Red Velvet Puppy Chow

For a special Valentines treat, my kiddos and I whipped something up in the kitchen. Some of us worse clothes (ahem, Jake and me), one of us wore jammies (Lauren), and one in particular wore her monster costume because really, why not?!?

Anyway, we got to pouring and mixing and stirring...

and before long, our Red Velvet puppy chow was ready to go!

And just to give credit where due here's the link to this yummy recipe.

Ingredients:

5 C. Rice Chex cereal

3/4 C. white chocolate melts or chips

1/4 C. chocolate melts or chips

2 oz cream cheese, room temp

1 1/2 Tbsp. milk

1 C. Red Velvet Cake mix

1/2 C. powdered sugar

Valentines colored M&M's or other candies

Heart sprinkles for extra decoration and cute-ness

Directions:

1. Measure out Rice Chex cereal and place into a large bowl.

2. Place cake mix and powdered sugar into a large plastic bag or tupperware.

3. Melt chocolates together in the mircowave or stovetop. careful not to burn and stir until smooth.

4. Stir in cream cheese and milk (the chocolate will get thicker, but it's okay)

5. Pour chocolate over Rice Chex cereal and stir until coated.

6. Dump cereal into the bag or tupperware with powdered sugar and cake mix. Shake, shake, shake until coated.

7. Dump onto a cookie sheet and let cool.

8. Mix with extra colorful candies and serve!

NOTE: Because of the cream cheese, keep in the fridge if you won't be eating them that day. You can also omit the cream cheese all together if you wish...if you do that, you don't need the milk either!

Enjoy! We sure did :)