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Active Time
10 minutes
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Total Time
10 minutes
Our late-night take on classic puppy chow gets its earthy sweetness from maple syrup and its dark-as-the-sky look from a cocoa powder coating.
Ingredients
Makes about 6 cups
Step 1
Heat chopped chocolate or chips, peanut butter, maple syrup, and salt in a large heatproof bowl in a microwave on high 30 seconds. Stir to combine, then microwave 30 seconds more and stir until melted and smooth. Add cereal and gently toss with a rubber spatula until coated. Transfer to a large resealable plastic bag.
Step 2
Whisk cocoa powder and powdered sugar in a small bowl. Pour over cereal in bag, seal, and shake until coated. Pour out onto a parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet and let cool.
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Reviews (19)
Back to Top抛开活泼的争论如何愚蠢的哟u’d have to be to feed this to a dog, I’d like to leave an actual recipe review. I LOVED Midnight Puppy Chow. I followed the recipe almost exactly, except I used Maldon sea salt instead of kosher, because I wanted the texture. One caveat though, once you’ve melted and mixed the coating, move fast, because it sets up like fudge in a hurry. and when you’re eating it, try not to inhale while bringing it to your mouth or you’ll choke on cocoa. Other than that, I give this my 4-fork blessing. Great snack!
ula_ashore
Texas
11/6/2017
Gee... I wonder what people do with the recipes for treats that looks like a cat's littler box....
vvdesign
Reston, VA
3/1/2017
Bizarre. I no longer care about this recipe. I'm just posting reviews to see what happens.
justin_hughey
Madison, WI
2/28/2017
This is fascinating, I can post as many reviews as I want...
justin_hughey
Madison, WI
2/28/2017
“非常真实的vio无辜动物的可能性lently dying from poisoning", chocolate has been toxic to dogs since FOREVER. EMPHASIS FOREVER. Saying that this recipe on Epicurious is somehow going to lead to poisoning dogs is absolutely insane. Here are some examples of how ACTUAL dog poisonings occur, "Here rover lick what's left of my double fudge chocolate ice cream." "Here fido, have a chocolate chip cookie." Toddler hands chocolate bar to dog. Now here is an example that _WON'T_ happen. Oh hey, look at this recipe on Epicurious, it's called Puppy Chow, I'll look at the ingredient list. Oh, look chocolate, that's poisonous to dogs, good thing I READ the INGREDIENT LIST OF THE THING I WAS GOING TO MAKE.
justin_hughey
Madison, WI
2/28/2017
Calling people stupid for caring about dogs smacks of internet trolling.
94574
Napa Valley
2/28/2017
Thank you. These reviews have been extremely entertaining to read
stewzky
GOLD COUNTRY, CA
2/27/2017
In this case, "letting people be accountable for not doing the proper information gathering" still creates the very real possibility of innocent animals violently dying from poisoning. A lot of those animals are family members. And Epicurious HAS posted recipes for dog treats: dog-biscuits-233290
cccheryl
2/26/2017
This snack has been called "Puppy Chow" forever. If you are dumb enough to feed it to Fido it's your own fault. Stop coddling ignorance and start letting people be accountable for not doing the proper information gathering.
justin_hughey
Madison, WI
2/25/2017
If you are seriously so stupid as to think this is actually for dogs, maybe you need to stay out of the kitchen. Since when has this website ever posted dogfood recipes. Get a sense of humor or stay off the internet!
Pollie
Jacksonville, Fl
2/25/2017
Geeze, our dogs read the article and said we can't eat that..."change out Alpo for the chocolate please."
fm3ricks
Tucson
2/25/2017
Holy cow! No competent pet owner would ever serve this to his or her pet. I think Puppy Chow is a fine name for this excellent treat that our kids grew up with and still call Puppy Chow. The use of dark cocoa powder is a great addition.
jimka
Missoula, MT
2/21/2017
I know that chocolate is deadly for dogs, but this recipe is an example of a classic sweet snack that is served at school functions. And it is called "Puppy Chow". The creator of this version just used the name it is known by everywhere. I made versions of this for all 12 years that my kids were in school. Just google chex puppy chow and you will get many variations. I can't imagine anyone thinking that this is for an animal, it's for kids ( and adults). I made this version with maple syrup and it was very good.
gmg55
Milwaukee, WI
2/20/2017
Yes, we get it, overly cautious people -- chocolate should not be fed to pets. Duh. Which is exactly why this is from a food site for humans, and also happens to be the traditional name of the recipe.
cherryjubilee
Canada
2/20/2017
I agree with the people who are concerned with the name. I've never heard of it and I thought it might be a dog treat. As soon as I saw chocolate I knew it is not for dogs. Please let's drop this term for people-only food from our vernacular!
94574
Napa Valley
2/20/2017
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