PUPPY CHOW WITHOUT POWDERED SUGAR? A dusting of arrowroot finishes them off– giving the appearance of Christmas Muddy Buddies. "Real" Puppy Chow. 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. You don’t need to use powdered sugar when making this recipe. You will still get that amazing chocolate and peanut butter flavor. Yum. 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 … Lighting a fire and cozying up to a Christmas Hallmark movie with a bowl filled to the brim of peppermint puppy chow … You can leave it off. Unfortunately, “real” puppy chow is made with chocolate chips, peanut butter, butter, and powdered sugar.