Nutella Puppy Chow
This Nutella Puppy Chow is an incredibly delicious and addicting snack! Made with Chex cereal, chocolate chips, Nutella, and powdered sugar, you’ll be amazed at how quickly it disappears, too!
My little man turned four last week! He has grown so much and time has also passed so quickly that I can hardly believe it. We are celebrating his birthday this weekend with a puppy themed party. His favorite thing in the world is dogs of every shape and size, so a puppy themed party seemed just right.
In keeping with the party’s theme, I thought “puppy chow” would be the perfect treat to serve at the party. We are also having hot dogs, chips, fruit, and more. I’m also planning to serve it all in plastic dog bowls to make it even more fun!
In case you’ve never tried puppy chow before, it’s an addicting, sweet snack made from crispy cereal (like Chex or Crispix). The cereal gets coated with a chocolate/peanut butter mixture and is then dusted with powdered sugar. The only problem with this traditional recipe is the peanut butter since our son is allergic. I considered using almond butter or Sunbutter, but then I thought of Nutella! We love Nutella in s’mores bars and mini cheesecakes, so I thought it would be perfect in puppy chow!
A little internet search led me to this recipe form Lovin’ From the Oven, and I’m so so glad I found it! I couldn’t wait to try it and ran right to the kitchen to get started. This stuff is SO GOOD. I made a preliminary batch to test out the recipe, and it has been nearly impossible for me to stay out of it! It’s very easy to make and our whole family loved it, too. I plan on making this Nutella Puppy Chow for snacks, lunches, and more from now on!
Once you try this you are going to fall head over heels in love, too. I already can’t wait to make the second batch and then devour some more, since we already plowed through the first batch. But then in my defense, I also only made half the recipe the first time! Next time I will probably double or triple it!
I hope y’all enjoy this recipe, too! Leave me a comment below if you try it out to let me know!
Recipe: Nutella Puppy Chow
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup Nutella
- 1 12 oz box Chex or Crispix cereal
- 2-3 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- In a pan over medium-low heat, melt the butter and chocolate chips, stirring constantly.
- When all is melted and smooth, remove from heat and stir in the Nutella.
- Slowly pour the chocolate/Nutella mixture over cereal in a large mixing bowl. Use a large spatula to gently coat and mix cereal with the chocolate/Nutella mixture. Keep mixing until evenly coated.
- Add the cereal to a gallon sized ziploc bag. Pour in the powdered sugar and shake, starting with ½ cup at a time. You want to make sure everything’s coated, but not too sweet! Taste test during this step until you get just the right amount of coating. You probably won't need the full 3 cups of powdered sugar!
Adapted from Lovin’ From the Oven
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wow you got me at Nutella, have never seen this yummy spread used for puppy chow but I bet it is amazing, like a perfect snack that you cannot stop eating, yummy!
I love Nutella anything and this sounds so wonderful. My kids would be all over this. So easy to make too. Saving for later. Happy Birthday to your son.
YUM! Looks so delicious and perfect for summer vacation. Perfect snack for kids ๐
I love puppy chow! Adding Nutella really takes this over the top ๐
This would be a wonderful snack! Nutella is so completely yummy that I would want to eat all of this!
Have you tried using the peanut buter chips instead. I wonder if they would work?
Hi there! We are a peanut free household because my son is allergic, but I’m sure they would work just fine!
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Ashlynn, this is such a great idea! I am allergic to peanuts too, and I always skip over any puppy chow recipe because I just assume they all have peanut butter. So happy that I can now make this version for my kiddos!!
I am sure my kids will love this! And I will too of course, I am practically addicted to Nutella, Pinned to try later. Thanks so much!
Oh my goodness, this looks like a seriously addicting snack!!!! Looks so delicious!!!!
I love puppy chow! This is a great spin on the recipe!
Thanks for sharing!
Alex @ Lavender’s Blue
sounds delish. happy birthday to your baby boy ๐ i’m sure your little dog lover will grow up to be a fine young man ๐
Stop the presses! Nutella puppy chow!? What an amazing idea and I can’t believe I haven’t heard of this before. I can’t wait to try this out. Stopping by from #mommyiscoocoo ๐
Yummm! Nutella anything is delicious!
We love Nutella at our house. Will definitely pin for later!