Monday, May 14, 2012

Birthday Cake Puppy Chow

I wanted to make this for Parker to take to school tomorrow for his birthday treat, but it turns out that the candy coating may have been processed on equipment that processed nuts, so it became a no go for Parker's class. However, Aiden's class has no allergies, so he will be taking this.  Parker will be taking Melting Moments.  I don't think I've posted those yet, so I'll get that recipe up soon.  This didn't quite coat as well as it could have, but perhaps it's because I threw it all in the bag at once.  The instructions are written out how I'm pretty sure it would coat all of the cereal a little better.  This is tasty and VERY sweet.  It'll make a great snack for preschool and a little goes a LONG ways.  Yummy!
Ingredients
5 cups Rice Chex cereal (I used Crispex)
10 oz (5 squares) vanilla flavored Almond Bark
1 1/2 cups yellow cake mix
1/2 cup powdered sugar
vegetable shortening, optional
Directions
  1. Melt Almond Bark according to the package directions, adding vegetable shortening to thin if desired.
  2. Pour the cereal into a paper bag or container with a lid.
  3. Drizzle melted Almond Bark over the cereal and fold down the top of the paper bag or put the lid on the container.
  4. Shake bag or container until the cereal is evenly coated.
  5. Pour in powdered sugar and cake mix and close the container again
  6. Shake until the cereal is completely covered with dry ingredients.
  7. Add some sprinkles for color if desired.
  8. Try REALLY hard not to eat the entire batch!

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