{"id":1450929,"date":"2020-04-17T16:34:58","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T21:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/?p=1450929"},"modified":"2024-10-11T13:08:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T18:08:00","slug":"easy-puppy-chow-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/easy-puppy-chow-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"The Easy Puppy Chow Recipe You Can Make with Your Kids Right Now"},"content":{"rendered":"Whether you learned to make it at your first sleepover with friends or standing at the kitchen counter during the holidays with your mom, we all have our own nostalgic puppy chow memories. Puppy chow is a classic snack for a reason; it's easy to prepare and tempting to everyone. It's the perfect recipe to make with kids and can be customized with any of your favorite candies or dessert additions. Take the afternoon off and indulge in our easy puppy chow recipe.\r\n

What Is Puppy Chow?<\/h3>\r\nPuppy chow is a classic Midwestern snack and one of our all-time favorite no-bake desserts<\/a>. It's made from Chex cereal, melted chocolate, peanut butter, butter and any other toppings you'd like to add. This peanut butter and chocolate dessert<\/a> dream is then dusted with powdered sugar for an easy and irresistible snack! (Plus: Here's how to make puppy chow without peanut butter<\/a> for someone who has a peanut allergy or avoids peanut butter.)\r\n

How Did Puppy Chow Get Its Name?<\/h3>\r\nChex cereal was originally produced by the Ralston Purina Company\u2014the dog food people. In addition to its lines of dog chow and cat chow, the pet company offered \"human chow\" with their cereal. It was only a matter of time until human chow was transformed into the eighth wonder of the world with a heavenly mixture of chocolate, peanut butter and butter. We don't know who originally developed the recipe for puppy chow but it's safe to say we're all eternally indebted to this innovator.\r\n

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