Just the name alone elicits a reaction. Puppy chow. Those who haven’t heard of puppy chow scoff at the name. Those who have heard of puppy chow start drooling.
For those of you who may be unfamiliar with puppy chow, I’m so sorry you’ve been missing out on one of life’s little treasures. But it’s not too late!
I revamped traditional puppy chow (made with chocolate and peanut butter) and created a fun fall version with pumpkin pie spice and Biscoff.
Pumpkin Spice Puppy Chow
Makes 9 cups Puppy Chow
Ingredients:
- 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 12-ounce package white baking chips
- 1/2 cup (heaping!) Biscoff spread (creamy or crunchy will work)
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 9 cups rice Chex cereal
Directions
- Place powdered sugar in a large sealable plastic bag. Set aside.
- Combine white baking chips and Biscoff spread in a microwavable safe bowl and microwave on high for one minute. Stir. Microwave for an additional 30 seconds and stir.
- Stir pumpkin pie spice into Biscoff mixture. Fold in Chex cereal and toss to coat.
- Pour Chex into plastic bag and shake to coat the cereal in powdered sugar.
- Remove coated cereal from bag and serve. Enjoy!
I think this puppy chow would also taste delicious with candy corn, orange and yellow Reese’s Pieces candies or pumpkin pie spiced pecans stirred into the mix.
If you decide to give it a go, I hope you enjoy it as much as we did in our house!
Holy cow! This recipe is genius! I can’t wait to try it out!
Heather @ Run Eat Play
I love puppy chow! This sounds amazing. I recently came upon a puppy chow recipe using white chooclate chips and lemon zest and juice and powdered sugar. It’s nice to know there’s a puppy chow recipe for every season
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DJ By The Sea
Ooooh this is awesome! I love Fall inspired treats–and this is an easy one to make & share. Thanks, girl
Annette@FitnessPerks
I love this!! I have a puppy chow recipe coming up next week!!! This one? Genius, Julie.
Cat @ Breakfast to Bed
Oh JULIE!!! That sounds so amazing!!!!
Now all that I want to do is…
1.)leave this computer lab,
2.) buy ingredients,
3.) make recipe.
4.) eat entire batch for lunch.
(You’re clearly not helping my lab report writing cause.)
Molly from LifesLemons
There is no way in hell I would have guessed this one! I don’t think we have such a thing in Ireland, sounds amazing though!
Michelle
Definitely wasn’t expecting this but YUM!
Khushboo
Puppy chow is one of those foods I absolutely love but always forget about! This version sounds fantastic!
Carol @ Lucky Zucca
Never heard of Biscoff. What is this? Is it with the peanut butter?
Lindsay
I LOVE puppy chow, so this looks delicious!! I cannot wait to make it for a fall gathering coming up in the next few weeks.
Hannah @ CleanEatingVeggieGirl
I love that leaf bowl!
Alexandrina @ The Cardio Queen
Yum! This looks amazing! I’ve had puppy chow before, but never made it myself.
Erica @ For the Sake of Cake
Drool drool drool! There’s no way this would last a day in my apartment! Although, my boyfriend’s family from London is coming over for the holidays and I want to treat them to a lot of American food favorites. I’m adding this to the list!
Ellen @ Wannabe Health Nut
I had no idea what a puppy chow was until I saw this post and googled it. I will have to try a traditional one and then maybe this recipe! Ditto on the drool, drool, drool.
Em @ Yep. I Ate That.
That looks amazing!!! Thanks for the recipe!
Brittany Peters
Great recipe tweak for the the season! Looks fantastic
Millie Snyder
I have never heard of Puppy Chow, but it sounds great!
Anne @ Baking Me
This looks so delicious! I am loving everything pumpkin this season. I will have to try! Check out my blog under Sunday Brunch and I made pumpkin waffles that were delicious
Grace Barr
That’s such a good idea!! I’m all about puppy chow and making it festive with pumpkin spice is right up my ally. Thanks for the recipe!
Katie
Where did you find Biscoff spread? We love the cookies!
Tonya
I’m not a huge fan of pumpkin, but I’ll try anything with Biscoff spread. Love that stuff.
Jayme
Well that just looks amazing!!!
Might have to make that for a treat for my co workers!
Ashleigh
Dear Julie,
I would greatly appreciate it if you didn’t make things with ingredients that I’ve never heard of and don’t have access to, which in turn, forces me, yes, forces me to go on to Amazon and buy them. Maybe you should set up some sort of royalty program with Amazon??
I hope you know I am only kidding, I love your recipes and I love learning about all the wonderful products you have in the US. We are so far behind in Australia – we only just got Chobani yoghurt about 6 months ago.
Keep on creating!!
Jane
where can i buy biscoff?!?!
virginia
The mascot at my HS in Nebraska was a Husky so we called this stuff “Husky Chow” and sold bags of it at nearly all school functions. Delicious! AND I am making this version this weekend!
Kayleen
I’m going to have to make this. The end.
Melissa
I feel like puppy chow is the forgotten delight! It’s rarely busted out at parties but when it is it only lasts 10 mins! Love your pumpkinny twist!
Lauren @ Part Time House Wife
What is puppy chow? When I read the title I thought it was a dog treat ahha!
Bek @ Crave
I am going to try this. P.S. did you get the ceramic leaf at Target? Because I saw one similar at the local one I thought it was adorable but didn’t know what I would use it for. What a great use for it!
Brittany
I can’t believe that there is anyone who hasn’t heard of puppy chow!!! Is it really a midwest thing?! This looks great!
Traci
Hi, I just made this, as i type with powdered sugar on my fingers…it’s pretty good. I think I may add more pumpkin spice next time. We have had puppy chow, aka muddy buddies for years (also from Chicago). However, this did introduce us to Biscoff spread and WE ARE IN HEAVEN!!! You are a doll : )
bernie
Holy Moly! I looooove puppy chow. Our local frozen yogut shop has it as a topping and it is my favorite! I also love cookie butter (which I think is similar or the same as the spread you used) and pumpkin so this might be the ultimate dessert for me!
Krysta
Yep we call them Muddy Buddies here in NC too. At least at my house. That stuff is amazing and so is your variation!
Megan
bah. rill. iant.
Jenn L @ Peas and Crayons
Is there anything I could subsitute for the Biscott? We love puppy chow at our house too and this sounds amazing but my son has Celiac and Biscott contains wheat. Just wondering…
Kirsten
Biscoff, sorry.
Kirsten
FYI – After some google searches I found out that Trader Joe’s has their own version of Biscoff Spread. It is called Cookie Butter! I got it and made this recipe! Delish!
Kayleen
this snack is called puppy chow around Il. because it resembles the real thing “Purina Puppy Chow” what ever name, it is good .I will say muddy buddies are not quite as good as the puppy chow recipe I have
jennifer
They sound yummy…will they still taste the the same with regular peanut butter?
Karen
I live on the West Coast and have never heard of Biscoff- is there an alternative that I could use that’s easy to find in my neck of the woods?
Kathleen
Um CRUNCHY Biscoff?! I must get my hands on some.. I have only seen regular here in MA!
Amy
Ha I’m a little late here, but this looks good! I’ve been on a bit of a pumpkin kick lately, including making your Pumpkin Banana Oatmeal–more banana-y and less pumpkin-y than I thought it would be, but still delicious. I’ve always made puppy chow with Crispix, so whenever I have it made with Chex it just doesn’t taste as fantastic to me. If you haven’t, try making normal puppy chow with Crispix! It’s better in my opinion. Also, I’m already looking forward to Christmas, so this has got me thinking of a peppermint/gingerbread/other Christmas flavor puppy chow? Hmmm.
Stephanie
Hi Julie! I’m not sure if you read old comments ever but I just made this to take to work tomorrow and it is soooooo good. Thanks for another great recipe!
P.S. if I don’t stop soon my coworkers won’t ever know this existed
Jazz
I’m curious if it would be as good by using peanut butter instead of biscoff, because I couldn’t find biscoff anywhere =/
Lyndia
Made these for family to snack on pre and post-Thanksgiving dinner. Big hit! Thanks!
kaprian