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Caramel Corn Recipe

0 · Dec 3, 2013 · 5 Comments

Caramel Corn Recipe // Hello Whipperberry friends! Can you believe that it's December already? It feels like this season flies by so fast…it's hard to take it all in isn't it? There's just so much to do, and so little time to do it! But I admit I love it all…the fast pace of the malls, the music, the gatherings and the goodies. Oh my, how much do I love the goodies! I might need a bigger pants by the time January rolls around! Nah, holiday calories don't count right?! 😉

Speaking of goodies, I wanted to share a family favorite recipe with you today. This caramel corn is actually my Grandma's recipe, and I remember my Mom making it for us every year…I always looked forward to it! And now I make it for my family. Don't you just love recipes that get passed down through the generations? There's something so special about sharing a recipe with your loved ones that generations before you have been enjoying too. Love that so much.

Anyway, this caramel corn is SO good. Creamy, and chewy and delicious! I hope you try it and love it!

This caramel corn is also perfect for gift giving or simply just enjoying with your family during a movie night! It's quick and easy to make and it's crazy delicious! Trust me when I say this treat will get devoured. I seriously could eat this all by my lonesome!

Ingredients

1⅓ cups granulated sugar
1 cup salted butter
1/2 cup corn syrup
1 tsp vanilla
8 cups popped popcorn
1 cup pecans & almonds (optional)

Instructions

Pop your popcorn. Then measure out about 8 cups and spread it out onto a large cookie sheet.
If you wish to add nuts to your popcorn, you might want to toast them in a 350 degree oven for 2-5 minutes, watching them very carefully. Toasting them brings out amazing flavor! When the nuts are toasted, sprinkle them over the popped popcorn. Set aside.
Now on to the caramel! In a saucepan melt the butter, then add the sugar and corn syrup.
Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly.
Continue to boil, stirring occasionally until the mixture turns caramel colored.
Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla.
Then pour the caramel over the popcorn and nuts. Using a fork, gently mix, and separate into clusters.
You can eat it at this point while it's soft and warm, or you can let it cool and enjoy it later.
Store in a tightly closed container.

Deeeelish! I hope your holiday season is full of cheer and much deliciousness!

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If you get at chance this season, I'd love for you to stop by my blog for some Christmas cookie recipes! Yum.

Mint Chocolate Chip Blizzard Cookies | Candy Cane Crumble Nutella Cookies | Eggnog Ice Box Cookies

Have a delicious day!

Free Printable Christmas Countdown and Wood Clipboard Tutorial

0 · Nov 26, 2013 · 3 Comments

Hi all! It’s Jenn from My Fabuless Life. I’m SO excited that the Christmas season is HERE, and even more excited to share a little printable Christmas Countdown project with all of you. If you follow me on my blog, you already know that I’m a sucker for all things counting down to the big Holiday, so this is one of several advent calendars that I have around my house.

All you’ll need for this project is:

* a block of wood (mine is 8×10, purchased from a local woodcraft store, but you can easily use whatever scraps you have lying around, or even a picture frame).

*a metal clip or clothespin

*the printables I’ve provided for you at the end of the post

I sanded and rounded out the edges of my wood block, and then stained it with my favorite stain (Early American from Minwax). Once the stain was dry, I sanded the edges again to give them a more aged look,

then I hot glued the clip on in the center of the wood.

To give the cards a little something extra, I colored the edges with a red marker.

This would be a really fun project with a picture frame too. Just put some pretty paper inside the frame, and glue the clip to the glass on the frame.

{DOWNLOAD FILES HERE}

Enjoy! And happy Holiday decorating! You can get details on my full Christmas display (including details on the coordinating "Merry & Bright" print) over at My Fabuless Life.

Or you might enjoy a few of these other Christmas projects:

Gold & White Nativity / Holiday Table Decorating Tips / $20 Handmade Tree

Grinch Oreo Pops

2 · Nov 21, 2013 · 5 Comments

Hello Whipperberry readers! Jenn here from Clean and Scentsible. I am SO excited to be back here today with these fun Grinch Oreo Pops….

Although I love celebrating all of the holidays, the Christmas season is by far my favorite. December is always filled with so many activities with family and friends and I love repeating all of our Christmas traditions. The kids and I look forward to all of the Christmas specials that come on television and The Grinch Who Stole Christmas is always on the top of our list. This past weekend, we had an early Grinch party with some of the neighborhood kids to start off the Christmas season and these Grinch pops were the hit of the party!

Ingredients

Oreo cookies
wooden skewer sticks {or thin sucker sticks}
green candy melts {I used about half a package for 8 pops}
banana marshmallows
black edible ink pen
large red sprinkle for the nose
strawberry marshmallows
mini marshmallows
toothpick
white mini cupcake liners

Directions

Melt chocolate melts in the microwave according to package directions. Be careful not to overheat.
Cut banana marshmallows into small almond shapes for the eyes and use the edible ink pen to draw in an eyeball.
Insert skewer into the center of the Oreo.
Spread chocolate around all sides of the cookie.
Add eyes and the sprinkle for the nose.
Place on parchment paper and allow chocolate to harden.
Spread out cupcake liners, turn it upside down, ad pierce skewer through the center.

NOTE: My original plan was to draw on a mouth with the edible marker, however, it did not draw well over the chocolate and I just decided to skip it. If you would like to do a mouth, you could try using a toothpick to carve it out of the chocolate before it hardens.

Even if you are not having a party, these pops would be great for a family Grinch night or fun class treat! And of course, you can't have Oreos without milk! 🙂

If you are looking for more Grinch party ideas, head on over to Clean and Scentsible to see the rest of the party.

Feel free to check out some of my other Christmas projects while you are there or connect with me here: FACEBOOK / PINTEREST / INSTAGRAM / TWITTER

Elf on the Shelf Breakfast / Twinkling Christmas Canvas / Chocolate Oreo Cheesecake Balls

"Maybe Christmas", he thought, "Doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more."

Happy Holidays!

Cranberry & Feta Cole Slaw Lettuce Wraps

1 · Nov 19, 2013 · 1 Comment

Hello my Whipperberry friends! It's me, Shannon, from eat.sleep.make. If any of you follow us over at ESM, you know that I'm a vegetarian. I share an abundance of veggie-friendly recipes that I've come up with. Today I'm going to share with you a delicious (and very pretty, if I may say so) Cole Slaw lettuce wraps recipe. This is perfect for holiday gatherings or even just for no reason at all! I chose to use all organic products. And not only is this organic and vegetarian, but it is also gluten-free.