Peanut Butter Cup Popcorn

You are not going to believe how amazingly delicious this recipe is! It's chocolaty, it's peanut buttery, and it's impossible to resist! Look out Reeses, you've been replaced by this movie-tastic snack! (Thanks girls over at Our Best Bites!)

Ingredients:
8 cups popped popcorn
1 1/2 c. peanut butter chips (I used 1 bag of Reeses pb chips)
1 T. oil
1/2 c chocolate chips

Directions:
Pour popcorn into a large bowl.

In a glass bowl, combine the peanut butter chips and oil. Microwave for 30 second intervals, stirring after each time until it is melted and smooth. It should take about 2 minutes. Then drizzle over the popcorn and stir until evenly coated.

Spread the popcorn onto a wax paper lined baking sheet. Put the chocolate chips in a ziploc bag. Microwave for 30 second intervals, squishing after each time until it is melted and smooth. once completely melted, cut a small hole in the corner of the bag and drizzle over the popcorn. Allow to stand long enough for everything to become solid. You can put it in the refrigerator or freezer to make this step go faster. Then, you can break it into smaller chunks and chow down!

Peanut Butter Glazed Popcorn

This peanut butter popcorn recipe is super tasty. It tastes a little like caramel corn, but with a peanut buttery twist! Perfect for you peanut butter lovers out there!!!

Ingredients:
8 cups popped popcorn
1/2 c. butter or margarine
3/4 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. peanut butter
20 large marshmallows

Directions:
Preheat oven to 200 degrees F.

Pour popcorn into a large bowl or onto a nonstick jelly roll pan.

In a glass bowl, combine the margarine/butter, brown sugar, and marshmallows. Cook at 1 minute intervals in the microwave, stirring between each time, until the mixture is melted and smooth. Stir in the peanut butter until well blended. Pour the melted mixture over the popcorn, and stir quickly to coat the popcorn before the mixture cools.

Spread over two nonstick jelly roll pans (or if you don't have nonstick jelly roll pans, lay out a layer of foil in the bottom of the pan) and bake for 20 minutes. You can stir after 10 minutes to get more even coverage
Be careful not to boil mixture too much as peanut butter will burn. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Pour mixture over popcorn and stir accordingly. Spread evenly over pan.

Fantastically Chocolate Popcorn

This popcorn is cocoa-y and delicious if you are looking for a lighter tasting chocolate! It's crunchy and tasty and a great snack for your next movie night!

Ingredients:
2 quarts popped popcorn
1/2-1 c peanuts (optional)
3/4 c sugar
1/4 c corn syrup
1/4 c cocoa powder
1/2 c butter
1 t vanilla

Directions:
Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. Oil a 10x15 inch baking pan with sides

Place popcorn and peanuts on baking sheet and set aside.

Stir together the sugar, corn syrup, cocoa powder, and butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat until it comes to a full boil. Boil for 2 minutes. Stir in the vanilla and pour over the popcorn. Stir until the popcorn is well coated. Spread evenly in pan.

Bake in oven for 30 minutes, stirring every 10 mintes.

Remove from the oven and allow to cool to room temperatures. Store in an airtight container or eat it all in one sitting. Enjoy!!!

Cinnamon-y Popcorn

Looking for something different from the usual Caramel Corn? This is a totally scrumptious alternative- crunchy, sweet, and cinnamon-y goodness. You really can't go wrong!

Ingredients:
3 quarts popped popcorn
1/2 cup butter or margarine
2/3 cup sugar
1 T cinnamon

Directions:
Measure popcorn on a large jelly roll sheet

In a microwave-safe bowl, combine the butter, sugar, and cinnamon. Microwave on high for 1 minute; stir. Microwave 1 minute longer or until the butter is melted; stir. When well blended, pour over popcorn and toss to coat.

Bake, uncovered, at 300 degrees F for 10 minutes. Cool. Store in an airtight container; or just eat it!

Also try melting some white chocolate baking chips and drizzle over the cooled popcorn. Delicious!!!

Peanut Butter Cup Cupcakes

These cupcakes kick major patootie. If you are a peanut butter cup fan, you are going to die of deliciousness. For reals, folks! And stop drooling on your keyboard!

Ingredients:
Cupcake Batter (pick your favorite recipe)
Mini Peanut Butter Cups

Directions:
Pick your favorite cupcake recipe (that goes with peanut butter cups, that is) and follow the directions to mix ingredients. I used the Decadent Chocolate Cupcakes recipe. Once the mix is ready, divide into lined cupcake pan as usual. Once cupcakes are divided, press a mini peanut butter cup into the top of the cupcake. As the mix heats in the oven, it will sink toward the bottom and melt/flatten to make a delicious layer of peanut butter cup. Reeses peanut butter cups will work, but if you have a Trader Joes by you, I highly recommend their peanut butter cups for this recipe. I always use the dark chocolate ones- the peanut butter is creamier and I think better for baking.

Try with:
Decadent Chocolate Cupcakes
Tasty L'il Yellow Cupcakes
Banana Cupcakes
Peanut Butter Buttercream Frosting
Delicious Chocolate Ganache
Peanut Butter Mousse (for frosting)
Chocolate Mousse (for frosting)

Peanut Butter Buttercream Frosting

Holy Schmoly, this frosting is THE MOST DELICIOUS thing I've had in a long, long time! It has the perfect amount of peanut butter, and is perfectly creamy and fluffy. You'll need a whole batch of cupcakes for this date, because you won't be able to stop chomping these puppies down!

Ingredients:
1/4 c butter, softened
1/2 c peanut butter
3-4 c powdered sugar
2-5 T milk
1/8 t salt
2 t vanilla

Directions:
In a large bowl, combine butter, peanut butter, half of the powdered sugar, salt, vanilla, and 2 T milk. Mix well, adding more milk and powdered sugar as needed to make a fluffy, spreadable frosting.

Try with:
Tasty L'il Yellow Cupcakes
Decadent Chocolate Cupcakes
Peanut Butter Cup Cupcakes

Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting

Ok, so I don't know how many of you have had strawberry frosting made with actual strawberries and not just the icky flavoring stuff, but it's so delicious! I couldn't believe how much I was in love with this frosting. A-mazing!

Ingredients:
1/4 c butter at room temperature
8 oz cream cheese at room temperature
1/2 c strawberries mashed up in a food processor
3-4 c powdered sugar

Directions:
Blend together butter and cream cheese until smooth. Add the mashed strawberries
Add powdered sugar (and add more, if necessary, to reach your desired consistency).

Try with:
Banana Cupcakes
Tasty L'il Yellow Cupcakes
Decadent Chocolate Cupcakes