Peanut Butter Cheerio Treats

This is a quick and super easy snack or treat(cause there's a lot of sugar). But since Cheerios is a cereal I think its snack appropriate:) Its sweet, full of peanut butter flavor, and has a great crunch from the cheerios. You'll love these!

Cheerio Treats
Recipe Source: Kathie Cooks

1 cup Granulated Sugar
1 cup Corn Syrup
1 cup Creamy Peanut Butter
1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
5 cups Honey Nut Cheerios

1. Put cheerios in a large bowl. In a medium saucepan over medium heat combine the sugar and corn syrup. Stir and bring to a boil. Let boil for 1 minute and then remove from heat.

2. Add the peanut butter and vanilla. Stir. Pour over cheerios and mix until completely covered. Drop spoonfuls onto parchment or a silpat mat. Let cool before eating!    

Biscoff Muddy Buddies

Since my recent introduction to Biscoff I have become slightly addicted. You can put it on anything, just like Nutella. My favorite is apples. I can turn my sweet apple into a the best apple ever. I LOVE it!!

So the next logical step is my favorite snacky treat. Muddy Buddies. They are sweet, crunchy, and with a hint of Biscoff. It may be better than the original! Make sure you use milk chocolate chips, semisweet would overpower the Biscoff.

Biscoff Muddy Buddies
Recipe Adapted From: DoubleTheDeliciousness.blogspot.com

9 cups Corn Chex
1 cup Milk Chocolate Chips
2/3 cup Biscoff Spread
5 Tablespoons Butter
1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
1 1/4 cups Powdered Sugar

1. In a large bowl put the corn chex and set aside. Also, in a gallon size ziploc bag pour in the powdered sugar and set aside. 

2. In a medium saucepan over med-low heat combine the chocolate chips, Biscoff, and butter. Stir constantly until the chocolate chips are melted.  Take the pan off the heat and stir in the vanilla. Pour over the chex and stir until completely coated. 

3. Pour the chex into the ziploc bags and shake until they are covered in powdered sugar.

S'mores Popcorn

We had to end this week with a bang! S'mores popcorn! I am in love with all things S'mores as everyone knows so when i found this recipe I was excited. It starts with this Caramel Popcorn and is topped with marshmallows, golden grahams, and lots of chocolate! Its delicious people. Its crunchy from the golden grahams and popcorn, the marshmallows add some softness to all the crunchy and the silky smooth chocolate brings it all together. The next time you make popcorn make this!

S'mores Popcorn

Recipe Source: 30HandMadeDays.com

1 Batch Caramel Popcorn

3 cups Mini Marshmallows

3 cups Golden Graham Cereal

1 - 12oz pkg Semi Sweet Chocolate Chip

1. Spread the caramel popcorn on 2 parchment lined cookie sheets. Sprinkle the marshmallows, golden grahams on top of the caramel popcorn.

2. In a microwave safe bowl place the chocolate chips and melt on 50% power in 30 second increments stirring in between each until melted. Then drizzle the melted chocolate over the popcorn. Put in the fridge to set the chocolate and eat!

Cinnabon Popcorn

Cinnabon makes my favorite cinnamon rolls. I get one every time I go to the mall. I found this cinnamon roll recipe and it rivals those delicious cinnamon rolls. So when I started looking for some yummy popcorn recipes and came across this Cinnabon popcorn recipe I knew it was for me! It lives up to its name. Its sweet, cinnamony, and a snack I will be making more frequently than I probably should!

Cinnabon Popcorn

Recipe Source: Remodelaholic.com

12 cups Air Popped Popcorn

1/2 cup Brown Sugar

1 teaspoon Cinnamon

1/2 cup Butter

1/4 cup Corn Syrup

1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract

1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda

To be sure there weren’t any kernels, pour the popped corn into a bowl and tossed it a bit. Then remove a small handful at a time, and place the kernel free popcorn into a large mixing bowl.

Make the caramel

1. Add the brown sugar and cinnamon in a large microwaveable bowl and mix well to combine. Add butter and corn syrup and microwave on high for 30 seconds, then stir so its combined. Return to the microwave and heat for 2 minutes. Remove and stir. Microwave for 2 more minutes. Then remove and whisk in the vanilla and baking soda. Mixture will foam a little. Drizzle the caramel over the popcorn and stir until evenly coated.

2. Line a cookie sheet with tin foil and spray it with nonstick cooking spray. Pour caramel covered popcorn onto the foil. Place in the oven and bake at 250°F for 30 minutes, stir every 10 minutes.

 

Kettle Corn

Whenever we go to the state fair we always get kettle corn. Its kind of a tradition. We were just there and the kettle corn was so delicious I needed to find a recipe so I could make it myself. I searched and found one. Its sweet, salty, a little crunchy and so good. This is one to try!

Kettle Corn
Recipe Source: Oprah.com

12 cups Popped Popcorn

4 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil
1/2 cup Granulated Sugar

2 teaspoons Salt

Place popped popcorn in a large bowl. On the stove in a small saucepan combine the vegetable oil and the sugar on low and stir until the sugar has melted. Pour the sugar/oil mixture over the popcorn and stir well then sprinkle the salt and mix again. Enjoy!

Caramel Popcorn

When I told you had a bunch of great popcorn recipes for you this week, I wasn't kidding! We are starting the week off with the best caramel popcorn I've had. Ever. Its sweet, crunchy, and I cant stop eating it! 

At the end of the recipe it says to bake for 45 minutes, if you like chewy popcorn don't bake it and enjoy!

Caramel Popcorn
Recipe Source: AllRecipes.com

1 cup Salted Butter, softened
2 cups Brown Sugar
1/2 cup Corn Syrup
1 teaspoon Salt
1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
20 cups Popped Popcorn

1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Place popcorn in a very large bowl.

2. Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the brown sugar, corn syrup and salt. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil without stirring for 4 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the baking soda and vanilla. Pour over the popcorn and stir making sure to coat all of it.

3. Place the popcorn on two large cookie sheets and bake, stirring every 15 minutes, for 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool completely before breaking into pieces.

Cinnamon Chex Mix

Muddy buddies are one of my favorite snacks so when I came across a recipe for a cinnamon version I had to try it. I changed it a bit cause I couldn't find cinnamon chips anywhere. It turned out so delicious!

Cinnamon Chex Mix

Recipe Adapted From: DoubleDippedLife.com 

9 cups Corn Chex 

1 1/2 cups White Chocolate Chips
1/2 cup Powdered Sugar
1/4 Granulated Sugar
2 teaspoons Cinnamon

In a large bowl pour cereal and set aside. In a small bowl, microwave white chocolate chips for 1 minute and stir. Microwave again in 30 second intervals stirring after each time until all chips are melted. Drizzle melted white chocolate chips over cereal, stirring until evenly coated. In a small bowl, combine powdered sugar, granulated sugar, and cinnamon. Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar mixture over the cereal and stir until coated. Spread on a piece of parchment until cooled.

I shared this at
Sweets for a Saturday

Muddy Buddies

This is one of my favorite snacks. Its so easy. That's the best kind of snack, one that's quick to make.

Muddy Buddies

Recipe Source: Chex.com

9 cups Corn Chex
1 cup Semisweet Chocolate Chips
1/2 cup Peanut Butter
1/4 cup Butter
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 1/2 cups Powdered Sugar

1. Measure cereal into large bowl; set aside.

2. In a microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips, peanut butter and butter uncovered on high for 1 minute; stir. Microwave about 30 seconds longer or until mixture can be stirred smooth. Stir in vanilla. Pour mixture over cereal, stirring until evenly coated. Pour into 2-gallon ziploc bag.

3. Add powdered sugar. Seal bag; shake until well coated. Spread on waxed paper to cool. Store in airtight container in refrigerator.