Jessica's Cookbook » Snacks

Yummy Puff Caramel Corn

admin — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:13:40 +0000

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!!

Ranch Flavored Pretzels

admin — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:38:53 +0000

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.*

Homemade Granola Bars

admin — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:05:47 +0000

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.

Gooey S’more Peanut Butter Brownies

admin — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 00:43:02 +0000

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

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