Description
A crunchy, no-bake strawberry shortcake puppy chow made with Chex cereal, white chocolate, strawberry cake mix, and freeze-dried strawberries. Sweet, fruity, and irresistibly addictive snack ready in minutes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 480g Rice Chex, Corn Chex, or Crispix cereal
- 170g white chocolate chips
- 28g unsalted butter (or plant-based alternative)
- 120g strawberry cake mix
- 5 tsp strawberry extract
- 120g powdered sugar
- 100g freeze-dried strawberries, crushed
- 1 drop pink food coloring (optional)
Instructions
- Melt white chocolate chips and butter in a microwave-safe bowl in 30-second intervals, stirring until smooth.
- Stir in strawberry extract and optional pink food coloring until combined.
- Add strawberry cake mix and mix until smooth and lump-free.
- Pour cereal into a large bowl and drizzle strawberry coating over it.
- Gently fold until all cereal pieces are evenly coated.
- Spread mixture on a parchment-lined baking sheet and let cool for 30 minutes.
- Add cooled cereal to a Ziploc bag with powdered sugar and crushed freeze-dried strawberries.
- Shake gently until fully coated and serve or store.
Notes
Use freeze-dried strawberries for best crunch and flavor. Always allow mixture to cool completely before adding powdered sugar to avoid stickiness.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert Snack
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 cup
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 140mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 5mg
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