This Banana Pudding Puppy Chow is absolutely delicious and unmistakably banana pudding flavored. It gets its amazing flavor from dry banana pudding mix!
Craving more banana? You have to check out my Super Easy Banana Bread Recipe!
Banana Pudding Puppy Chow
This puppy chow has been on my list of things to try for forever! I’ve had the banana pudding mix sitting in the pantry since some time last year.
I’m not really sure why it’s taken me so long. Maybe it’s that my list of things I want to make is too long. 🙂
But finally a couple weeks ago, the hubs said that it’d been a while since I’d made puppy chow and he was requesting one. It’s just such a great snack and the hubs doesn’t make requests often, so of course I obliged!
And because we are both such banana lovers, I knew it was time to make the banana version.
I wasn’t entirely sure if it’d even work well with the banana pudding mix. I’d never seen puppy chow done with pudding mix before, so I was excited to see if it’d work out. I tried it a couple different ways, including over the stove using regular white chocolate chips. That didn’t work out so well.
I’ve used white chocolate chips a number of times in my puppy chows. Despite the fact that it’s thicker than other options like candiquik or Wilton candy melts, it usually works fine for me. In this case though, it didn’t.
Tips for Making Banana Pudding Puppy Chow
Adding the dry mix to already thicker white chocolate chips just didn’t do well with coating the cereal. It still tasted great, but for most would seem like a fail.
So I tried again with the candiquik that I had and it worked perfectly!
I was kind of hoping that the candiquik would take on some of the yellow pudding color when mixed together, but it didn’t. Oh well, still tastes perfect!
And I added banana chips for fun and so that it looked a little more banana-y, but that’s totally optional.
As always, the puppy chow was a hit! It really is hard to wrong with it. And the banana flavor of this version is so spot on – I could eat it all day every day.
However, I’ve been trying to get back into better eating and workout habits (I haven’t been so great in recent months), so I didn’t eat as much as I wanted to.
Oh well, that’s the great thing about puppy chow. It really isn’t that bad as far as sweet treats go. And when shared with a group or your family, there’s just enough for everyone to enjoy! 🙂
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- Banana Bread – with dry banana pudding mix!
Banana Pudding Puppy Chow
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Ingredients
- 5 cups rice chex cereal
- 10 ounces vanilla candiquik (almond bark, or similar baking chocolate)
- 4 tablespoons dry banana cream pudding mix
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
- ½ cup banana chips
Instructions
- 1. Pour rice chex cereal into a large bowl.
- 2. Slowly melt the vanilla baking chocolate in a small bowl in the microwave, stopping every 30 seconds or so to stir it and make sure it doesn’t burn.
- 3. Add dry pudding mix to the melted baking chocolate and stir until combined.
- 4. Pour melted chocolate mixture over chex cereal and lightly stir to coat evenly. Be careful to not break the chex cereal too much.
- 5. Add the powdered sugar to the chex cereal and lightly stir to coat evenly. Or add the chex cereal and powdered sugar to a ziplock bag, then shake.
- 6. Allow chex to dry.
- 7. Add broken pieces of banana chips, if desired.
The nutrition facts provided are calculated using a third-party tool and are estimates only. Actual nutritional content may vary based on the ingredients and brands you use, as well as portion sizes. For accurate results, please consult a registered dietitian or nutritionist.
Enjoy!
I made this and the cereal tasted stale when I got done?
The only thing that would cause that I think is moisture. Maybe it needed to sit out and dry for longer?
I made these with dark chocolate melting wafers instead of the vanilla bark and they were delicious, like a chocolate covered banana!
yummy – thank you for sharing!
I know what you mean about a “too long” list of stuff to do. 🙂 I’m liking how you added some banana chips too! I’d love if you stopped by and shared with us on Five Friday Finds! 🙂
Man, do I love puppy chow and banana pudding – can’t wait to try this!
If you love those two things, you will love this!
YUMMY! I love puppy chow, and banana pudding puppy chow sounds so delicious! 🙂 Thanks for the awesome recipe, pinned!
Thanks Jenn! Thanks for the pin!
This looks amazing! I’ve recently fallen in love with banana chips, and this looks like an amazing way to enjoy them 🙂
Thanks Rachel!
Oh my gosh, I know! It worked – now the ideas are going crazy 🙂
I can only imagine how good this is!!!
Thanks Aimee! We loved it!
Yummy! I am loving all of the different puppy chow recipes I have been seeing lately! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Jodi! Puppy chow is so fun to play around with – so many flavor options!
I love this! Great idea with the pudding mix!
Thanks Betsy! I was glad it worked 🙂
I need to try this – I know my kids will go ga-ga over this!
Definitely! Such a fun snack 🙂
I love banana pudding!! I am sure it tastes great in this puppy chow form!!
Thanks Renee! I’m totally addiction to all things banana flavored 🙂
This has got to be one of the best puppy chow recipes I’ve ever seen, Lindsay! Banana pudding flavor? WIN! Love the addition of the banana chips too. Such a great way to top this treat off. 🙂
Thanks so much Julie! 🙂 I LOVE banana pudding anything!
I love banana pudding and I’m sure this puppy chow tastes just as delicious! Love crunchy snacks!
Thanks Ashley!
Holy Genius! What a crazy good idea!!! I love it! Pinned! You managed to make puppy chow better, which is a HUGE feat!
Thanks so much Lindsey! 🙂 Thanks for the pin!