Looking for something new and yummy to fill those Trick or Treat bags? Try today’s dressed up caramel corn recipe!
Last week I put together a care package for my college kids (actually two college kids and one college graduate!).
Last year I went all out with their Halloween care package. Remember those darling Halloween buckets?
I filled them with those cute candy corn rice krispie treats.
And candy corn pretzel rods too…
Well this year I didn’t get quite as elaborate – just a few too many things going on around here this last week.
But they did get some candy corn cookie bark!
I also added in one of their favorite treats to get in a care package - caramel corn. Not only is it yummy but it makes for great packaging material too! Keeps everything well padded.
I always use my basic microwave caramel corn recipe - it’s our favorite!
I decided to dress up the caramel corn a little bit this time. I have jazzed it up before with a white chocolate drizzle which was awesome. This time I decided to see what I had in my baking pantry.
There was a bag of cinnamon chips, butterscotch chips, chocolate chips, peanut butter chips and some white almond bark. I love the combo of cinnamon and caramel so thought I ‘d drizzle the cinnamon chips over the caramel corn but unfortunately the cinnamon chips would not melt – they just turned into one giant lump of cinnamon chips!
Onto the next idea…
I also love the combo of peanut butter and chocolate so I melted the peanut butter chips and drizzled them over the caramel corn and then melted the milk chocolate chips. Then I sprinkled on some Reese’s Pieces – can you really have too much peanut butter and chocolate??
The combo was awesome and looked Halloweenie too!
Next I decided to combine the white Almond Bark and Butterscotch chips.
It was amazing ! In fact it was my favorite and the one that disappeared first. So sorry college kids – you are getting just plain caramel corn!
Just pop up a batch of caramel corn and then see what’s in your pantry! Try my flavor combinations or make up one of your own. If you come up with a good one – let me know!
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Your caramel corn looks delicious! The recipe sounds so easy too! Thanks for sharing.
Oh my gosh – everything looks so wonderful! Especially love the caramel corn
Every time I read your blog, I gain weight..why is that..Thanks for always sharing your amazing talent..
I was sooo lucky to have your caramel corn last week. I ate the whole bag while doing some late night sewing up for Little Princess. My kids would love it too, now I have time to make some up!
I love all of it, the Halloween buckets, the popcorn, all of it! You are such a great mom! I’m sure your college kids are going to be very popular with their friends at school after they get these care packages.
Oh my, that looks soooo delicious! Too bad I’m on a diet (trying to lose my pregnancy weight), otherwise I would gobble that all up! You’d better hide it from me.
I will be going out first thing tomorrow to buy the peanut butter chips and the chocolate chips and the caramel corn and the reeses pieces! YUM!
Oh wow, I think I gained 5 lbs just looking at the pictures! I want to try your caramel popcorn recipe!!
I adore the candy corn recipe crispy treats. What a creative way to make an old favorite more festive. So cute.