It is hard for me to pick a favorite candy bar. I love peanut butter cups, but for some reason if given the choice at the check out, I would never pick it. Not sure why. 9 times of out 10 I would pick a Milky Way. The other time would be a Peppermint Patty or maybe a 3 Musketeers. This happens probably 2 times a year, so it is always a great debate for me 🙂 What about you?
I usually only make Puppy Chow around Christmas time. My family eats it like crazy, so I am not sure why I only make it one time a year. I have been seeing all sorts of different flavors of puppy chow recently, so I decided to give it a try. Obviously, I used my favorite candy bar; Milky Way. But, I couldn’t just stop there. I had to amp it up a little, similar to my traditional Puppy Chow recipe.
The clumps are my favorite part. And in a normal recipe I don’t find nearly enough clumps for my liking. So I added caramel bits and more chocolate….can you ever go wrong with extra caramel and chocolate? Yeah, I didn’t think so! The really nice thing about Milky Way Puppy Chow is how quickly it comes together. Melt, pour, shake, cool – you are done in 15 minutes, and you didn’t have to turn on the oven. Win, win on a hot summer day.
Milky Way Puppy Chow
Milky Way candy bars give a fun twist to your traditional Puppy Chow
Ingredients
- 8 cups chex cereal
- 1 bag fun-sized Milky Way, , unwrapped
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup caramel baking bits
- 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
- 1 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Measure chex cereal and spread on a large baking sheet.
- In a saucepan heat Milky Way, butter, caramel bits, and chocolate chips over medium low temperature. Heat until melted, and smooth.
- Pour over the chex cereal, mix until well coated.
- In batches, toss chex mixture and powdered sugar together in a resealable plastic bag. Spread evenly on a clean baking sheet to cool.
- Store in an air tight container.
Nutrition Information
Yield
10Serving Size
1Amount Per ServingCalories 323 Total Fat 13g Saturated Fat 8g Trans Fat 0g Unsaturated Fat 4g Cholesterol 27mg Sodium 324mg Carbohydrates 51g Net Carbohydrates 0g Fiber 2g Sugar 31g Sugar Alcohols 0g Protein 3g
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Katrina @ In Katrina's Kitchen says
I would totally devour this. Amazing!
The Café Sucre Farine says
Looks like a fun and delicious treat! For me, it’s always a Heath bar that calls my name at the checkout! 🙂
Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie says
Definitely peanut butter cups. Especially the pb lovers’ big cup!
Laura (Tutti Dolci) says
I can’t remember the last time I ate a Milky Way, great idea to add it to puppy chow!
Jennifer @ Not Your Momma's Cookie says
Does Reese’s count as a candy bar? Because they win bar none. Otherwise, probably Snickers 🙂 My husband loves Milky Way bars though, so he would love this!
Nancy @ gottagetbaked says
The clumps are my favourite too! I love that you thought to yourself “there aren’t enough clumps” and proceeded to create more. Brilliant!
Georgia @ The Comfort of Cooking says
I would, like, destroy this. My husband wouldn’t even stand a chance of dipping his greedy paws in this bowl! 😉
Christine (Cook the Story) says
No,l you cannot go wrong with extra caramel and chocolate. These look too delicious. I couldn’t have them on my counter (or anywhere in my house!) for fear of eating it all myself.
steph@stephsbitebybite says
I think my fav candy bar is snickers, but this chow might make me become a milky way lover
Angie | Big Bear's Wife says
I can’t pick a FAVORITE candy bar but a milky way comes close! This would be amazing!
Shawna says
This looks so good, I am bookmarking this page and trying it.
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Lauren @ Climbing Grier Mountain says
I am in the same boat. I couldn’t pick a favorite. But I’m thinking Milky Way could be a clear winner after looking at this puppy chow!!
Patty says
This looks like a fun recipe! I’m a fan of milky way bars and this is a great way to use them 😉
Jocelyn @BruCrew Life says
You can never go wrong with extra caramel and chocolate 🙂 Love all the clumps in this!!!
Des @ Life's Ambrosia says
This is pretty genius! Milky Ways are my favorite candy bar too. I wonder how this would be with milky way dark.
Erin S says
I am sure it would be delicious. I would just use dark chocolate chips instead of the milk chocolate. Let me know how ot turns out, if you try it.
Aimee @ ShugarySweets says
Look at those chewy chunks! YUM!
sally @ sallys baking addiction says
I don’t think I could choose a favorite candy bar. 🙂 But a favorite puppy chow – this would be near the top of the list. I love milky ways and what a clever way to use them Erin!!
Lisa {AuthenticSuburbanGourmet} says
What a fun dessert! I need to check out this puppy chow – never actually made it or had it. It looks like something that I could eat an entire bowl in one sitting. Delish!
Suzanne says
Gotta love puppy chow pretty much any way you make it as long as chocolate is involved. If choosing a candy bar it would probably be a snickers then peanut M&M’s even tho they aren’t considered a candy bar.