caramel popcorn and poppy chow.

we officially began baking Christmas goodies. we are making lots and lots of stuff to take to our families!

first, i made 2 batches of caramel popcorn. yummy, as always! 

then, we tried poppy chow. it's exactly the same a puppy chow, but with popcorn instead of chex or crispix cereal. it's not my favorite...i think the reason i adore puppy chow is the crunch of the cereal. hopefully the rest of the fam will like it.

i split it up to make two smaller batches so i wouldn't make as big a mess.

Poppy Chow (adapted from Tasty Kitchen)

2 bags of popcorn

1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips

1/2 cup peanut butter

1/4 cup butter

1 teaspoon vanilla extract --which i completely forgot. oops

2 cups powdered sugar

1. Pop popcorn and remove kernels.

2. Microwave chocolate chips, peanut butter and butter. Add vanilla extract. Pour over popcorn.

3. Stir until evenly covered. Add powdered sugar until each piece is covered.

4. Spread on cookie sheets so chocolate will set.