ooey gooey easy caramel corn

This stuff rocks!

Try not to eat it all once you make it- I dare you.

Ooey Gooey Caramel Corn

1 cube butter
1 cup corn syrup
2 cups brown sugar

Melt together in large pot over medium heat and cook and stir until soft ball stage. (test a drop of mixture in cold water and if holds its shape when pinched into a ball, its cooked)

Turn off heat and slowly add;

1 can of sweetened condensed milk
2 cups mini marshmallows
1 tsp vanilla

Mix until marshmallows are just about melted and pour over a large batch of popcorn.
( I usually use around 3-4 bags of light butter popped corn)

Cool on a cookie sheet and devour.
Or shape into balls with intentions of taking to neighbors- it wont make it there. ;)

Almond Pecan Granola

Mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm

3 cups uncooked old fashioned or quick cook oats
1/2 cup wheat germ
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup sliced almonds
1 cups chopped pecans
1 stick plus 2 tablespoons butter
3/4 cup honey
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Add oats, wheat germ, brown sugar, cinnamon, almonds and pecans together in a large bowl and mix well. Melt butter over medium heat, add in salt, honey, and vanilla extract. mix until all heated and add to oat mixture in large bowl. Stir until evenly coated. Pour onto lightly greased baking sheet and bake at 375 for about 10 minutes or until golden. Let cool and break into pieces. Store in air tight container.

Graham Crackers

3/4 C whole wheat or graham flour
1 1/2 C flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
3 Tbl water
1/2 C brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 C shortening, margarine or butter
1/4 C honey, warmed

In a medium-size bowl, combine flours, salt, baking soda and brown sugar, and cut in shortening or margarine. Combine water and honey and add to dry ingredients. Blend well. Roll out half the dough on an ungreased cookie sheet to 1/4 inch thick. Prick dough with a fork. Repeat with remaining dough. Bake at 375* for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven and cut into squares (we use a pizza cutter). Cool.

Not only is this a good food storage recipe, but these are fun to make with kids and super yummy! It makes quite a few so just freeze some of the extras for later!

Choco Chip Cheeseball

I found this recipe at my mom's house in some random cookbook, it was sooo good! It's a nice change from the typical cheeseball, definitely not healthy though-the good stuff never is.

8 oz cream cheese softened
1/2 c. butter or marg. softened
1/4 t vanilla
3/4 c. powdered sugar
2 T brown sugar
3/4 c. mini semi-sweet choc chips
3/4 c. pecans or almonds, finely chopped.

Beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla. Gradually add sugars, beat until combineed. Stir in choc. chips. Cover, refrigerate 2 hours, place in plastic wrap, shape into ball. Refrigerate 1 hour, roll in nuts and serve with graham crackers. Or you can just serve it in the bowl as a dip.