Crafts

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!

Ultimate Christmas Guide

0 · Dec 2, 2013 · 3 Comments

The Christmas season is officially in FULL SWING! Who’s excited? I am! I am! And you know I’ve been pinning Christmas inspiration since like JULY, so today, Whipperberry is bringing you the Ultimate Guide To All Things Christmas Inspiration. There’s so much great stuff out there, I literally could have gone on for days, but for now, I’m bringing you over 50 of the greatest ideas that the blog world has to offer.

So… Here you have it, the ULTIMATE CHRISTMAS GUIDE… Enjoy!

DIY Glitter Mantel / Simple Christmas Mantel

DIY Rustic Trees / Plywood Christmas Card Display / Twinkle Stars

Merry & Bright Nail Art

Reclaimed Wood Stocking Hanger / Pom Pom Stockings {from Anthro, but easily DIYed} / Ecclectic Christmas Mantel

Potted Miniature Evergreens / Chalkboard Christmas Tree {by Rhonna Farrer} / Evergreen Branches in Large Vases / Collected Vintage Vignette

Free Printable Gift Tags / Free Printable Gift Tags / Craft Paper Star Punch Tags

Creative Gift Wrap

White Glitter Nativity Mantel / Simple Berries & Bottles Mantel / White Nativity Mantel

Vintage Ornament Wreath {source unknown} / Vintage Ornament Display / Clear Glass Ornament Chandelier

Branch & Felt Ball Hanging {blog is in Dutch} / Rustic Star /

Branch & Star Garland

Handmade Trees {source unknown} / DIY White Taxidermy / Christmas Embellished Clothespins

DIY Baking Soda Ornaments

Chocolate Peppermint Chip Cookies / Egg Nog Icebox Cookies

Simple Cutout Garland / DIY Santa Reindeer Garland / Color Block Ornament Garland

How To Photograph Your Christmas Treev / Simple Advent Calendar / Framed Heirloom Recipe Gift

Rustic Advent Calendar

Free Christmas Alphabet Printables / Free Charlie Brown Christmas Printable / Free Christmas Countdown Printable

DIY Glitter Stars / Wood Slice Ornaments {source unknown} / Pom Pom Alphabet Ornaments

Paper Trees / Yarn & Button Trees / Trees Made With Fabric & Paper /

Trees Twelve Ways

Pom & Posies Wreath / Poms & Greens Wreath {source unknown} / DIY Anthro Pom Wreath

DIY Deer Silhouette Pillow / Miniature Evergreen Centerpiece / Scandinavian Tablescape

Chalkboard Christmas Ornaments / Free Christmas Printable / “Chalkboard” Wrapping Paper

Making the Holidays Sweet with Eagle Brand // KitchenAid Mixer GIVEAWAY

14 · Dec 1, 2013 · 335 Comments

This post and KitchenAid Mixer GIVEAWAY is brought to you by Eagle Brand™ // I don't know about you, but the holidays just would not be the holidays without some good old holiday sweet treats. Christmas morning lasts but a short hour or so, but… Holiday cooking and baking last the whole month long. Those are the memories that last for generations. I can't tell you what I received as a kid for Christmas when I was eight or nine, but I can tell you about the scrumptious goodies I helped my Mom make those years. I remember the flavors of the season and those flavors are what usher in those holiday memories each year.

Every year my Dad would get a box of chocolate covered cherries. I loved those gooey treats! I'm sure I drove him nuts constantly asking if I could have one. I just adore cherries and when you add chocolate to the mix… It's a match made in HEAVEN!!

I have since come up with a tasty dessert to share during the holidays that takes me back to childhood…

If you love cherries and adore chocolate, this dessert is one you should try! Click HERE for the Chocolate Cherry Mousse Pie recipe.

Now, my Mom has always been a bit of the adventurous person in the family. We never stuck to the rules when it came to any kind of cooking or baking. When it came to Christmas, some years she liked to introduce a bit of Latin flair to our holiday table. We would have Soapapillas for New Years and she would make an amazing Flan for Christmas that I have adored forever!!

If you haven't had flan, you are missing out!! It is a creamy egg custard sweetened with Eagle Brand™ Sweetened Condensed Milk and topped with a lovely caramel sauce that is to die for. Click HERE for my Creamy Flan recipe.

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Chocolate Cherry Mousse Pie Recipe

1 · Dec 1, 2013 · 2 Comments

This post brought to you by Eagle Brand // As a kid, one of the things I looked forward to every holiday season, was when my Dad would share some of his FAVORITE chocolate covered cherries with me. I would have to say the apple didn't fall to far from the tree when it comes to this favorite confection. I adore cherries and to add chocolate to the mix made them absolutely PERFECT!

Not too long ago, my Mom introduced me to a recipe that I have since fallen in love with. I modified it a bit and came up with this scrumptious Chocolate Covered Cherry Mousse Pie…

Ingredients for Chocolate Cherry Mousse Pie

1 14 oz. can of Eagle Brand™ Sweetened Condensed Milk

2 oz. of a unsweetened Hershey chocolate bar

1/2 teaspoon almond extract

1 prepared graham cracker crust

20 oz. maraschino cherries, drained (2 jars)

8 oz. cream cheese, softened

1 cup cold water

3.9 oz. box of vanilla instant pudding

1 cup of whipping cream, whipped OR 3 cups of Cool Whip

Chocolate swirls optional

Directions for Chocolate Cherry Mousse Pie

In a small double boiler over low heat and occasionally stirring, melt the unsweetened chocolate and 1/2 of the Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk. Once the chocolate mixture has melted add a 1/4 teaspoon of almond extract. Pour the chocolate mixture into the bottom of the prepared graham cracker crust.

Next, take one of the 10 oz. bottles of cherries and cut them in all in half and place on top of the chocolate mixture in the crust.

Set the pie aside at this point and start on the mousse.

Reserve a few cherries to garnish the pie and then chop the remaining cherries and set aside.

In the mixing bowl of your mixer, whip the cream cheese until light. Gradually whip the water into the cream cheese and remaining Eagle Brand Milk. Add pudding mix, the remaining extract and chopped cherries. Mix well. Gently fold in the whipped cream or Cool Whip. Pour into pie crust and chill for 4 hours or until set. Garnish with whole cherries and chocolate swirls if desired.

You can even make this recipe as mini pies… Perfect to serve at your holiday gatherings.

They are so yummy and when your guest take their first bite, they get the yummy chocolate surprise at the bottom…

Chocolate covered cherry heaven!!

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Disclaimer // This post is sponsored by Eagle Brand™ Sweetened Condensed Milk. I received product and a KitchenAid Mixer to help create this post series.

Creamy Flan Recipe

21 · Dec 1, 2013 · 3 Comments

This post brought to you by Eagle Brand // I LOVE FLAN! I don't know if I can emphasize that enough. My Mom has made flan for years and it has become a bit of a holiday tradition. All be it, a rather non-traditional holiday tradition. Most people don't correlate Flan, a creamy custard like dessert with strong Latin roots with Christmas, but they should! It's so easy to make and the creamy custard with the caramelized sugar is just lovely.

Ingredients for Flan Recipe

1 cup sugar

1 14 oz. can of Eagle Brand™ Sweetened Condensed Milk

1 12 oz. can of Carnation® Evaporated Milk

6 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

pinch of salt

Directions for Flan

Caramelize sugar by putting it into a saucepan and melting the sugar until it becomes caramel. Try to avoid stirring the sugar, just swirl the pan. If you stir the sugar it could cause sugar crystals to form in your caramel. When the sugar has fully caramelized, pour into the bottom of your oven safe ramekins or a 8×8 baking dish.

Set aside and let cool while you are mixing the custard.

In your mixing bowl, combine the Eagle Brand™ Milk, Carnation® Evaporated Milk, eggs, vanilla and salt and whisk together well.

Pour custard into your dish or ramekins right on top of the caramel.

Next, you will need to heat some water. Place your ramekins or baking dish into a larger baking dish. Pour the hot water into the dish up to the middle of the custard dishes.

This is called a Bain Maria or hot water bath.

Place in a 300˚ oven for one hour or until the custard has set. Remove from oven and let cool for 10-20 minutes. If you are using ramekins, you can then invert the flan out on a plate at this point. Or, you can let it chill and serve later.

We really like to serve it with whipped cream and berries… SUPER yum!!

The folks at Eagle Brand would LOVE to help make your holidays a little sweeter. They are offering a fabulous GIVEAWAY!!

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Disclaimer // This post is sponsored by Eagle Brand™ Sweetened Condensed Milk. I received a KitchenAid Mixer and product to help create this post.