Gluten Free Puppy Chow recipe, 6-Ingredients, No one will notice that it has a healthier, gluten-free twist than the traditional recipes. This magic formula has been tested and approved.
(Gluten Free, Dairy-Free and Low-Sugar friendly)
Dark Chocolate Puppy Chow or (as I also like to call it) Death by Chocolate Gluten Free Puppy Chow.
Death by Chocolate . . . Sounds amazing. // This puppy chow totally is amazing.
These can also be called Muddy Buddies but in reality, who cares, they are delicious and covered in the best and most delicious combo of peanut butter and chocolate.
Ever have those days where you just NEED chocolate in your life? As if your life practically depends on it? Yes, hello to my life at least once a week.
Dark Chocolate Puppy Chow to the rescue, my friends.
This puppy chow has all the spectacular peanut butter chocolate deliciousness of the traditional puppy chow recipes minus the powdered sugar and extra calories.
This Dark Chocolate Puppy Chow recipe has been a little revamped. It is low-sugar, skinnier, and still earns that rightful spot for the upcoming holiday parties.
History has confirmed that chocolate and peanut butter go together. They just belong together. This Gluten Free Puppy Chow is the perfect example.
They in themselves are spectacular.
Peanut Butter: Peanut butter cookies, peanut butter brownies, peanut butter pie, peanut butter oatmeal.
Chocolate: Double Chocolate Chip Cookies, Dark Chocolate Brownies.
Each one has a spectacular list by itself.
Together? Magic happens. This healthy puppy chow is total magic, my friends.
I’ve discovered the magic formula to forever be a happy person:
Chocolate + Peanut Butter + More Chocolate = Magic.
I should also include in the magic formula how absolutely and fabulously easy this gluten free puppy chow is to make.
Microwave
One Bowl
Stir
Shake
Get in my belly
Yeah, that pretty much sums up the easy steps to make this Dark Chocolate Puppy Chow. I’m pretty sure that increases the magic by tenfold.
We can chow down on this, enjoy its low-sugar, chocolate heaven on our taste buds, and feel slightly less guilty about all the other food we’ll be eating in the next couple weeks.
Bonus: I guarantee that when you take this puppy chow to a party, no one will notice that it has a healthier twist than the traditional variety. This magic formula has been tested and approved.
Gluten Free Puppy Chow Recipe
Dessert
Gluten-free, Vegetarian
American
Yield: 8
Prep Time:5 min
Cook Time:1 min
Total Time:6 min
Ingredients:
- 7 cups corn Chex® cereal
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup peanut flour (I use this kind)
- 1/4 cup dark cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup potato starch
Optional:
- 1 cup chocolate candy of your choice
Directions:
- 1. In a microwave safe bowl, melt peanut butter, chocolate for 1 minute. Stir until smooth and creamy.
- 2. In a large bowl add corn chex, peanut butter/chocolate mixture. Stir together.
- 3. In a large Ziploc® bag add chocolate covered corn chex, peanut flour, cocoa powder, potato starch. Seal bag and shake until cereal is covered with powder.
- 4. Pour out onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper Add chocolate candy at this time if desired. Allow to dry 45-60 minutes before storing in a fresh container.
Author: Linnie
Nutrition Information:
Calories: 244
Other nutrition information: Total Fat: 13g , Saturated Fat: 4g , Trans Fat: 0g , Sodium: 184mg , Total Carb: 27g , Dietary Fiber: 4g , Protein: 7g
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I would like to make the puppy chows but I live in New Zealand, I have never heart about peanut flour and have never seen it either. What could I use instead of the peanut flour? It doesn’t have to be gluten free.
Thanks in advance for your help/advice
Christel
Hi Christel!
We have a brand called PB2 here in the U.S. but I’ve seen other brands. I order mine online. If you can’t get your hands on them over in New Zealand perhaps try a 1/4 cup coconut flour? It’s tricky to think of a substitute as the peanut flour enhances the peanut butter/chocolate puppy chow flavor. If all else fails I’d use powdered sugar, but would cut the powdered sugar from 1/2 cup the peanut flour requires to just a 1/4 cup of powdered sugar to keep lower-sugar (Adding 3 grams of sugar per serving) but allow that powder coating – that would be my plan of attack 🙂
Hope this helps! Let me know how it turns out if you try this!
– Lindsay
This sounds wonderful and as I have a good friend who has to be gluten-free, I will be trying it. Could I use tapioca powder instead of the potato starch, do you suppose? Otherwise, I have the rest of the stuff! Thanks for a healthier alternative to regular puppy chow!
Hi Sherrie! I definitely believe tapioca powder should work just fine. Hope you enjoy it! 🙂
Hi Lindsay, I would love to make this and was wondering what the reasoning for the potato starch is? Would I be able to use powdered hydrolyzed collagen in place of it? Thanks! Trying to figure out how I can make it even healthier 😉
Kari
Hi Kari!
I’ve never worked with powdered hydrolyzed collagen before. I liked the potato starch because it subbed instead of adding extra sugar. It prolly can be omitted entirely, it just would be less powdery. 🙂