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Christmas Puppy Chow

Gabriella Finn Student Contributor, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at IUP chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.

This recipe is super easy and delicious, and everyone will enjoy it! This is a great snack while your guests are waiting for the main meal or as a tasty snack after dinner!

Ingredients:

-1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

-1 1/2 cups peanut butter

-5 cups Rice Chex Cereal

-1 1/2 cups mini pretzels broken into pieces

-2 cups powdered sugar

-1 1/2 cups red and green M&Ms

-1 cup mini peanut butter cups

Directions:

  1. In a large bowl, combine Rice Chex Cereal and pretzel pieces
  2. Melt peanut butter and chocolate chips together, either on the stovetop or in the microwave
  3. Pour peanut butter chocolate mixture over cereal/pretzel mixture and stir to combine
  4. Chill in the fridge until the mixture just barely begins to set up (about 30 minutes)
  5. Remove the mixture from the fridge
  6. In a separate bowl, put 1/2 cup of powdered sugar on the bottom of the bowl. Add half of the chilled mixture, then add another 1/2 cup of powdered sugar over the cereal and the remaining chocolate/cereal mixture
  7. Gently stir until the powdered sugar is evenly distributed, tossing to coat the cereal with powdered sugar
  8. Chill the mixture again in the fridge until it’s set (about another 30-60 minutes)
  9. Add more powdered sugar, 1/4 cup at a time until the cereal/pretzel mixture is coated
  10. Add M&Ms and peanut butter cups and stir to combine
  11. Transfer to a serving bowl and serve

Recipe provided by the following link: https://joyfoodsunshine.com/reindeer-food/#wprm-recipe-container-25896

Gabriella Finn

IUP '25

Gabriella Finn is the treasurer and fundraising chair for Her Campus at Indiana University of Pennsylvania chapter. She takes care of the budget and finances for the chapter as well as fundraisers. She also writes recipes for Her Campus at the IUP chapter.

Beyond Her Campus, Gabriella is the president for Management Association and vice president of Eta Sigma Delta. She is a senior majoring in Hospitality Management. She also has a certificate in baking and pastry from Indiana University of Pennsylvania Academy of Culinary Arts. She competed her externship at Nemacolin as a pastry extern.

In her free time, Gabriella likes to watch Friends and bake. If it is someone’s birthday , Gabriella always makes them a special cake. She works as a server and a line cook at The Mayfield, which she loves. She started working there in the summer of 2023 and works there when she goes home on the weekends. This is her favorite job she has ever had!