Caramel Apple Puppy Chow (Print Version)
# Ingredients:
→ Base
01 -
Split 10 cups of apple cinnamon Rice Chex. Set aside in two piles.
→ Mix-ins
02 -
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, divided
03 -
1 cup vanilla cake mix, divided
04 -
2 cups granola
→ Coating
05 -
2 teaspoons vegetable shortening
06 -
1 cup lime green candy melts
07 -
1 cup green candy melts
→ Finishing
08 -
Caramel sauce for drizzling on top
# Instructions:
01 -
Once both bags are ready, pour everything into a big bowl. Drizzle with caramel sauce, give it a light toss, and you’re good to dig in.
02 -
Seal up each zip bag tight and shake hard until you see all the cereal covered with the dry stuff.
03 -
Drop your coated cereal into the waiting bags with the granola, cinnamon, and cake mix that you set aside. Make sure you keep them separate.
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Pour the melted green candy on one half, and the lime green one on the other half of the cereal. Gently fold it all in to cover every piece.
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In two separate microwave bowls, heat 1 cup green candy melts and 1 teaspoon shortening in one. In the other, heat lime green melts with another teaspoon shortening. Melt until smooth.
06 -
In both big zip bags, throw in 0.5 cup cake mix, 1 cup granola, and a spoonful of cinnamon (literally 1 teaspoon). Leave aside for now.
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Take your two smaller bowls and put 5 cups of the Chex in each. Now you’ve got two equal batches.
# Notes:
01 -
You can keep it fresh at room temp if you use a sealed container for up to three days.
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You could swap in regular rice or corn Chex, but the cinnamon taste won’t pop as much.