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.
- 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
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Measure chex cereal and spread on a large baking sheet.
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In a saucepan heat Milky Way, butter, caramel bits, and chocolate chips over medium low temperature. Heat until melted, and smooth.
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Pour over the chex cereal, mix until well coated.
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In batches, toss chex mixture and powdered sugar together in a resealable plastic bag. Spread evenly on a clean baking sheet to cool.
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Store in an air tight container.
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.