Caramel corn
If you’re looking for a fun snack to make with the kids, there’s nothing easier than my version of caramel corn. Sure, everyone likes regular, plain ol’ popcorn with salt and butter, but why not jazz it up a bit?
For my recipe, I started by popping my corn on the stove in a heavy pan with a glass lid. Add a little oil, drop in the kernels, heat it up and shake, shake shake ’til it’s all white and puffy. (But be careful when dumping it in the bowl that a stray kernel doesn’t pop out and get you in the eye! You may think that can’t happen, but I remember my brother with a black eye when we were little because of that exact reason!)
Then, I just heated up some regular store bought ice cream caramel in the microwave and poured it over the popcorn. Toss in a few handfuls of M&Ms, stir it all together and then spread it out on wax-paper covered cookie sheets and pop them in the frig for about an hour or so. This gives the caramel a chance to harden and not be so sticky.
When we were ready for family movie night, I just took the popcorn out of the frig and dumped it all into a big bowl. Although it was fine for Dave and I to eat with our fingers, we gave the kids spoons so they wouldn’t wipe their fingers all over the place.
Mmmmmmmmmmm, that was some good popcorn!! I almost wish I had taken a picture of it!