Fun Foods for kids

Cruncheroos

1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup margarine or butter
6 cups of popped popcorn
1 cup salted peanuts

In a large bowl mix the popcorn and the peanuts. Melt the honey and margarine in the microwave. Pour over the popcorn and mix well with a wooden spoon. Cool and serve.

Kinda Like Cracker Jacks

1/2 cup honey
2 tablespoons of molasses
1/2 cup margarine or butter
6 cups of popped popcorn
1 cup salted peanuts

Heat the honey, butter and molasses in a saucepan until well blended and smooth. Mix the peanuts with the popcorn in a large bowl. Pour the honey mix over the popcorn and mix until well coated. Spread on a lightly greased cookie sheet in one layer - takes 2 or more cookie sheets - and bake at 325 degrees for about 8 minutes or so or until crispy. Don't take your eyes off of this stuff 'cause it can burn faster than you can blink. Let cool and then put into an air tight container. We never have enough left to store.

Candy Pop

2 cups (8 oz) semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 cups freshly popped popcorn
1 cup coarsley crushed peanuts

Melt the chocolate chips in a big pot. Mix in the nuts and popcorn and stir till they are well mixed. Drop by spoonfulls onto waxed paper. Chill and serve.

Snax

In a large bowl mix:

1 cup Cheerios
1 cup Corn Chex
1 cup Fruitloops - yes fruitloops, I know it sounds weird but the kids love 'em.
1 cup Sheddies
1 cup pretzels, any shape as long as they are the smallest variety
1 cup peanuts
1 cup raisins

Combine:

1/2 cup salad oil
2 teaspoons of soya sauce
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
pinch of salt and pepper

Quickly pour the oil mix over the dry ingredients and mix very well. Spead in a shall pan. Heat over to 250 degrees F and bake for about 40 minutes. Stir every 10 minutes or so. Spread out on some paper towels to cool. Store in a cool dry place.

Kiddie Bites

1/4 lb Butter
1 cup crunchy peanut putter
2 cups icing sugar
1 lg Box Crispix cereal
12 oz Package butterscotch chips

Melt the butter, peanut butter and butterscotch chips in the microwave until melted and smooth. Put the Cereal in a very large bowl. pour the melted goodies over top and stir to mix. Have the icing sugar ready in a bowl or bag. Drop the cereal mixture by the spoonful (small bitesize spoonfuls) into the sugar and coat well. Set on a cookie sheet. Repeat for each cookie until the cereal mixture is all gone. Chill and serve.

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