I've been making skinny chocolate to satisfy the sweet tooth. Not a huge fan of the coconut taste though. So I thought... why not make puppy chow out of it? Turned out amazing!
What you need:
- Natural peanut butter
- High quality coconut oil
- Unsweetened cocoa powder
- Stevia granulated sweetener
- Sea salt
- Gluten free Rice Chex
- Wax paper
- Cookie sheet
- Enough room in your freezer for the cookie sheet!
- Large glass bowl that fits in your microwave
Measurements of Ingredients
- 1/2 c. coconut oil
- 1/4 c. unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 c. natural peanut butter, unsweetened
- 4 1/2 Tbsp of stevia
- Pinch of sea salt.
First setup your cookie sheet with wax paper on it. You'll be glad it's ready ahead of time.
Put it all ingredients in a large glass bowl and microwave it for about 30 seconds. It won't look like it's all melted but stir it up. I was surprised how it all melted and mixed together after only 30 seconds. May take more time if your microwave isn't that powerful. Just do 30 or less seconds at a time so you don't burn anything.
After you have it all mixed up start pouring in your gluten free rice Chex! How much? Not sure... just pour some in... mix it up... pour more in... mix it up... keep going until you think it's about right. It's not rocket science people... you'll figure it out =)
Now spread this all out over your cookie sheet. Toss it in the freezer. In less than 30 min it should be solid and ready to eat! I just eat it right off the pan keeping it in the freezer. This won't last long though... I can hear my wife now ... "how long you going to keep that ugly pan in the freezer like that?" =) Once it's solid just bust it up and put it in whatever dish you want.
I keep it in the freezer because I like that crisp, chocolate bar like, feel when I bite into it. Also love it being cold; not sure why. After it's froze solid in the freezer you can move it to the fridge. There it softens up and tastes just as good; it's more a personal preference on consistency and texture than taste. Can't leave it out at room temp though because the coconut oil melts. Also note this WILL melt in your hand! Eat it quick or use a napkin to hold larger chunks.
Enjoy!
FYI:
Ideally you should powder the sweeten0er and salt. Otherwise the skinny chocolate is grainy as the stevia and salt don't really dissolve into the coconut oil It's not really noticeable in the puppy chow since the Chex is already crunchy! I don't have anything to powder t hat much granulated stevia. Tried a mortal and pestle but that took forever and still wasn't really powdered fine enough. Anyway... again... not necessary for puppy chow; just FYI if you make skinny chocolate. Here's the recopies I use and the peanut butter one is what I adapted.
http://thenewlighterlife.com/
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