Chester’s Puff Corn (aka Sin Crunch)

This stuff is so dangerous left around our home!  LOL! I can not stay out of it!  It’s so addicting!  It is incredibly delicious! The recipe is from the Holdeman Mennonite Cookbook (Prairie Range” that was submitted by Renee Schmidt.  

2 Bags Chester’s Puff Corn
1 Cup Butter
1 Cup Brown Sugar
1/2 Cup Light Corn Syrup
1 Tsp. Baking Soda
1 Pkg. Almond Bark

Combine butter, brown sugar, and syrup in pan.  Bring to boil.  Reduce temperature and stir for 7 minutes.  Stir in baking soda.  Put puff corn in a large stainless steel bowl or roaster and pour mixture over, stirring to coat.  Bake at 250 degrees for 1 hour stirring every 15 minutes.  Lay out flat on wax paper.  Melt almond bark and drizzle over puff corn with slotted spoon.  Let harden and then put in closed container and keep sealed for freshness.

Puppy Chow

I remember when my Mom discovered this recipe when we were kids.  We made a bunch of it and took it to our school (Progressive) for all our classmates and put it in bags with the Purina chow emblem on it.  I remember it being a big hit with everyone.  We’ve never stopped making it.  I just made a bunch of it this week for the all the boys that come over here each Wednesday after school.  It’s so yummy and such a simple snack to make. 

1 Cup Peanut Butter
1 Cup Chocolate Chips
1/2 Cup Butter
8 Cups Chex Mix Cereal (corn or rice)
1 1/2 Cups Powdered Sugar

Put the Chex mix in a container you have a lid for and one you can close and shake. 
Put the peanut butter, chocolate chips and butter all in a microwavable dish and melt.  Stir and pour over the check mix cereal.  Put the lid on and shake so all Chex mix is covered in the chocolate mixture.  Then take your powdered sugar and pour it on top.  Again close lid and shake until all is covered.  Sometimes I have to add more powdered sugar to get them all covered good.  You can add candy for some color and to make it festive or eat plain.  Enjoy!

Pine Bark Christmas Candy

This is my new favorite Christmas Candy. I was looking for Christmas Candy recipes on the web that would be quick, easy and yummy and I found this one! It is definitely ALL three!!!

Saltine Crackers (approx. 24)

1 Cup Brown Sugar

1/2 lb. Butter (2 sticks)

12 oz. Pkg. Chocolate Chips (I also used the White Chocolate Chips on some)

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

2. Line cookie sheet with aluminum foil.

3. Cover bottom of pan with a layer of saltine crackers.

4. In sauce pan on stove combine 2 sticks of butter with 1 cup of brown sugar over medium heat. Stir continuously until butter melts. Boil mixture 3 minutes, stirring constantly (mixture will thicken).

5. Pour mixture over crackers.

6. Put in oven and bake for 7 minutes.

7. Remove from oven and sprinkle 12 oz. pkg. of chocolate chips over crackers. The chips will melt and then you can spread the chocolate with a knife evenly.

8. Put in freezer to firm up and then peel off foil and break into pieces.

ENJOY!!!