Pumpkin Puppy Chow

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips (or chocolate of your choice)
• 1/4 cup coconut oil
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1/2 cup pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie mix)
• 2 -4 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice (amount depends on your taste)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 9 cups rice chex or 9 cups corn chex
• 1 cup powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 in a large double boiler melt the coconut oil, chocolate chips, and peanut butter. mix well and then fold in the pumpkin puree until smooth. add the vanilla and 2 teaspoons of the pumpkin pie spice. at this point i recommend tasting the mixture. if you still want it more-spiced add the additional spice a little at a time until it has the flavor you want.
• 2 take the top bowl/pot off the double boiler and carefully fold in the cereal, 1 cup at a time. once all of the cereal is coated transfer to a 2 gallon zip-top bag. add half of the powdered sugar to the bag, seal, and shake to coat. let the cereal cool for about 15-20 minutes and then repeat with the remainder of the powdered sugar.