Cinnamon Puppy Chow

Monday, July 15, 2013

Last weekend, my sisters and mom came to visit me in Cincinnati. It was time once again for our annual girls weekend. The weekend was filled with some fun touristy activities, movies on the couch, and just lots of catching up. It also included some great food.

Since I was hosting, I got to go all out and show off my grilling skills (Hubby disappeared for the weekend to give us the full girls weekend experience). I also whipped up some ice cream, some sorbet, and some snacks. My family is a big snacking family and Puppy Chow is one of our all time favorites.

In fact, one of the first holidays I spent with Hubby, I whipped up a batch of Puppy Chow for his family. They had never heard of it, but devoured it just the same. This Cinnamon Puppy Chow is absolutely addictive. As a clan, we demolished the first batch on Thursday night. So we whipped up another batch on Saturday night for the second round of chick flicks.

Whether it’s for girls weekend, hanging with the kids, or just for yourself, you want to make this Cinnamon Puppy Chow.

One Year Ago: Roasted Cherry Brownie Cheesecake
Three Years Ago: Blueberry Almond Cake with Lemon Drizzle
Four Years Ago: Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes
Five Years Ago: Rum Punch Cupcakes

Cinnamon Puppy Chow

If you like Puppy Chow, you're going to love this cinnamon version. It's down-right addictive!

Yield: 4 cups

Ingredients:

4 cups Chex cereal
2/3 cup cinnamon chips
4 Tbsp butter
1/4 cup powdered sugar
2 Tbsp sugar
3/4 tsp cinnamon

Directions:

Pour the Chex cereal into a medium bowl.

Melt the cinnamon chips and butter in a microwave save bowl. Microwave for 30 seconds and stir. Heat for another 15 seconds and stir until completely smooth.

Pour cinnamon chip mixture over Chex cereal. Stir to coat cereal completely. I found that using my hands to gently toss with cereal was the best way to completely coat the cereal.

Mix the powdered sugar, sugar, and cinnamon in a gallon sized Ziplock bag. Add cinnamon coated Chex and toss.

Recipe from Fabtastic Eats

Appetizers / Snacks, Dessert, Other

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9 Responses to “Square Cake Balls”

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brannyboilsover — July 9, 2009 at 12:12 pm

What a great cake sacrifice! Looks yummy.
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thecookingnurse — July 9, 2009 at 1:17 pm

This looks great, and alot less intimidating then cake balls
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Molly Jean — July 9, 2009 at 1:47 pm

Well those looks cute and easy!

And I love the “i-poo”!!! My friends and I have something similar but with “a-roo”… Jake-a-roo, Mol-a-roo, etc 🙂
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smellslikehome — July 9, 2009 at 2:25 pm

great idea to use them for cake balls! i saw this pan at Michael’s a few weeks ago and thought the same things as you (about cutting the brownies) but now i might have to use my next coupon on one of these bad boys. thanks for the review!
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Ingrid — July 9, 2009 at 3:27 pm

I’ve seen that brownie pan….Wilton is trying to start a brownie trend as they now have lots of “brownie equipment”.

Happy Birthday!
~ingrid
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Megan — July 11, 2009 at 12:02 am

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Hope it was terrific. I checked the button and was able to Stumble your post. These cake balls look terrific. Love that they are square!
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Danielle Hawes — August 5, 2009 at 6:11 pm

I was at Michaels and saw the pan and thought the same exact thing!!!
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sneha — January 8, 2010 at 9:59 am

this is such a great idea. I have the Wilton pan and I often make cake or oreo balls. Thanks
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sarah — June 17, 2020 at 11:34 am

I cannot find the passion fruit anywhere unfortunately. What can I sub in for the passion fruit nectar? Can I use vanilla instead?

Thank you!

Cinnamon Puppy Chow