Bacon Puppy Chow

Puppy Chow can be found at family reunions and block parties all over the Midwest. It's extremely surprising that it has not fully caught on nationally; it is one of the all time best snack foods. The only thing missing was bacon, until now.
This Instructable will teach you how to make bacon puppy chow. It is sure to be a hit anywhere you bring it, especially if you live in an area unexposed to it!
I honestly didn't know if it would taste good, but after trying it I think it's excellent. This is how puppy chow should be made from now on, It is completely irresistible!

Please feel free to express any suggestions that you have regarding the recipe, or share your iteration of it! I'd love to hear how the bacon grease version turns out...

I made this to be entered into the MakerBot Challenge, the Bacon Contest, the Party Challenge and the Chocolate Contest, so if you enjoyed it please vote for it in them!

Step 1: Ingredients and tools

None of these measurements are exact. Feel free to experiment with the amounts of the ingredients to make it healthier or bacon-ier.
Ingredients:

• 1/2 package thick cut bacon
• 12 oz. box Crispix cereal
• 1 stick butter
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 12 oz. semisweet chocolate chips
• 7-10 cups powdered sugar

Many of the tools are optional. The items absolutely necessary will be designated with a *.

Tools:

• perforated baking sheet
• Large spoon*
• Oven*
• Knife*
• Cutting board*
• small microwave-safe bowl*
• extra large bowl*
• XL Zip-Lock bag*
• Rubber scraper/spatula
• Parchment paper
• Paper towels

Comments

[bakk94]

I was wondering, how long can you store it? Do I need to refrigerate it...because of the bacon.

[jessyratfink]

I love this stuff! The additional of bacon makes it magical.

[Greasetattoo]

GREAT instructable...

But, I have a question.
This is for human consumption and not puppies?
Correct??

Anyone know the calorie count?

5 stars from me!

[timweaver17]

human consumption. not for puppies.

[somewhiteguy]

I started to look this up... DON'T.
Just make it, enjoy it, and don't eat too much of it. You're not going to be eating a lot of this alone, so it's not such a huge issue.

Ok, couldn't resist: STILL WORTH IT!
Serve Size: 28g
Calories: 445.82
Sodium: 337.127
TotCarb: 77.87

Feel free to check my numbers. I probably got some incorrect somewhere.

[Reki3]

Why are people so worried about things like this? Despite what 'doctors' say, it doesn't change anything. What they don't tell you about overeating is the people who eat an entire bucket of KFC. Or eat 5 big macs each meal. They go to tell you that overeating is a plate of spaghetti once a week.

Myself, when I usually eat a bag of popcorn, two ramen cups, and two tubes of saltines, I lose a good 5 pounds overnight...and all i do is sit here. Beat that "Specialists", just destroyed everything you knew with two paragraphs. :D

[somewhiteguy]

Living the south, I've heard of a lot of good snack foods, but this is completely new to me. Next family gathering, I'm definitely bringing this. Awesome recipe, great ible.
You'd get a 1* from me just for including bacon :-D but this is well worth all 5.

[caitlinsdad]

Ah, only puppy chow I know is the product we feed to the dog. By the way, chocolate can be lethal to dogs so it should not be given to them as a snack no matter how hard they beg.

[runfromnuke]

A friend of mine who's a vet says that dogs actually can have many (if not, "most") white chocolates. Something to ask your vet so you can give your furry family members a special treat as well.

[tofu4tortoise]

not only midwest, people here in maryland have heard of it, and i usually end up eating too much it's soo good. just looking at the picture is too much....

[scoochmaroo]

My brother and I LOVE puppy chow! I haven't had it in ages, and would never have thought of bacon puppy chow!