I remember when I was a kid and someone (can't remember who) made it for the kids for a Christmas treat. I found a similar recipie last year and tried it. It was pretty good. Instead of Honeycomb, I used Chex cereal, but the Honeycomb do sound good too.

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I've always seen Puppy Chow made with Cripix or Chex. Don't think I'd use Honeycomb.

It's supposed to look like puppy chow--hence the name.

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We used to make that in my
Girl Scout troop years ago.
I've heard that referred to as
"Puppy Chow", "Trash Mix",
"Garbage", etc. Just depends on
who is making it.

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My son makes this all the time as a bakesale fundraiser at his University, and they always sell out no matter how much he seems to make.

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If by "not great" you mean "highly poisonous" than I agree with you. I don't mean to be hyper sensitive but you might want to ammend your article. Chocolate is poisonous for dogs. It's no joke.

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I've heard it called puppy chow for as long as I can remember. It is always present at any get together in my town. However, we all use chex and a whole lot more than two tablespoons of powdered sugar. The outsides of my chow are white.
I once got a bowl of puppy chow poured over my head at my 8th grade bday party. That made quite a mess, let me tell you! Powdered sugar does not come out of your hair easily!

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I've always heard of this type of recipe as Muddy Buddies, with Chex. They even have it on the official chex website. The recipe there uses a little vanilla in it as well. Yum!

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Creamy peanut butter is best in Puppy Chow.

Honeycomb is sacriligeous--you must use Chex.

The instructions probably tell you to overlap the pieces of foil so it's harder for the powdered sugar to make friends with your table.

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I've had the Chex-cereal based version, which in the Champlain Valley region of New York went by the even less appetizing moniker of "Muddy Buddies."

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