A dusting of arrowroot finishes them off– giving the appearance of "Real" Puppy Chow. Christmas Muddy Buddies. Unfortunately, “real” puppy chow is made with chocolate chips, peanut butter, butter, and powdered sugar. You will still get that amazing chocolate and peanut butter flavor. You can leave it off. You don’t need to use powdered sugar when making this recipe. Lighting a fire and cozying up to a Christmas Hallmark movie with a bowl filled to the brim of peppermint puppy chow … Chex Cereal, powdered sugar, vegetable oil, candy melts, creamy peanut butter and 2 more Snickerdoodle Puppy Chow Your Cup of Cake granulated sugar, Rice Chex, cinnamon, white … Yum. I used to love puppy chow-the way the peanut butter and chocolate flavor bursted in your mouth as your fingers got sticky from the powdery-white sugar. WHAT INGREDIENTS ARE NEEDED TO MAKE PUPPY CHOW… Peppermint Puppy Chow topped with Christmas sprinkles. PUPPY CHOW WITHOUT POWDERED SUGAR?