Description
Homemade cherry cheesecake puppy chow combines sweet graham cracker crumbs with tangy cream cheese coating. Crunchy snack mix lovers will devour this delightful treat that brings nostalgic dessert flavors into an addictive handful of goodness.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 cups rice square cereal (such as Rice Chex)
- 1 pound vanilla-flavored almond bark
- 1 box (3.4 oz / 96 g) instant cheesecake pudding mix
- 1 box (3 oz / 85 g) cherry-flavored gelatin mix
- 1 cup plus 3 tbsps powdered sugar
- Optional: red and pink sprinkles for decoration
Instructions
- Mixing Dry Coating: Combine pudding mix, cherry gelatin, powdered sugar, and sprinkles in a spacious zip-top bag, shaking vigorously to create a uniform dry coating blend.
- Melting Almond Bark: Microwave almond bark in its packaging for two minutes, stirring midway, until achieving a completely smooth and liquid texture.
- Cereal Preparation: Pour rice cereal into a large mixing bowl, drizzle molten almond bark over the squares, and gently fold using a rubber spatula to ensure comprehensive and even coating.
- Final Coating Process: Transfer almond bark-coated cereal directly into the prepared zip-top bag with dry mixture, seal tightly, and shake enthusiastically to guarantee complete coverage of each cereal piece.
- Setting and Cooling: Spread the coated mixture onto a parchment-lined baking sheet in a single, even layer, allowing it to rest at room temperature until completely firm and transformed into delectable bite-sized clusters.
Notes
- Prevent Clumping: Shake the zip-top bag vigorously to ensure even coating and prevent sugar mixture from forming dense, uneven clusters.
- Bark Melting Technique: Microwave almond bark in short intervals, stirring between each to avoid burning and achieve smooth, consistent texture.
- Cooling Patience: Spread coated cereal in a single layer on parchment paper, allowing complete cooling to ensure crisp, dry texture without sticky residue.
- Flavor Customization: Experiment with different pudding and gelatin mix combinations to create unique variations like strawberry, lemon, or birthday cake flavors.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 19 g
- Sodium: 100 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 29 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg