Funfetti Puppy Chow
Yields: 4 servings
This classic sweet snack gets a festive makeover with this funfetti puppy chow! Chex cereal is coated in white candy melts, colorful sprinkles, and dusted with a sweetened white cake mix. Perfect for snacking or gifting!
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup sprinkles, round or cylinder, but not sanding sugar
Instructions
- Food Safety Step: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spread cake mix out on a baking sheet and bake for 5 minutes. Allow cake mix to cool completely before using.
- Add white cake mix and powdered sugar to a Ziploc bag (gallon sized), seal bag, then give it a thorough shake to combine sugar and cake mix. Once mixed, set bag aside.3/4 cup white cake mix, 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- Set a baking sheet nearby and cover with parchment paper.
- In a microwave-safe bowl, add white candy melts and heat in microwave for 1 minute, then stir. Continue to heat in microwave for 30 second intervals until candy is soft. Using a whisk or a fork, stir candy until smooth.8 ounces white candy melts
- Add Chex cereal to a 13 quart mixing bowl. Pour melted white chocolate on top and gently stir with a spatula until all Chex cereal is coated.4 1/2 cups Chex Cereal
- Sprinkle about 2-3 tablespoons of sprinkles on top of coated Chex, then gently toss once. Add another 2-3 tablespoons and toss again. Continue to do this until all sprinkles have been used, but be careful not to overmix - you don't want the candy melt to begin covering the sprinkles. Set bowl aside.2/3 cup sprinkles
- Working in batches (about 1-2 cups at a time), add coated Chex cereal to bag with white cake mixture, seal or twist top of bag closed, and then shake bag until Chex cereal is coated with white cake mixture. Remove finished funfetti puppy chow and spread out on prepared baking sheet. Repeat step until all puppy chow is made. When finished, discard plastic bag and any dry white cake mixture that remains inside.
- Let puppy chow cool, dry, and set, about 1 hour.
- Serve immediately.