2Bit of Yum: Peanutty-Candy Popcorn Balls

Friday, October 22, 2010

Peanutty-Candy Popcorn Balls

What You'll Need:
3/4 bag of mini marshmallows
3 tbsp butter
1/4 c. peanut butter
1 c. unpopped popcorn=6 cups popped popcorn
1 c. peanuts
1 bag of candy corn or whatever candy you prefer

- Place 3 tbsp of butter in pot, on low heat. As the butter starts to melt, add the peanut butter. Lick the spoon.

-Meanwhile, pop the crap outta that popcorn.

-Allow to melt on low heat, then add marshmallows 1 cup at a time, constantly stirring. Be patient; 2Bit wanted to give up, but Ashley, 2Bit's guest, convinced me that marshmallows just take a while to melt.

2Bit found that the best tool was a spatuala/scraper

-Once the marshmallow mixture is completely smooth, pour a PORTION of it over 2-3 cups of the popped popcorn. You want to separate it into stages or you become overwhelmed with all that melted stickiness over all 6 cups of popcorn. So pace yourself... that way this is enjoyable. Repeat until all the marshmallow-peanut butter mixture has been mixed in with all the popcorn.

That's 2Bit's guest, Ashley Haggin. 2Bit loves Ash!! Way to stir that popcorn. What a great ball roller you are!! It's only appropriate that Ashley was 2Bit's guest to make popcorn balls this October evening, because the one person 2Bit thinks of when having popcorn in the Fall is Ash.

-Cover your hands in straight vegetable oil or else your hands will be a tar baby. (For those of you unfamiliar with the tar baby story, Wikipedia informs that...In modern usage, "tar baby" refers to any "sticky situation" that is only aggravated by additional contact. The only way to solve such a situation is by separation.)or by slathering oil on your hands...

-You can add peanuts or candy corn or any candy, but if it has not cooled, chocolate will melt. So some of our popcorn balls were chocolatey..which is never a bad thing.

-Roll the popcorn and melted mixture in your oily hands to form tennis ball-sized popcorn balls. The oil was a life saver, however the candy will try to fall out. It's ok....Just force them back in.

See Ashley's lovely spread of food she has every Thursday night for the Office party!
All are invited...

Even scarecrows named, Festive Friend are welcome... cuz he ain't got a freakin brain. (4 dolla at Kroger, Ashley wants you to know)

This is from http://caloriecount.about.com/foods Just put in the contents of your recipe and the serving size and it will tell you the nutrition facts. Try to be pretty basic though as it sometimes does not recognize certain ingredients. This is helpful because 2Bit often changes recipes around, for the better, but we never knew how the improved recipe's calorie count changed. Now you can know!

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Natural Moisturizer Tip

Coconut oil is incredible for your skin. And it's even great to cook/bake with as well as healthier. It is usually about $10, but totally worth it. It's all natural and free of any chemicals or alcohol that are present in most lotions and skin moisturizers. You can get it at the health food store or sometimes in the healthy section of Kroger. Make sure it's unrefined. It will melt at room temperature. If it's cool in your house it will be solid, so just hold a chunk of it in your hands and it will quickly melt. Then slather over your whole body. It's amazing.

De-Sasquashing Tip of the Day

Let's all be honest. As women, we gots to deal with facial hair growing above the lip. Men, don't gag.. we can't help it.. take it up with God. Somehow He thought we would want to share that attribute with men. Well, we don't!!! So, what's 2Bit's tip to de-sasquash? It's called, Nad's! In the past, naive 2Bit giggled at the silly info-mercials of Nad's, certain she would never need such a thing. Well, joke's on 2Bit. 2Bit has used quite a few products, and this is the most gentle (meaning it does not rip your skin off, leaving a scab mustache); and it's pretty powerful. Gentle and powerful, working together as one!! That's all 2Bit wants in life! Get Nad's strips at Target for 4 dolla!!

Baking Powder Substitute.

All you bakers out there know that many recipes call for baking powder. I've been unable to find the "aluminum free" baking powder at Kroger. Why, "aluminum free" you say?? Besides the fact that "aluminum free" is less bitter than the baking powder with aluminum, my parents learned in nutrition classes at the Cancer Treatment Center of America that you should always try to avoid cooking with any aluminum. I know you can get it at the health food store, and when I find it at the normal grocery, I will let you know.

Until then, here is the Baking Powder Substitute.

For each 1 tsp baking powder called for in a recipe, use:

1/4 tsp baking soda plus 1/2 tsp cream of tartar

1/4 tsp baking soda plus 1/2 c buttermik, sour cream or yogurt (to replace 1/2 c liquid called for in recipe).

Pop Your Corn

Did you know a much healthier, less fattening and overall more delicIous way to make popcorn is right at your very fingertips? All you need is a pot or dutch oven, water or oil and popcorn kernels. 1. Add 2-3 tbsp of olive oil to your pot or water even works! 2. Turn your burner on high heat until your pot is hot. 3. Pour your kernels in to where it's an even layer on the bottom of your pan. 4. Cover and let em start to pop. 5. Shake pot up as much as necessary so that the kernels don't stick and burn. 6. Lower temp to med-low 7. Devour the delicious popcorn

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Peanutty-Candy Popcorn Balls

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