for different levels of ingredients, but they all produce the same result: Melted chocolate, peanut butter and cereal coated with powdered sugar.
The main ingredient is a cereal such as Chex or Crispix
. Any variety of Chex can be used, but rice is usually used. Crispix are half rice and half corn. The cereal is mixed with melted chocolate chip
s, butter
(or a butter substitute
), vanilla, and creamy peanut butter
. After mixing, the result is coated with powdered sugar
, usually added by shaking it together in a plastic storage container. Once coated, it may be placed in the refrigerator or freezer to cool.
Chocolate
Chocolate is a raw or processed food produced from the seed of the tropical Theobroma cacao tree. Cacao has been cultivated for at least three millennia in Mexico, Central and South America. Its earliest documented use is around 1100 BC...
-based confectionary, eaten in the United States. It is most often consumed in the northwestern Midwest, including Illinois, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin and Nebraska. Different versions of the recipe call for different levels of ingredients, but they all produce the same result: Melted chocolate, peanut butter and cereal coated with powdered sugar.
The main ingredient is a cereal such as Chex or Crispix
Crispix
Crispix is a brand of breakfast cereal, introduced by Kellogg's in 1983. It was created specifically to compete with Ralston Purina's Chex family of cereals, which had about $125 million in annual sales and no significant competition...
. Any variety of Chex can be used, but rice is usually used. Crispix are half rice and half corn. The cereal is mixed with melted chocolate chip
Chocolate chip
Chocolate chips are small chunks of chocolate. They are often sold in a round, flat-bottomed teardrop shape. They are available in numerous sizes, from large to miniature, but are usually around 1 cm in diameter.-Origin:...
s, butter
Butter
Butter is a dairy product made by churning fresh or fermented cream or milk. It is generally used as a spread and a condiment, as well as in cooking applications, such as baking, sauce making, and pan frying...
(or a butter substitute
Margarine
Margarine , as a generic term, can indicate any of a wide range of butter substitutes, typically composed of vegetable oils. In many parts of the world, the market share of margarine and spreads has overtaken that of butter...
), vanilla, and creamy peanut butter
Peanut butter
Peanut butter is a food paste made primarily from ground dry roasted peanuts, popular in North America, Netherlands, United Kingdom, and parts of Asia, particularly the Philippines and Indonesia. It is mainly used as a sandwich spread, sometimes in combination as in the peanut butter and jelly...
. After mixing, the result is coated with powdered sugar
Powdered sugar
Powdered sugar, also known as confectioners' sugar or icing sugar, is very fine sugar. When intended for home use, it typically contains a small amount of anti-caking agent....
, usually added by shaking it together in a plastic storage container. Once coated, it may be placed in the refrigerator or freezer to cool.