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Peanut Butter Popcorn-YUM!

// September 18th, 2007 // Family Life, Recipes

Ok..so I know…two posts in one day…I am becoming a true blog nerd, but hey it’s fun! Crazy Hip Blog Mamas has a Popcorn Recipe Rally going on at her blog. Since I LOVE popcorn, I thought I would join in. Growing up, we used to have Sunday night family nights where we would watch a movie and have a dinner of popcorn…such fond memories. I don’t do a regular thing of Sunday night, but about once a week I sit down with my oldest daughter and watch a movie or spend time playing a game. She always begs me to make popcorn “like a theater”. Her favorite is peanut butter popcorn though. She will beg for it and occasionally I will give in. It creates a sticky pot (my husband hates it), but it tastes wonderful and it is worth the huge grin I get when I make it. So here goes..

Peanut Butter Popcorn

• 1/2 cup light corn syrup
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 6 cups of popped corn (give or take)

Heat the sugar and syrup in a pot until the sugar is melted. Add the peanut butter and melt (be careful not to burn). Take the pot off the stove and add the vanilla. Pour over popcorn slowly, stirring as you go to coat the popcorn.

As you can see, this isn’t the healthiest treat but it is a special treat for the kids (and mom)!

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