MONSTER MUNCH

So October has come and I'm way excited, because I love cooking yummy fall, halloween stuff. We love anything pumpkin in this house. This yummy snack-dessert is sinful. We gave it away in cute Halloween bags to some friends. Here is what ya need:

Ingredients:
12 C. popcorn
1/2C. reeses pieces candy
1C. roasted peanuts
1C. Candy Corn
1 package Almond Bark

Directions:
Make your popcorn and empty it into the biggest bowl you have and then pour on the candy and peanuts and then top with the melted Almond bark. Mix it all together and then lay out wax paper and let it get hard and then package it up for friends and share the yummy goodness. Happy Halloween and Fall! It was still 102 today, but it's going down. I so badly want to bust out with a sweater or even a cardigan for that matter. Enjoy and hope you try!

Peanut Butter Cup Popcorn

I got this recipe off of here. We loved it! I can still eat this kind of stuff, because Im about 8 1/2 months pregnant. It's my last week of Junk and crap before the hardcoreness of getting skinny comes back. I loved this recipe, but not as much as my caramelized popcorn, but it was still good enough to keep in my records and blog. Give it a shot:

2 bags of Simply Salted (or similar) popcorn (or about 20 cups of popped popcorn)
2 c. honey roasted peanuts
3 c. peanut butter chips (I used Reese's)*
2/3 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips *
1 Tbsp. vegetable shortening or oil
*I LOVED this suggestion from one of our readers. If you want more chocolatey flavor in your popcorn, substitute 1 c. of the peanut butter chips with 1 c. of chocolate chips and then still drizzle the chocolate over the popcorn at the end.

Place the peanuts popped popcorn in a very large bowl. In a microwave-safe bowl, combine the peanut butter chips and vegetable oil or shortening and heat for 2-2 1/2 minutes or until smooth, stirring every 30 seconds. Drizzle the melted peanut butter chips over the popcorn and peanuts and toss to combine.

Spread the popcorn onto a wax paper-lined baking sheet. In a Ziploc bag, heat the semi-sweet chocolate chips until just melted and smooth (about 1-1 1/2 minutes, mashing the bag every 20-30 seconds). Cut a small corner in the Ziploc bag and drizzle the chocolate over the popcorn. Allow to stand long enough to become solid (you can transfer the pan to the fridge or freezer to hurry this step along). When done, break the popcorn into small pieces and enjoy!

Gavin Gourmet Granola

My Young Womens class made this yummy granola the other night and it is so yummy. With Granola you can really add whatever you want. It is kind of like trail mix. Which reminds me that I need to get my SIL Jenny's yummy trail mix recipe.

Ingredients:
6 c. rolled oats
1 C. coconut
1 C.chopped walnuts
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 c. melted butter ( one cube)
1/2 c. honey

Stir together in a large baking pan or cookie sheet the first 5 ingredients.
Drizzle the melted butter and honey over the top and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes, stirring often so the coconut dosen't brown too much. After removing from oven, stir as it cools to prevent clumping. Can add sliced almonds, dried cranberries, raisins, sunflower or pumpkin seeds etc etc. Store in an air tight containter. Yields one gallon. Enjoy over yogurt, with milk or just plain. Enjoy!