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Marshmallow popcorn balls
Dec. 15th, 2011 05:37 pmGosh I love them.
Starflower and I made a batch of popcorn balls this evening, the easy peasy kind where you zap marshmallows, butter and vanilla in a bowl in the microwave then stir in gobs of plain popcorn. We sprinkled some with little festive candy bits and then put each in a sandwich baggie tied with a bit of curly ribbon. They look so cheery stuffed into the crevices on the tree. I love an edible Christmas tree I can graze from. One year we made sugar cookies with holes in them and strung them up with ribbon, but they didn't last long enough to be worth the effort and broke easily - maybe I'll try again with gingerbread, as it is sturdier and fewer people in the house like it.
It occurred to me that popcorn balls are a nice cheap treat too - if pennies are tight and we can't afford the nuts and liquor and other goods for fancy schmancy holiday tastiness, this is a fine one to keep on hand.
Next up is pfefferneuse - oh yeahhhhh....
Starflower and I made a batch of popcorn balls this evening, the easy peasy kind where you zap marshmallows, butter and vanilla in a bowl in the microwave then stir in gobs of plain popcorn. We sprinkled some with little festive candy bits and then put each in a sandwich baggie tied with a bit of curly ribbon. They look so cheery stuffed into the crevices on the tree. I love an edible Christmas tree I can graze from. One year we made sugar cookies with holes in them and strung them up with ribbon, but they didn't last long enough to be worth the effort and broke easily - maybe I'll try again with gingerbread, as it is sturdier and fewer people in the house like it.
It occurred to me that popcorn balls are a nice cheap treat too - if pennies are tight and we can't afford the nuts and liquor and other goods for fancy schmancy holiday tastiness, this is a fine one to keep on hand.
Next up is pfefferneuse - oh yeahhhhh....
