Thanksgiving Pet Chow is your favourite candy deal with turned it right into a enjoyable Thanksgiving impressed snack with festive sweet pumpkins, Reese’s items, and extra!
A.Ok.A. MUDDY BUDDIES
Whether or not you name this Muddy Buddies or Pet Chow, it’s a traditional snack that everybody appears to like. It’s made with powdered sugar lined cereal that’s been coated in chocolate and peanut butter and we’ve added lovable Thanksgiving themed candies – all you want for a candy and crunchy deal with. It makes for the cutest (and yummiest) candy snack to have out for visitors this vacation season!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
Certain! I used the mallowcreme pumpkins and the Reese’s items to present off all of the Thanksgiving vibes and colour scheme, however any M&M’s and different candies may be added. You may also add some sweet corn for one more festive contact.
I believe it will depend on your stage of toleration for “a bunch of palms dipping right into a bowl.” Some of us are superb and others desire not. So, having mentioned that, sure it may be put in a big bowl or you may break it up into smaller bowls scattered round.
The most suitable choice for our germ averse associates is you possibly can put a number of the pet chow in particular person cellophane baggage with some ornamental ribbon and hand them out.
This snack combine may be saved in an hermetic container for as much as every week at room temperature. It may be saved within the fridge
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (SEE RECIPE CARD BELOW FOR THE FULL RECIPE)
- rice Chex cereal – you may just about use any of the Chex flavors (corn, wheat, honey nut) you get pleasure from for this. Additionally, if you’ll be able to discover Crispix cereal close to you, it’s a good substitute.
- semi-sweet chocolate chips – you possibly can use milk chocolate or darkish chocolate chips as nicely. I believe the semi-sweet brings the proper steadiness since all the pieces else is so candy.
- creamy peanut butter – I’ve by no means tried this with different nut butters or pure peanut butter so I can’t say for sure how nicely they work right here. It appears to me that one thing like an almond butter would work since it’s the identical consistency as peanut butter. If you happen to strive it, I’d like to know if it really works nicely.
- unsalted butter – if all you’ve gotten is salted, that can work simply superb.
- vanilla extract – truthfully, I believe if you happen to don’t have vanilla extract, don’t sweat it. I believe it could nonetheless style completely superb with out it.
- powdered sugar – this half is the messiest a part of the entire deal. Inserting it in a big gallon dimension Ziploc bag works finest however if you happen to don’t have that then put it in a extremely massive bowl so you’ve gotten loads of area to stir all the pieces with out it getting in every single place.
- mini Reese’s peanut butter cups, Reese’s items and mallowcreme pumpkins – you may have a variety of enjoyable with this recipe and alter up the add-ins. It’s essential to let the pet chow cool although earlier than including these.
HOW TO MAKE THANKSGIVING PUPPY CHOW
Place parchment paper in a big baking pan and set it apart. Put Chex cereal in a giant mixing bowl. In a medium-sized bowl, mix chocolate chips, peanut butter, and butter. Warmth within the microwave in 30-second bursts, stirring every time, till it’s clean and melted. Then, add the vanilla extract and blend.
Pour the melted chocolate combine over the Chex cereal and gently stir it with a spatula till it’s nicely coated.
In a big Ziploc bag, put powdered sugar together with the chocolate-covered Chex cereal. Seal the bag and shake it till the cereal is evenly coated with the sugar. Unfold the coated cereal on the ready baking sheet and let it cool.
Earlier than serving, combine within the mini peanut butter cups, Reese’s items, and mellowcreme pumpkins with the cereal. Take pleasure in!
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Place parchment paper in a big baking pan and set it apart (you will want it to unfold the pet chow on to chill).
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Put Chex cereal in a giant mixing bowl.
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In a medium-sized bowl, mix chocolate chips, peanut butter, and butter. Warmth within the microwave in 30-second bursts, stirring every time, till it’s clean and melted. Then, add the vanilla extract and blend.
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Pour the melted chocolate combine over the Chex cereal and gently stir it with a spatula till it’s nicely coated.
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In a Ziploc bag, put powdered sugar together with the chocolate-covered Chex cereal. Seal the bag and shake it till the cereal is evenly coated with the sugar.
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Unfold the coated cereal on the ready baking sheet and let it cool.
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Earlier than serving, combine within the mini peanut butter cups, Reese’s items, and mellowcreme pumpkins with the pet chow. Take pleasure in!
- Please check with my FAQ’s (Ceaselessly Requested Questions) and ingredient record above for different substitutions or for the solutions to the commonest questions.
- Change the add-ins to make these work for various holidays. Purple and inexperienced M&M’s for Christmas, and so on.
Energy: 266kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 4g | Fats: 13g | Saturated Fats: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fats: 2g | Monounsaturated Fats: 5g | Trans Fats: 0.1g | Ldl cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 169mg | Potassium: 150mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 203IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 49mg | Iron: 3mg
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