Mar
19
Posted on March 19, 2010

This Delicious Caramel Puff corn is always popular.  I’m sure you and your family will enjoy it!!

Ingredients
1 Cup Butter
2 Cups Brown Sugar
1/2 Cup White Karo Syrup
Put in Medium saucepan and melt.  Bring to a full boil.  Turn heat down and simmer for 5 minutes.
Add 1 Teaspoon baking soda.  Stir until foamy.
Pour over two bags of Old Dutch Corn Puffs (I put corn puffs in 4, 9×13 pans, because it is easier to stir and coat).  Stir in caramel and bake in a 250 degree oven for 1 hour, uncovered.  Stir every 15 minutes.
Pour onto waxed paper.   Let cool and break up any chunks.
Enjoy!!

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Jul
23
Posted on July 23, 2009

Sometimes you need a snack that requires not too much work, but goes a long way.  Try these flavored pretzels for a change.  They are also great to put into smaller baggies, tie with ribbon and sell for fundraisers.

Ingredients

2 (15 oz.) bags of pretzels-I like the small pretzels best

1 Bottle of Orville Redenbacher Buttery Oil

1 Tablespoon Dill Weed

1 Pkg. Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing (Powder Form)

1 Tablespoon Garlic Powder

Directions

1.  Mix oil, dill weed, Ranch Dressing & garlic powder in microwave safe bowl.

2. Heat mixture in microwave (2-3 minutes) but do not boil

3.  Pour mixture over pretzels and toss.

*My hint on mixing and storing the pretzels is to:  Divide pretzels into two 9 x 13 pans, with lids, and shake to coat.  I usually shake the container a few times before serving.  Also, making this a day or two in advance helps the flavor to set-in.*

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Jul
13
Posted on July 13, 2009

Going for a long bike ride, run or hike?  Be sure to include these homemade granola bars.  The recipe is  from the lid of a  Smucker’s Natural Peanut Butter jar.  We enjoy them so much and they are certainly better than any store bought brand and well the nutrition cannot be beat!

Ingredients

3 Cups Rice Crispy Cereal, slightly crushed

3 Cups Cheerios, slightly crushed

1 1/2 Cups Raisens or other dried fruit; cherries, cranberries

1/2 Cup Sunflower seeds

1 Cup Honey

3/4 Cup Sugar

1 (16oz) Jar Smucker’s Chunky Natural Peanut Butter

1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract

Non-Stick Cooking Spray

 

Directions

1. Combine cereal, raisins & sunflower seeds in a large bowl.

2.  Combine honey & sugar in saucepan and heat for 3-5 minutes until the mixture comes to a boil.  Boil for one minute.

3.  Add peanut butter and vanilla to warm mixture.  Pour over the cereal mixture until everything is coated.

4.  Press mixture into a greased 15x10x1 inch pan (cookie sheet).  I put a plastic baggie on my hand to press the mixture firmly into the coroners.  Cut granola bars into rectangles and wrap in press-n-seal.

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Jun
21
Posted on June 21, 2008

These brownies will be a big hit wherever you bring them!  Definitely a crowd pleaser, they’ll be the first treats to be gone.

Ingredients
1 box brownie mix
1 7oz jar marshmallow cream
1 cup of store bought chocolate frosting
1 cup creamy peanut butter

Directions

  1. Prepare, bake and cool browie mix according to package directions in a 9×13 pan.
  2. Spread marshmallow cream over brownies.
  3. Microwave peanut butter for 30 seconds. Repeat with frosting.
  4. Pour melted peanut butter and then frosting over marshmallow cream.
  5. Swirl with a knife to marble the frosting and peanut butter.
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