Hot Chocolate Puppy Chow
Hot chocolate puppy chow is a no bake snack mix made with marshmallow fluff and hot cocoa mix before being tossed with mini marshmallows and snowcaps!
Servings: 12 people
Equipment
Ingredients
- 10 cups rice Chex cereal 1 (12 oz) box
- 1 (12 oz) bag semi-sweet chocolate chips roughly 2 cups
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 (7 oz) jar marshmallow fluff
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1/3 cup hot cocoa mix 3 packets
- 3 cups mini marshmallows divided
- 2 (3.1 oz) box snow caps divided
Instructions
- Pour the Chex cereal into a large mixing bowl (preferably one with a lid) and set aside.
- In a microwave safe bowl, combine semi-sweet chocolate chips, peanut butter, and butter. Microwave in 30 second intervals, stirring in-between, until melted and smooth.
- Stir in the marshmallow fluff, then pour the chocolate marshmallow mixture into the bowl of Chex cereal and gently mix to evenly coat the cereal.
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine powdered sugar and hot cocoa mix. Add the powdered sugar mix into the bowl of coated cereal, then mix (or shake if you have a lid) to coat the cereal evenly.
- Transfer the puppy chow onto a baking sheet, spread it into an even layer, then sprinkle 2 cups of marshmallows and ½ cup of snow caps on top. Let cool completely.
- Once cooled, transfer the mix to a serving bowl and top with remaining marshmallows and snow caps before serving!