Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Peanut Butter Popcorn

3 bags butter flavored popcorn (microwaved)


1/2 C. honey
1/2 C. corn syrup
1 C. sugar

*Mix together in a sauce pan on the stove.

1 C. Peanut butter
1 1/2 tsp. Vanilla

*Add last after removed from heat.

Directions:

Pop popcorn & pour into large bowl.

In saucepan, mix honey, corn syrup, sugar. Heat & boil for 1 min and 15 seconds.

Remove from heat and add vanilla & peanut butter.

Pour over popcorn & stir.

Really soft and yummy!

Yummy popcorn

1 box toffee popcorn (8 c.) I don't add this because I don't like it.
8 C. regular butter popcorn popped
1 small bag pretzels (12 oz)
1/2 bag mini marshmallows (I use the whole bag)
Skor bar (I wasn't able to find them this year so I used Heath bars)
1 bag white chocolate chips
1 bag milk or semi-sweet chocolate chips (I prefer milk)
2 Tbls vegetable oil

Take two cookie sheets and poor popcorn, pretzels, marshmallows, toffee popcorn and chopped up Skor bars over them. Mix them up so things are pretty evenly distributed.

Mix white chocolate & 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil, heat in microwave for 1 minute. Mix until chunks are gone. Drizzle over popcorn mixtures.

Mix milk chocolate & 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil, heat in microwave for 1 minute. Mix until chunks are gone. Drizzle going the opposite direction over the popcorn mixture. Let chocolate cool completely before eating.

Super yummy!

Maple Crock Pot Turkey Dinner

7 lb turkey breast (with skin and bones)
1/4 white onion (diced)
3 T butter
1 pan cornbread (8"x8", I used the jiffy)
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp thyme
2 sweet potatoes
1/3 C. good maple syrup
1/2 C. apricot preserves
8 oz. Chicken stock
1/3 C. honey

Cube cornbread. Saute onion in butter until transparent. Add salt, pepper, thyme, and cornbread. Place in the bottom of a 5.5 qt cock pot (I used a really thick heavy roasting pan with lid to cook mine in the oven, it worked great), add cubed sweet potatoes, and pour in chicken stock and half the maple syrup and preserves. Salt and pepper the turkey as desired and place on top of potatoes. Pour maple syrup over turkey. Cover and cook on high for 4 hours. Baste with honey after 2 hours. Brown turkey in broiler. Top with apricot jam to serve.

*This is soooo yummy. I added some seasonings to the top of our turkey (garlic powder, onion powder, sage, more thyme, kosher salt, and pepper).

I thought the cornbread would come out nasty, but it came out so moist and yummy!!!

Best Buckeyes

8 oz. cream cheese (at room temp)
14 oz. condensed milk
24 oz. peanut butter chips
1 cup. finely chopped peanuts (I make half with nuts and half without)
6 oz. semi-sweet chips (I prefer milk chocolate chips)
2 T. shortening


In a mixer: Beat cream cheese until fluffy. Beat in condensed milk.



In a heavy saucepan: melt peanut butter chips. Stir into cheese mixture & add nuts. Chill 2-3 hours. I think we shaped them into 1 inch balls first and then refrigerated them (can't remember for sure).

Melt chocolate & shortening.
Dip & refrigerate.