Category: Food

Dude. These are hard to describe…caramel-y…buttery…puffy…extremely perishable. In fact, they didn’t last a day at our place. HA!

One word of warning though–there is severe addiction potential with these little guys–so nibble mindlessly at your own risk…and don’t say I didn’t warn you.

Caramel Corn Puffs

Ingredients:

1- 16 oz. bag Corn Puffs

1 cup butter

1 cup corn syrup

2 cups brown sugar

2 tsps. baking soda

Pour the puffs into a large bowl with enough room to mix them around. Mix Butter, corn syrup and brown sugar in a sauce pan. Cook for about 2 minutes or until mixture gets bubbly around the edges of the pan. Remove from heat, add the baking soda and stir. Pour hot caramel over the corn puffs and stir from the bottom of the bowl to evenly coat them.

Place in an oven on 250 degrees for about 45 minutes–stirring about every 10-15 minutes or so. Remove from oven and allow to cool on wax paper. Break up the clusters while they are cooling so that they are bite sized pieces.

Nibble away.

heh, heh, heh…

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Caramel Corn Puffs

 

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Ingredients

• 1- 16 oz. bag Corn Puffs
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup corn syrup
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 2 tsps. baking soda

Instructions

1. Pour the puffs into a large bowl with enough room to mix them around.
2. Mix Butter, corn syrup and brown sugar in a sauce pan.
3. Cook for about 2 minutes or until mixture gets bubbly around the edges of the pan. Remove from heat, add the baking soda and stir.
4. Pour hot caramel over the corn puffs and stir from the bottom of the bowl to evenly coat them.
5. Place in an oven on 250 degrees for about 45 minutes–stirring about every 10-15 minutes or so.
6. Remove from oven and allow to cool on wax paper.
7. Break up the clusters while they are cooling so that they are bite sized pieces.

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It’s quite likely that I will never entirely master the art of eating anything wrapped in seaweed…but Candy Sushi?! Oh. My. Word. You’ve got my attention now.

Not only adorable–but seriously–it tasted so good, we kept eating the…ahem…mistakes. There were a ton of them. heh, heh.

Simple-simple to make.

Ingredients:

3 tablespoons   butter

10 oz regular marshmallows

6 cups   Rice Krispies

Twizzlers

Gummi Worms

Red or green Fruit Roll-ups

Directions:

In large saucepan melt butter over low heat. Add marshmallows and stir until completely melted. Remove from heat.

Add RICE KRISPIES cereal. Stir until well coated. Using wax paper on top and bottom, press the treats flat until they are about 3/4 inch in thickness.

Line the candy up along the edge of the Krispy treats.

Roll the Krispy treats around the candy–just one thickness.

Cut the rolled treat away from the pan and smush the cereal around the candy so that it holds together.

Now wrap the roll with the fruit roll up. It will probably take two for each cereal roll.

Slice into pretty little Sushis.

Do watch out for the guy with the chop sticks, cause the crowd is about to go wild!

And so they should.

Candy Sushi

 

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Ingredients

• Ingredients:
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 10 oz regular marshmallows
• 6 cups Rice Krispies
• Twizzlers
• Gummi Worms
• Red or green Fruit Roll-ups

Instructions

1. In large saucepan melt butter over low heat.
2. Add marshmallows and stir until completely melted.
3. Remove from heat.
4. Add RICE KRISPIES cereal.
5. Stir until well coated.
6. Using wax paper on top and bottom, press the treats flat until they are about ¾ inch in thickness.
7. Line the candy up along the edge of the Krispie treats.
8. Roll the Krispy treats around the candy–just one thickness.
9. Cut the rolled treat away from the pan and smush the cereal around the candy so that it holds together.
10. Now wrap the roll with the fruit roll up.
11. It will probably take two for each cereal roll.
12. Slice into pretty little Sushies.

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We’ve made these about a million times—for weddings, parties and barbecues. In fact, the smallest batch that I know how to make is about 120 puffs. Now, that’s some serious puffiness.

Of course, we always use our most amazing and illustrious and nearly top secret Coveted Chicken Salad recipe to fill them–but they are wonderful with lots of **different fillings.

Cream Puff Shells

Ingredients:

1 cup boiling water
4 tbsp. unsalted butter
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup all purpose flour
4 large eggs

Directions:

In a saucepan, bring water and butter to a boil. Add the flour, all at one time, and stir briskly using a heavy spoon, stirring constantly and in a circle until the mixture begins to leave the sides of the pan and form a ball. The mixture will become smooth, leaving the sides of the pan clean.

Stir over low heat to dry the mixture for about 2 minutes. The mixture will lose its stickiness. Transfer mixture to a bowl and add eggs, one at a time, beating in thoroughly before adding the next.

Drop by large spoonfuls onto a greased baking sheet.

Bake in a 400°F oven for about 30 minutes or until they are a lovely golden brown. Allow to cool slowly.

**Yeah, we get a bit weird around here sometimes.

Cream Puff Shells

 

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Ingredients

• 1 cup boiling water
• 4 tbsp. unsalted butter
• ¼ tsp. salt
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 4 large eggs

Instructions

1. In a saucepan, bring water and butter to a boil.
2. Add the flour, all at one time, and stir briskly using a heavy spoon, stirring constantly and in a circle until the mixture begins to leave the sides of the pan and form a ball.
3. The mixture will become smooth, leaving the sides of the pan clean.
4. Stir over low heat to dry the mixture for about 2 minutes.
5. The mixture will lose its stickiness.
6. Transfer mixture to a bowl and add eggs, one at a time, beating in thoroughly before adding the next.
7. Drop by large spoonfuls onto a greased baking sheet.
8. Bake in a 400°F oven for about 30 minutes or until they are a lovely golden brown. Allow to cool slowly.

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Soft, sweet, sugar cookies.

Now I say that because–looks can sometimes be deceiving. Just because a cookie is positively beautiful…is no guarantee that it will, you know…taste good.  No, my friends–it is not a given. Unless, of course, you make them yourself–with the perfect recipe.

And so I give you these~

soft, sweet…

melt in your mouth…

Perfect Sugar Cookies

You can thank me later.

Ingredients:

2/3  cup  butter, softened
3/4  cup  sugar
1  teaspoon  baking powder
1/4  teaspoon  salt
1    egg
1  tablespoon  milk
1  teaspoon  vanilla
2  cups  all-purpose flour

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large bowl, beat butter on medium speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar, baking powder, and salt. Beat until combined, scraping side of bowl occasionally. Beat in egg, milk, and vanilla until combined. Beat in flour.  Divide dough in half. If necessary, cover and chill about 30 minutes or until dough is easy to handle.

On a lightly floured surface, roll half of the dough at a time until 1/4 inch thick. Cut dough into desired shapes. Place 1 inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake for 8 to 9 minutes or until edges are firm and bottoms are very lightly browned. Transfer to a wire rack; cool. Ice with your favorite frosting. I’m a big fan of cream cheese frosting…

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Soft, Sweet, Sugar Cookies

 

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Ingredients

• ⅔ cup butter, softened
• ¾ cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups all-purpose flour

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. In a large bowl, beat butter on medium speed for 30 seconds.
3. Add sugar, baking powder, and salt.
4. Beat until combined, scraping side of bowl occasionally.
5. Beat in egg, milk, and vanilla until combined.
6. Beat in flour.
7. Divide dough in half.
8. If necessary, cover and chill about 30 minutes or until dough is easy to handle.
9. On a lightly floured surface, roll half of the dough at a time until ¼ inch thick.
10. Cut dough into desired shapes.
11. Place 1 inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
12. Bake for 8 to 9 minutes or until edges are firm and bottoms are very lightly browned.
13. Transfer to a wire rack; cool.
14. Ice with your favorite frosting.

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