One of her thrifted Christmas gifts this year was an air popper. And it's been wonderful to have popcorn in the evenings while watching TV or a movie.
But there there is something that makes popcorn even better. Toppings! Here are two sweet versions we came up with.
Salted Caramel Popcorn
Drizzle popcorn with softened homemade caramel (ours was a gift from our mom, but I'll try to post a recipe soon), sprinkle with a little sea salt, mix lightly, and enjoy. The key to this dish is to not overheat the caramel so it doesn't immediately harden. You want it to be soft and sticky, not a big block. Also, we found it easier to mix the ingredients by the bowl.
Muddy Buddy (or Puppy Chow) Popcorn
This was a play of the Chex cereal treat. I melted chocolate chips, peanut butter, and a little vanilla in the microwave, 1 minute at a time and stirring in between. Then I poured the mixture over the popcorn, mixed until evenly coated, and topped with powdered sugar. We did a big batch of this at once and took it with us to Hunger Games in the theater.
The caramel option is great for a quick fix. And who doesn't love chocolate and peanut butter. What other winning combinations can you think of?
Yum! Looks really good.
ReplyDeletePeanut-butter, chocolate and popcorn. Looks like a winner to me!
ReplyDeleteThese look amazing. You also look really familiar do I know you in real life or something?! haha wouldn't be the first time I found someone I knows blog?!
ReplyDeleteOh man, those both look mouthwatering-ly good.
ReplyDeleteThis couldn't have come at a more perfect time!!! Here in Costa Rica they don't sell chex cereal at all, nothing even like it...and I was like, HOW can I have puppy chow :(
ReplyDeletenow...I can, you should see my face I'm so excited!!
Gosh, if only I ate sugar...
ReplyDeletePS. That mom of yours must be pretty great to make you homemade caramel sauce (which I do love!) without even remembering that she did so. Either great or already on the Alzheimer's fast-track.
Yummy! We should do some when I come over! :P
ReplyDeletethere's an awesome Popcorn Haven here in Atl that has the craziest flavors. I've been to popcorn stores but they pale in comparison. I also love the caramel popcorn from downtown disney in CA. I've flown home with bags of it before and ppl tracking me down on the plane to buy a bag.
ReplyDeletebut when i'm lazy, i pop a bag and throw in some buncha crunch. delish.
Salted caramel popcorn? Yummy!! I would soooo try to sneak that into a movie! :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm a fan of good ol' caramel corn myself.
ReplyDeleteWait, if you're sister is sugar free, was this a discovery before said sugar-free-ness? Either which way, those look delish!
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