Blessed Carlo Acutis, the Italian teenager with a devotion to the Eucharist and to the Blessed Mother, will be canonized soon. An interesting fact about him is that he was a pet lover and his family had 4 dogs (and 2 cats and a goldfish). He was known to make videos of his dogs. It has been shared that one of his favorite foods was Nutella - the Italian hazelnut chocolate spread. A fun melding of the love of dogs and of Nutella would be to make a hazelnut puppy chow snack. Very simple to make for a low key celebration of his canonization September 7 or on his feast day which will be October 12.
Puppy Chow, Muddy Buddies, Reindeer Chow, Muddy Munch - whatever you want to call it, is a delicious and simple snack to make. The traditional variation is made with melted chocolate and peanut butter, but a variation substitutes Nutella (or other hazelnut spread) for the peanut butter.
1 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/4 cup butter
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup Nutella hazelnut spread (or peanut butter for classic puppy chow)
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1/2 cup Nutella hazelnut spread (or peanut butter for classic puppy chow)
8 cups rice or corn squares cereal
1 ½ cups powdered sugar
Directions:
Measure cereal squares and add to large bowl (with lid). Melt together the chocolate chips and butter, either in the microwave or on the stove-top in a double boiler, until smooth.
Add Nutella and vanilla to melted chocolate mixture and stir until mixed and smooth. Pour mixture over cereal and toss to coat. Then add powdered sugar. Place top on the container, shake again until the Nutella Puppy Chow is well coated with sugar and ready to eat.
St. Carlo Acutis, Pray for us!
