I was having a MAJOR sweet craving, and, well, I had NOTHING in the house that sounded even remotely good. So, while digging in the "holy land," aka Pinterest, I came across a recipe that I used for the base of the one I am posting below. I did tweek it a little bit, to make it doable, based on what I had available at home. Apparently, the grocery fairy has skipped our house AGAIN and I am going to have to make a run to the store tomorrow. This is one of my least favorite things to do, EVER.
This popcorn is SOOO gooey, and yummy... I ate this for supper tonight. Ssshhhh... Don't tell!
Marshmallow Caramel Popcorn
1/2 C. coconut oil or butter
1 C. brown sugar
1 1/2 Tbsp. light karo syrup (corn syrup)
14 large marshmallows
9 Tbsp. popcorn kernels or 1 pkg. microwave popcorn
Pop popcorn in 1-2 Tbsp. coconut oil, or if using microwave popcorn, pop the popcorn. Try to remove any unpopped kernels. In a small sauce pan put the coconut oil or melt the butter. Add the brown sugar, karo syrup, and marshmallows. Mix till everything is melted and blended well. With the coconut oil, it did not want to blend well, I had to use a whisk to get it to melt and blend as much as possible. There was still some oil that was not mixing in, but when the rest of the mixture got caramely, I just poured it all over the popped corn and it all stirred in well. Pour over popcorn and stir well to completely coat the popped corn.
Original recipe: myglutenfreefoods
I was looking for something patriotic, but quick and easy. Hhhhmmm, there appears to be a theme here. I came across an image of red, white, and blue rice krispy treats, which I thought would be awesome!
Red, White, and Blue Rice Krispy Treats
6 Tbsp. butter
12 C. Rice Krispies
2 pkg. Miniature marshmallows
Food coloring
In sauce pan, melt 2 Tbsp. butter, add 1 C. marshmallows. Stir until melted together. Stir in 4 C. of rice krispies. Add red food coloring, until you have the shade of red that you want. In a prepared 9x13 pan, with buttered hands, press red layer into bottom of pan. Repeat with no food coloring for the "white" layer. Press on top of the red layer. Repeat a third time with blue food coloring. Press blue layer on top of white layer. Allow to cool completely, cut, and serve!
