Name: Vegan Puppy Chow
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 15
Ingredients: 2 cups vegan chocolate chips; 1/2 cup unsalted almond butter; 9 cups Rice Chex; 2 cups powdered sugar

Vegan Puppy Chow

Vegan Puppy Chow is a delicious spin off the classic Rice Chex Muddy Buddies (dairy-free, peanut-free).

I will never forget the first time I had Puppy Chow. My grandma had made it for a party we were having and within the first bite I was hooked. From that day on I would buy a box of Rice Chex, make puppy chow and take it to any special occasion that was going on.

Until one Halloween my friend brought over dairy-free puppy chow (it was just dairy-free, not PEANUT free). My husband gave one to my son and he instantly had a reaction. Within seconds he had a severe reaction, I will spare you the details. We panicked loaded him in the car and we were off to the ER. He was admitted immediately and was given some sort of injection and within in minutes he was laughing and back to his normal self. On that Halloween night we found out he was also allergic to peanuts. Ugh…now it was not only dairy but peanuts too.

After this incident I had to eliminate peanut butter from our house completely and that is when almond butter became our new best friend. Since my kiddos did not eat meat, they needed to get fat and protein from other sources and almond butter was/is a big fat and protein source. I make tons of breakfasts and desserts with almond butter and on occasion I melt chocolate and almond butter together to coat pretzels or to top No Bake Chocolate Coconut Almond Bars. Since melted chocolate and almond butter is fudge like I decided to use it for Vegan Puppy Chow. Now it is one of our favorite treats and it is super easy to throw together for a yummy snack or dessert.

Ingredients for Vegan Puppy Chow

2 cups dairy-free chocolate chips
½ cup unsweetened almond butter
9 cups Rice Chex
2 cups powdered sugar

How to make VEGAN PUPPY CHOW

Using a double broiler melt the chocolate chips.
Once melted add almond butter and mix until fully combined.
Add Rice Chex, stir until Chex are evenly coated in chocolate mixture.
Once coated add 1 cup powdered sugar to a gallon ziplock bag add half of the chocolate covered Chex and shake until the Chex is well coated with powdered sugar. Place coated Chex on a baking sheet with parchment paper to cool. And repeat with the other half of Chex and powdered sugar.

Do you refrigerate Puppy Chow?

Yes!!! Place dairy-free puppy chow in an airtight container and store in the refrigerator for up to a week.

When you make Vegan Puppy Chow, I’d love to see it! Please take a photo and share it on Instagram with the hashtag #redesignedrecipes_juli and tag @redesignedrecipes_juli

Vegan Puppy Chow

Vegan Puppy Chow is a delicious spin off the classic Rice Chex Muddy Buddies.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword vegan puppy chow

Prep Time 20 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Servings 15

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Ingredients

2 cups vegan chocolate chips
1/2 cup unsalted almond butter
9 cups Rice Chex
2 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Using a double broiler melt the chocolate chips. Once melted, add almond butter and mix until fully combined.
Add Rice Chex, stir until Chex are evenly coated with chocolate mixture.
Once coated add 1 cup powdered sugar to a gallon ziplock bag, add half of the chocolate covered Chex and shake until the Chex is well coated with powdered sugar. Place coated Chex on a baking sheet with parchment paper to cool. And repeat with the other half of Chex and powdered sugar.
Store in an airtight container in refrigerator,

Vegan Puppy Chow

Vegan Puppy Chow