# Banana Pudding Puppy Chow, 25 Minutes Flat

> Two nostalgic desserts collide in a four-ingredient snack you probably won't share.
- Title: Banana Pudding Puppy Chow, 25 Minutes Flat · Taste of Home
- Summary: Two nostalgic desserts collide in a four-ingredient snack you probably won't share. Three tablespoons of instant banana cream pudding mix is all it takes to…
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## Two childhood treats, one bowl
Classic puppy chow meets old-fashioned banana pudding in a snack that comes together in 25 minutes, start to finish.

> the perfect mashup of two nostalgic childhood treats
## First, the etiquette lesson
Scoop your share into your own bowl. And if you grab just a piece or two, do not dust the powdered sugar off your hands back over the communal bowl.

> It seems like common sense, but it's a subconscious reflex
## Four ingredients, no wafers
Rice Chex, white almond bark, confectioners' sugar and instant banana cream pudding mix. No vanilla wafers or whipped cream required.

> make this puppy chow taste just like the nostalgic Southern dessert
## Melt the almond bark
Use a double boiler, or microwave it in a microwave-safe bowl in 30-second bursts until smooth. Candy melting chips work if you cannot find bark.
## Coat the cereal gently
Put 4 cups of Chex in a big bowl, pour over the melted bark and 3 tablespoons of pudding mix, then stir with a rubber spatula until evenly coated.
## Shake it in a bag
Tip everything into a gallon zip-top bag, add 1 cup confectioners' sugar, seal it tight and shake. The sugar keeps the sticky pieces from clumping.
## Spread, set, serve
Spread the mixture on a sheet pan so it can firm up, then move it to a serving bowl. Makes 8 servings at about 283 calories each.
## Add crunch after it sets
Once firm, fold in mini Nilla Wafers, dried banana chips, or roasted pecans or walnuts for a banana-nut version.
## Or go peanut butter banana
Melt up to 1/2 cup of creamy peanut butter with the almond bark. Use stabilized peanut butter, not natural. Or swap in coconut cream, pistachio, cheesecake or lemon pudding mix.

> The world is your oyster when it comes to using pudding mix
## Rice Chex over corn
Rice Chex is the traditional pick and the recommendation here. Corn Chex works too and gives a richer, more buttery flavor. Ghirardelli vanilla wafers are the favorite candy melt.
## Keeps a week on the counter
Airtight at room temperature for one week, refrigerated for two, or frozen for up to two months. No pudding mix? Stir 1/2 teaspoon banana extract into the melted bark.
## Key takeaway

Three tablespoons of instant banana cream pudding mix is all it takes to turn ordinary puppy chow into banana pudding.