Peanut Butter and Jelly Puppy Chow
Surprise your child’s with this twist on a peanut butter and jelly sandwich by adding a small serving of Peanut Butter and Jelly Puppy Chow to their lunchbox.
I was sitting in the back seat of my daughters van with my 4 1/2 year old teen age granddaughter 🙂 on my way to lunch. We were looking on my phone at all the goodies my blogging friends were sharing on Facebook which got us talking about what we could make. That’s how I came up with the idea of making Peanut Butter and Jelly Puppy Chow.
Add a small encouraging word from home. Going to school can be intimidating for little ones. Finding something special for them in their lunch will help push them through the rest of the day.
Half of the recipe is made with peanut butter flavored chips and the other half is made with dry grape flavored jello.
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Peanut Butter and Jelly Puppy Chow
Ingredients
For the Jelly Puppy Chow:
- 4 cups square puffed rice cereal
- 3 ounce fruit flavored gelatin powder (grape, strawberry, raspberry etc.)
- 1½ cups powdered sugar
- 8 ounces white vanilla melted wafers
- 1 tablespoon vegetable shortening
For the Peanut Butter Puppy Chow:
- 4 cups square puffed rice cereal
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 (10 ounce) bag ounce peanut butter chips
- 2 tablespoon vegetable shortening
Instructions
For the Jelly Puppy Chow:
- Pour cereal into a large bowl.
- Add the gelatin and sugar to a large zip-top bag.
- Shake to combine and set aside.
- In a medium microwave-safe bowl, add the white melting wafers and shortening.
- Microwave for 30 seconds, stir, and continue microwaving in 30-second intervals until the candy is melted and creamy.
- Pour over cereal and stir until ALL the cereal is coated.
- Pour into prepared sugar bag and shake until ALL the cereal is coated with sugar.
- Pour onto a parchment paper lined cookie sheet and set aside to harden.
For the Peanut Butter Puppy Chow:
- Pour cereal into a large bowl.
- Add the sugar to a large zip-top bag and set aside
- In a medium microwave-safe bowl, add the peanut butter chips and shortening.
- Microwave for 30 seconds, stir, and continue microwaving in 30-second intervals until the chips are melted and creamy.
- Pour over cereal; stir until ALL the cereal is coated.
- Pour into prepared sugar bag.
- Shake until ALL the cereal is coated with sugar.
- Pour onto a parchment paper-lined cookie sheet to harden.
I could totally much on this snack any time of day, Sheryl! Looks fantastic!
What kid wouldn’t love this in their lunchbox?!
Thanks Christine, I would of flipped if my mom had put this in my lunchbox. 🙂
Wowee – my kiddos would love this … especially my 2 yr old – she could live on PB and J if I let her! 🙂
What a fun puppy chow recipe, Sheryl! Love it!
First glance I thought this was literally for my puppies. Lol
Looks like a nice snack for my desk!
Hahaha….That’s funny Debra! 🙂
Oh, I’m all about 7 hours without the kids! My theme song for back to school is “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”. No joke. I bet they would love this fun version of puppy chow, maybe if I make it I won’t feel guilty about being happy they’re back in school. Nope, no guilt. 😉
Looks like a great snack! Who doesn’t love PB&J?!
I am totally in love with this recipe. This is fabulous. Puppy chow rocks.
looks awesome