Puppy Chow

This recipe came from the Burlington Welsh Male Chorus cookbook. The name alone was so interesting I just had to try it. It is a wonderful snack. I made 1/2 the recipe which Dan ate before I could take a photo. So another batch was made today and I took the photo right then.

Puppy Chow

Ingredients:

1 cup milk chocolate chips
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup butter
8 - 9 cups Crispex cereal
2 cups icing sugar

Directions:

In medium sized bowl over simmering water.
Melt chocolate chips, peanut butter and butter, until smooth.
In a large bowl add Crispex Cereal.
Pour melted chocolate mixture over cereal.
Toss lightly to coat cereal.
In a paper bag add icing sugar and put cereal mixture in, and shake to coat. (I tried this and decided to just add the icing sugar to the bowl of cereal mixture and toss lightly. It seemed to work fine. Found the bag a bit messy.)
Store in air tight container.

Butterscotch Hay Stacks

I was looking around the blogs and came across this cookie...and I love butterscotch and had to try them. Thinking back to my childhood I remember my step mother making them....with chocolate. We loved these. So easy to make and taste great.

Butterscotch Hay Stacks

Ingredients:

1 bag butterscotch chips
1/2 cup peanut butter chips (I added this)
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
8 oz. chow mein noodles
3 1/2 cups mini marshmallows

Directions:

Line cookies sheets with wax paper.
Melt the butterscotch chips & peanut butter chips over water bath until just melted.
Add peanut butter and stir to combine.
Add Chow mein noodles and marshmallows mix until well coated.
Take two forks and scoop onto prepared cookie sheets.
Let set and remove and place in cookie jar.

CHOCOLATE CRUNCHIES

I was on Doris Greenspan blog and came across this candy recipe. It is so good I have made it again today. A great addition for Xmas or any holiday. I did make changes to the recipe: added small marshmallows, white chocolate chips, and peanut butter chips. Soaked the raisins in rum.
Give these a try... you will love them.

Chocolate Crunchies

Ingredients:

1/2 cup toasted walnuts or pecans
1/2 cup soft raisins
1 cup corn flakes
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/4 cup white chocolate chips
1/4 cup peanut butter chips
1 tbsp. dark rum
1 cup mini marshmallows

Directions:

Place nuts in fry pan and toast them until just golden.
Take the dark rum and pour over raisins and place in microwave and heat for about 30 seconds. Let stand for about 5 minutes until the rum absorbs into the raisins.
Over a simmering pan of water melt the chocolate chips.
Measure all other ingredients and place in large mixing bowl. Add raisins to this mixture.
Pour melted chocolate over mixture and combine.
Using a ice cream scoop, or two spoons place candy on parchment paper to set up.
Once set place in air tight container to store.

Makes about 24