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Continuing on with both my Red Velvet mini-series and also my Puppy Chow binge….
Continuing on with both my Red Velvet mini-series and also my Puppy Chow binge….
Now since I am allergic to all things Red Velvet (Red dye doesn’t like me) I didn’t actually taste these. But I caught my roommate sneaking handfuls while I was taking photos and what was left was taken to some boys down the street who happily finished them off. So if you’re all cupcaked out or just wanting to try something new for the upcoming holiday, give these red munchies a shot!
Ingredients
5 C. Rice Chex cereal
3/4 C. white chocolate melts or chips
1/4 C. chocolate melts or chips
2 oz cream cheese, room temp
1 1/2 Tbsp. milk
1 C. Red Velvet Cake mix
1/2 C. powdered sugar
Valentines colored M&M's or other candies
Heart sprinkles for extra decoration and cute-ness
Directions
1. Measure out Rice Chex cereal and place into a large bowl.
2. Place cake mix and powdered sugar into a large plastic bag or tupperware with a lid.
3. Melt chocolates together in the microwave or on the stove top. Careful not to burn and stir until smooth.
4. Stir in cream cheese and milk (the chocolate will get thicker, but it's okay)
5. Pour chocolate over Rice Chex cereal and stir until coated.
6. Dump cereal into the bag or tupperware with powdered sugar and cake mix. Shake, shake, shake until coated.
7. Dump onto a cookie sheet and let cool.
8. Mix with extra colorful candies and serve!
NOTE: Because of the cream cheese, keep in the fridge if you won't be eating them that day. You can also omit the cream cheese all together if you wish...if you do that, you don't need the milk either!
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My roommate helping me measure out the cereal
Mmmm….if only I wasn’t allergic
looks delish. Making this for my son in college. thanks
Sounds yummy!! I wish this was ‘pinnable’ on Pinterest.
You can pin it! Just go to your pinterest page and click the “add+” in the top right corner and put in the hyperlink of the site!
o.m.g. these look soooo good!!! i wish i had some right now!
Umm….is there not red dye in those M&M’s? Also, I don’t reccomend calling it “Puppy Chow” as some people may mistake this as safe for dogs (when chocolate is actually deadly for them).
Puppy Chow is a common substitute name for Muddy Buddies, an that name is copyrighted so I try not to use it.
Probably just dumb..lol
Whoa…Jessie…SERIOUSLY!!???
fyi, my vet says that only dark chocolate is not safe for dogs, not milk chocolate
if you mistake this for dog food then you don’t deserve to own a dog.
“Puppy Chow” isn’t a name she came up with–it’s widely used to describe this snack mix. Also, she did say she didn’t eat her mix because of the red dye involved, so, I’m sure she’s aware.
^ Jessie….. either you are sarcastic or just dumb.
Hey Lizzy! I am a loyal follower and look forward to your daily recipes in my inbox! I need your help, though. I made this puppy chow and it is delicious! But I was disappointed that it doesn’t have that tinge of red I see in your photo. Mine just looks light brown. I followed the recipe to the letter. Any suggestions?
hm… it may be the type of red velvet cake mix you made.
For the red color use red melting candy at craft stores.
I had the same issue… ithink next time I wouldn’t use reg. Choco chips at all… just white chocolate chips, and then I would use red food coloring for the additional color.
Red Velvet cake mix needs to be wet to turn red (the dye is powder). The cream cheese/milk is very important and you won’t see the red until they mix.
I’m all for eating healthy and actually won’t buy “regular” foods with anything artificial in them or several other ingredients, but be serious . . . OF COURSE those M&Ms have red dye in them (unfortunately there is a lot of junk that is allowed in foods in the US that isn’t allowed elsewhere), but this a treat. Eat it reasonably, not often, and enjoy . . . if you eat healthy most of the time, a little junk now and then certainly won’t kill you.
Can’t wait to try this!
These are adorable – I can’t wait to try them!
any suggestions if I can’t find red velvet cake mix? Haven’t seen it up here
Use a white cake mix, add about 1/4 C. cocoa powder and then add red dye and follow instructions!
You can use strawberry cake mix also, just adds a fruity flavor.
Does it taste just as good without the cream cheese, anyone know? Id like to make and have sit out all day but also want it to be yummy
Yes it does! I’ve made it without the cream cheese as well, just leave out the milk too!
I was wondering how much this does this recipe make or how many servings do you think it’ll serve?
Well it’s 5 cups of cereal, so I would say it would feed around 10 people
This might be a dumb question but here we go, do you mix the cake mix before you put it in the bag with powdered sugar, our leave it in it’s powder form?
Use the cake mix just as powder! Straight from the box into the bag with powdered sugar
Not a stupid question! I would much rather have you ask than have really gooey muddy buddies
I have a question. I made it, and it was good. But after one day (and I did store it in the fridge), it lost it’s “crunch”. Though still a tasteful snack. I am used to using the honey nut chex cereal for my usual puppy chow, so used the rice this time. Is it the cereal type, or is there any suggestion as to why it may have come out a less crunchy? (not sure if it was the cream cheese (appropriate amount) and milk). Thanks.
Honestly I do not know. I know the corn chex makes it a crunchier but it changes the texture in other ways too, but I prefer rice. I also made the muddy buddies and they were eaten that same day. You can leave out the cream cheese and milk all together, I did that for my seconds round and it worked just fine.
Made this for a party tonight. Someone is going to have to hide it from me or there won’t be any for tonight! This is amazing. Thanks
How much does this make?
It makes about 10 servings if each person gets 1/2 Cup
These turned out awesome!! Thx 4 the puppy chow recipes!!! What recepie would u recomend an eleven year old girl who’s made everything???
Start creating some recipes yourself! It’s tons of fun!
I am making this for my boyfriend for Valentine’s Day, but I made some to try out at home first. It is great and my whole family liked it! I did notice that the cereal wasn’t quite as crunchy, but I don’t think I would have had I not seen the previous comments. Thanks for this recipe
Just made the Red Velvet Puppy Chow to take to my daughter’s classroom teachers tomorrow for Valentine’s Day! Yummy and oh so cute!! Thanks!
I just LOVE that everyone is loving this recipe! Happy Valentine’s!
I am planning on making these tonight and taking them to school tomorrow for class. After I make them, I am planning to keep them in the fridge over-night and then take them to school in the morning. The chow will not be able to be refrigerated at all tomorrow during the day, is that going to have any effect on the color, texture, and taste? Im nervous about the cream cheese and milk if its going to be left out for a while. Any suggestions?
You can leave out the milk and cream cheese entirely if you want, I did that my second time making it and they were fine. But don’t worry if they can’t be refrigerated. They won’t go bad in that short of time
For those who worry about the “puppy chow” name (also a trademark, I think, but for a very different product, of course!), I have also heard the mixes called “people chow.” This one looks not just yummy, but oh-so-cute!
I will say, though, that there was no red velvet cake mix at the store so we tried strawberry! It was fantastic.
Also, when we’re trying to avoid cake mixes, we sometimes just use powdered sugar and some pink or red sugar sprinkles for the coating and it seems to work out great as well.
Thanks for the recipe!
Mmmm… strawberry sounds great!!
I made this tonight and it turned out great! My boyfriend is going to love it.
Since it has a little bit of cream cheese in it does it need to be refrigerated?
Up to 24 hours you should be totally fine
I just made this with my 2 year old daughter’s help. So delicious and very festive for Valentine’s Day!
I made packets of these for a Valentine’s bake sale at work and they went over very well. I found a red velvet cupcake mix at Target that included a powdered cream cheese frosting package- I used some of the cream cheese powder in the dry mix and folded some into the melted ingredients and it turned out very well. I felt like using powdered cream cheese instead of real cream cheese eliminated the need to refrigerate the puppy chow.
I always thought the red color came from a reaction from the cocoa and vinegar mixing. I’ve never added red color to my red velvet cakes, and they turn out fine