EASY, HEALTHIER CARAMEL CORN

EASY, HEALTHIER CARAMEL POPCORN

http://fabulesslyfrugal.com/easy-healthier-caramel-corn/

Abagail didn't like this, but Jackson and I both did.  Will take to a party at Lisa's tomorrow night and see how it does.  Didn't go over too well (but maybe because we had lots of food?)  Kylan was so excited to have popcorn and then when he tried it he said, "I am never having another piece of that popcorn in my life."

Next time try same amount of popcorn and 1/2 of the sauce. Maybe it won't be so overpowering? 

UPDATE 4/2019: Abagail is trying to eat no added sugar (honey ok) so thought I would try this again.  I did 1/4 cup butter, 1/4 cup coconut oil and everything else the same.  I also cooked in the oven for about 30-40 min at 250.  Then sprinkled some dark chocolate chips on top.  Was yummy!

UPDATE:
2 batches in air popper works well.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup coconut oil
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Start with the sauce first. In a small saucepan, melt the coconut oil and honey on a low heat until thoroughly melted. It will look nearly transparent and slightly separated. Whisk together. Remove from heat. Add salt and vanilla. Whisk again. Then set aside.
2. Pop up a bunch of plain popcorn, about 4 quarts (I did 1/3 cup yellow & 1/3 cup white). Sift the popped popcorn with your fingers, from one large bowl to another in order to lose most of the unpopped kernels.
3. The sauce is ready when it has cooled a bit. It will be thicker and have more of a milky honey appearance. Drizzle the sauce over the prepared popcorn.
4. Then fold the sauce into the popcorn until the popcorn is well coated; this will take a few minutes, then it is ready to enjoy!

OATMEAL WAFFLES

OATMEAL WAFFLES
Got this recipe from Jessica Egbert.

2 eggs, beaten
2 c buttermilk (1 c milk, 1 cup yogurt (greek works best) works too) 
1 c quick cooking oats
1 T molasses
1 T oil
1 c whole wheat flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp soda
1 tsp baking powder

In a large bowl, mix eggs and buttermilk.  Add oats and mix well.  Stir in molasses and oil.  Combine flour, salt, soda and baking powder.  Stir into egg mixture.  If batter is too thick, thin with a little milk.  This recipe works well for pancakes as well.

CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE WHITE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE WHITE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
by Ree | The Pioneer Woman on May 12, 2013 in Cookies, Desserts
http://tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/chocolate-chocolate-white-chocolate-chip-cookies/

These are so yummy!  They cooked flat - maybe it was our oven?(cooks really weird right now).  Maybe next time try chilling dough.  Took to Daniel's graduation BBQ (July 2014).

Dark chocolate cookies filled with semi-sweet and white chocolate chips. So rich and yummy, and must be eaten with a glass of cold milk!

Ingredients
2-½ sticks Butter, Softened (cut up and let sit at room temp for 30 min)
2 cups Sugar
2 whole Eggs - room temp (can put in warm water for 10 min)
3 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
2 cups Flour
¾ cups Cocoa Powder
1-½ teaspoon Baking Soda
1 teaspoon Salt
1-½ cup Good Quality Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips
2 cups Good Quality White Chocolate Chips

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Using a mixer, cream butter and sugar until fluffy, scraping the sides once.

Add eggs one at a time, mixing after each addition. Mix in vanilla.

Sift together dry ingredients, then add in batches to the mixer, mixing until just combined after each addition.

Gently blend in chocolate chips and white chocolate chips.

Using a cookie scoop, add 1 tablespoon portions to baking sheet. Dot the top of each cookie with 3 white chocolate chips if you’d like them to really show up on top (or M&M’s instead of white choc chips). Bake for 9 to 11 minutes or until cookies are barely done but still soft and chewy.

Let cool on a baking rack. Yummy!