Payday Caramel Corn

This is my Halloween Treat for all my little pretties

I think everyone loves Caramel Corn and then add peanuts,candy corn and white chocolate, EXPLOSION of sugar awesomeness! Super easy,yummy and this corn screams Halloween.They say if you eat a peanut and a candy corn together it tastes like a Payday Bar. Brilliant I say! This is gonna be good.

I bought one of those HUGE bags of popcorn from Costco ( enough for 2 batches, followed these easy instructions and done.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I got these cute little containers at the dollar store

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wrapped up cute they will make great little gifts.  Who doesn’t love to get homemade goodies wrapped up with love?  Happy Halloween!

Payday Caramel Corn

Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter
2 cups brown sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1 tsp kosher salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 1/2 bags of popped corn (remove seeds), about 5qt popped ( I used prepopped corn from Costco the Naked kind)
16oz pkg vanilla bark
21oz bag candy corn
1 1/4 cup salted, roasted peanuts
Instructions

Pop popcorn according to package. Place popped corn into a large mixing bowl (make sure to not add any seeds). Set aside.
In small saucepan over medium heat, melt butter with sugar, corn syrup and salt. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat. Stir in baking soda and vanilla. Pour over popped corn. Mix well.
Divide caramel corn mixture evenly into two foil lined broiler pans (or large disposable lasagna pans would work too) Bake in a 250 degree oven for one hour. Stir every 15 minutes, and rotate in oven.
After one hour, remove from oven and pour into a large mixing bowl. Melt vanilla bark according to package directions and pour over caramel corn. Add in peanuts and candy corn. Pour onto parchment paper (I lay a big strip down on my counter top) and allow to set, about 30 minutes). Once chocolate is set, fill two large gallon sized ziploc bags and seal.

This is where I discovered this great recipe. Thanks for sharing:

http://www.shugarysweets.com/2012/09/payday-caramel-corn#M8YyWu8ZDV8D4dCv.99

Garden Herb Butter

I start with a stick of soften butter, ( I like the organic) mixed up in a bowl I then prepare the herbs I plan on adding my washing and drying completely. In this batch I am adding, Rosemary, Thyme and garlic. It is what I have an abundance of in the garden…

I then chop all the herbs finely and mix with the butter.I used about a tablespoon of each herb and 1 clove for the garlic. Grab a piece of plastic wrap and place the butter mixture on top of plastic wrap into the shape of a long log. Roll up the plastic wrap and place in frig until hard…

After the butter has harden I get some butcher paper and cut to size and wrap it around the butter log like a Tootsie Roll and tie twine onto the ends, mark on paper what the flavor of butter it is and I think this would make a great Hostess gift or just to share with your friends and fellow foodies’.The flavors are unique as you by adding your favorite’s. Could depend on the dish you are preparing, the time of year or a special Holiday. Sage and Rosemary for Thanksgiving…sundried tomatoes and Basil for your Pasta dish…you name it and you enjoy it! Use on breads, potatoes,rub on your Chickens to roast, use where ever you dab your butter. They freeze well or last in frig for at least a month, mine get used before then 🙂

Ciao!

A little video to listen to while you make your butter…

http://youtu.be/fFl6Gr–ugg