Here are the only ingredients that you need. The cereal I used can be found at Trader Joe’s.
You know what… I spend a lot more money on groceries than I thought I would. I don’t know if it’s because boys eat a lot more than I expected or if it’s because I get a little too excited when I’m at the grocery store and start throwing unnecessary things in my cart. It probably doesn’t help that I like to have a fully stocked kitchen at all times.
How do you budget? I don’t have a Sunday newspaper anymore like I used to back home, so there goes a majority of my coupon cutting. Sure, you can print out coupons online, but that’s such a pain in the butt!
Until I figure that out, I’ll keep chomping away on my puppy chow. Have you ever heard of puppy chow? I was surprised by the amount of people that didn’t know what it was! I lived off this stuff in middle school, yet my DB had never heard of it in his life.
Traditionally, puppy chow is made with peanut butter instead of Nutella, but this version is just as great (if not better!). I saw this idea from Healthy Tasty Chow and adapted it to my liking/what was on hand in my kitchen. Just keep it stored in an airtight container and you can munch on it for days.
Nutella Puppy Chow
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Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup Nutella
- 1 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 13 cups (more or less) or one 12oz box of hearty wheat/corn/rice cereal like Chex – try to find a hearty version so it doesn’t break down when stirring
- 2-3 cups powdered sugar
Directions:
- In a pan over medium-low heat, melt the butter and chocolate chips, stirring constantly.
- When all is melted and smooth, remove from heat and stir in the Nutella.
- Slowly pour the chocolate Nutella mixture over cereal in a large mixing bowl. Wash your hands and use them to stir everything together until fairly evenly coated.
- Wash those hands again and add the cereal to a gallon sized ziploc bag.
- Pour in the powdered sugar and shake, starting with 1/2 cup at a time. You want to make sure everything’s coated, but not too sweet!
I literally said to my husband last night “I wonder if you can make puppy chow with nutella?” THANK YOU for this recipe!!!
I know that most of my money goes to the grocery store (other than rent). I should really budget better about it. A friend told me about this website mint.com that helps with that.
Oh wow. This looks absolutely AMAZING! I wish I had some at my desk right now…
I absolutely LOVE nutella and puppy chow. This is definitely on my “to-bake” list!
So the only thing better than puppy chow has to be nutella puppy chow! Can’t wait to try this!
I was just wondering…could I substitute the wheat/corn/rice cereal with a cereal like Cookie Crisps?
@fate– no, i wouldn’t recommend it since cookie crisps are not as sturdy as chex. they’ll get crushed when mixing. plus, it isn’t open and hollow so that the mixture could ooze in.
Nutella puppy chow? Heck yes. I will be making this as soon as possible.. and as soon as I can find a place to hide it from everyone else.
I spend lots of $$ on groceries too. I chalk it up to the fact that I’m a foodie. A food blogger. And human, so I gotta eat 😉 I’d rather go grocery shopping than clothes shopping, so I guess it’s not SOOO bad that my grocery bill is slightly higher then maybe the ‘norm.’ LOVE this idea for puppy chow!
Just made this and it turned out AMAZING!
I did have a problem with the chocolate mixture getting too thick after adding the Nutella, but it was quickly fixed by adding some milk to thin it back out. 🙂
Thanks for this!
Ive been searching for this exact recipe. While searching I found other good ones but this was the best!!! Glad I ran across your blog!
Tara
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I am SO excited to try this recipe for the Super Bowl this weekend! I just wrote about it and referenced your post in my blog and just wanted to share so you knew it was out there! Thanks for sharing this! 🙂 http://www.youngfreestlouis.com/blog/super-bowl-sunday-2-easy-and-gluten-free-game-food-recipes.html
just made some of this tonight for a camping trip with friends who aren’t peanut butter fans. turned out great!! now if i can only keep myself from eating it all before we leave tomorrow….
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I love this recipe! I just blogged about it and listed you as the source. thank you so much for a great recipe!
Love Nutella puppy chow, thanks for the recipe. If you happen to have cinnamon cereal in your pantry, give it a try in your puppy chow. Adds another layer of yumminess =)