Yummy Peanut Butter Popcorn

The boys requested peanut butter popcorn.  It is so yummy (although I don't dare have any because of my dreaded corn allergy!) I first found this recipe years ago in the More with Less cook book.  I did alter it a bit...  it called for corn syrup, but I use honey instead...  I think it gives it a "fuller"  flavor.  It has become a family favorite.

Here's the recipe:

4 quarts popped popcorn

1 cup sugar

1 cup honey

1 cup peanut butter

1 tsp vanilla

Place sugar and honey in a sauce pan and heat on medium.  Stir until sugar and honey are melted and come to boiling.  Add peanut butter, stirring to be care not to scorch it.  When peanut butter in melted and it is liquidy, take off of heat and add vanilla.  Pour over popped popcorn, making sure to coat all the kernels. You could add peanuts if you wanted.

Doesn't this look yummy?!

In Search of the Perfect Granola

I love granola!  Granola with yummy dried fruit and nuts...  I like it sweet, but not too sweet.  I like it crunchy, rather than sticky. Besides the dried fruit and nuts, I prefer my granola rather plain, just rolled oats, not a lot of other stuff.


I found the prefect "dry ingredient" amounts, but have been playing with the "wet ingredients" for awhile, trying to find perfection. The search is over!  I found perfection!

Perfect Granola 

Dry ingredients: 
                           13 cups rolled oats
                              2 cups shopped nuts 
                              2 cups dried fruit


Wet ingredients:
                           3/4 cup oil
                              3 T molasses
                              1 T vanilla
                              1 cup honey
                             1/2 t salt


Stir "wet" ingredients into "dry" ingredients (except for dried fruit - leave fruit out until granola has been baked) making sure to coat all of the oats and nuts.  Place onto 2 cookie sheets at bake at 350 for 30 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes.  Take out and let cool.  Add dried fruit.  When cool, place in airtight container.