Description
Butterfinger Puppy Chow packs a punch of chocolatey, peanut butter goodness that satisfies sweet cravings instantly. Crunchy cereal coated in rich chocolate and crushed Butterfinger pieces creates an irresistible snack you can’t help but devour.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 7 cups rice chex cereal
- 18 fun-size butterfinger candy bars, crushed
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
Coating Ingredients:
- 1 ¼ cups powdered sugar
Additional Flavoring Ingredients:
- ¼ cup salted butter
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Create a chocolate-peanut butter base by melting chocolate chips, peanut butter, and butter in a microwave-safe bowl, stirring at 30-second intervals until completely smooth and glossy.
- Infuse the melted mixture with vanilla extract, blending thoroughly to enhance the overall flavor profile.
- Gently cascade the liquid chocolate blend over Rice Chex cereal in a spacious mixing vessel, carefully folding to ensure each cereal piece is evenly enrobed.
- Pulverize Butterfinger candy bars into fine, crumbly fragments, then generously scatter across the chocolate-coated cereal.
- Transfer the chocolatey cereal mixture into a robust resealable plastic bag, introducing powdered sugar as a delicate coating.
- Vigorously agitate the sealed bag, rotating and shaking to create a uniform sugar dusting that completely covers the cereal clusters.
- Distribute the coated puppy chow onto a flat baking sheet, allowing it to rest and solidify at room temperature for optimal texture and crispness.
- Once completely cool and set, portion into serving containers and indulge in this decadent, crunchy treat.
Notes
- Select chocolate chips with high cocoa butter content for smoother melting and richer flavor.
- Crush Butterfinger bars while slightly frozen to achieve more consistent, smaller pieces without crumbling completely.
- Use gluten-free Rice Chex for a celiac-friendly version of this sweet treat.
- Prevent clumping by shaking the powdered sugar-coated mixture gently and ensuring each cereal piece is evenly covered.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 260
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 35 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg