Old Fashioned Caramel Corn is sweet, crunchy, and totally addictive. When stored in an airtight container, the caramel corn will keep for several weeks, if it lasts that long! Ingredients for Old Fashioned Caramel Corn I used the following ingredients for the Old Fashioned Caramel Corn: Freshly popped popcorn, unsalted dry roasted peanuts, unsalted butter,…
Snacks
Easy Parmesan Garlic Oyster Crackers
Parmesan Garlic Oyster Crackers are amazingly easy to make, and insanely addictive. They take minutes to put together and are a perfect munchie for any occasion or an anytime snack. These delicious crackers are an adaptation of Tyler Florence’s recipe. I first blogged about them on October 11, 2018. This update has a slightly modified…
Patriotic Snack Mix Cones
Patriotic Snack Mix Cones are a perfect treat for your summer patriotic festivities. They’re super simple to make and impressive enough for your pickiest eater. Store-bought waffle cones are topped with white chocolate and red, white and blue sprinkles and filled with an awesome snack mix. First Time Snack Mix – Disaster This ultimate recipe…
7-Layer Flag Dip
7-Layer Flag Dip is a traditional Mexican dip with layers of refried beans, guacamole, salsa and sour cream mixed with taco seasoning. It’s topped with grape tomatoes for the red stripes, shredded Monterey Jack cheese for the white strips, and crushed blue tortillas with sour cream for the stars. It’s perfect for Memorial Day, Flag Day,…
Easy Homemade Granola
Easy Homemade Granola is chocked full of healthy oats, nuts and seeds. It’s amazingly easy to make – just stir together the dry ingredients, drizzle on the wet ingredients and pop in the oven for the most delicious granola that you can imagine. One taste and you’ll never go back to the over-priced store-bought variety.
Valentine Chex Crunch
Valentine Chex Crunch is a perfect treat for any special person on your Valentine’s Day list. It’s made like my Old-Fashioned Caramel Corn but with Corn Chex in place of the popcorn. To dress it up for Valentine’s Day, I added some toasted pecans and red, pink and white M&Ms. Valentine Chex Crunch is totally addictive…
Mardi Gras Praline Crunch
Praline Crunch is just in time for all of your Mardi Gras celebrations. If you like caramel corn, you’ll absolutely love Mardi Gras Praline Crunch. It’s made like my Old-Fashioned Caramel Corn using Corn Chex in place of popcorn. I dress it up for the Mardi Gras season with toasted pecans and Mardi Gras colored M&M’s….
Double Chocolate Energy Bites (with Video)
Double chocolate energy bites are perfect for anytime that your sweet tooth or hunger craving needs a fix from something that is actually good for you. These tasty morsels are made with fiber rich oats and ground flax seeds, and are held together with chocolate peanut butter and honey. I added mini chocolate chips to…
Poffertjes (Dutch Mini Pancakes)
Poffertjes, (pronounced puff’ ur jis) or Dutch Mini Pancakes are small, fluffy yeasted treats made in a special cast iron pan. Poffertjes are sold throughout the Netherlands. They are traditionally served hot with a pat of butter and a good sprinkling of confectioners’ sugar. However, they’re equally good when topped with Nutella.
Mardi Gras Snack Mix
Mardi Gras Snack Mix is sweet and salty, and coated in white chocolate. It takes minutes to put together and is the perfect munchie for morning, noon and night.
Santa’s Crunch
Wow Santa and all of his little elfs with Santa’s Crunch. It’s a no-bake treat that combines sweet and salty to produce a perfect edible Christmas gift. It just takes minutes to make, and is sure to put a jingle in all of your Christmas helpers’ steps.
Chocolate Drizzled Caramel Oyster Crackers
Chocolate Drizzled Caramel Oyster Crackers is a twist on the ever popular Chocolate Drizzled Caramel Corn. Rather than using popcorn, I used Oyster Crackers. I tossed the crackers with toasted pecans, baked it in a dreamy caramel sauce, and finished it with a drizzle of melted chocolate. The combination of the saltiness of the Oyster…