Popcorn Goodies

This recipe came to my attention when we were first married. My hubby worked for the DMV, and one of his co-workers made this for us for Christmas that year. It's really yummy and even my hubby (who doesn't like caramel popcorn) likes it!

In a large bowl combine:
6 quarts popcorn, popped
3 cups marshmallows

Melt 2 cups of butter in a saucepan. Add 1/2 cup Karo Syrup and 1 1/2 cups sugar. Heat until it boils. Let the sauce stand for 1 minute, and then pour it over the popcorn mixture. Stir until mixed. When it cools down, you can add in your favorite candy. (We usually put in M&Ms.) Enjoy!!

Kneader's Key Lime Pie With Pretzel Crust

I was just looking at an email and saw this recipe. We have a Kneader's down the street, but I've never tried this before. It looks really yummy!!!

INGREDIENTS FOR THE CRUST
1 cup + 2 Tbsp. pretzel crumbs
3 Tbsp. sugar
7 Tbsp. butter (melted)

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 9" pan with non-stick baking spray.
• Crush the pretzels until very fine; processing in a food processor for about 30 seconds works well.
• Add the sugar and melted butter, mixing to combine; you can do this right in the food processor.
• Press the mixture into the bottom and up the sides of the prepared pan.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes; the crust won't change color much, but will firm up. Remove from the oven and make the filling.

INGREDIENTS FOR THE FILLING
½ cup fresh lime juice (3 to 4 limes)
4 tsp. grated lime zest
4 egg yolks
1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk

• It's easiest to remove the lime zest from whole limes so start with that.
• Cut the limes in half and squeeze out the juice being careful to not include any seeds.
• Whisk the egg yolks and lime zest together in a bowl until tinted light green. This takes about 2 minutes.
• Beat in the milk, then juice and set aside at room temp till it thickens. Pour into the crust and smooth with a spatula.
• Bake the pie for 28 to 32 minutes, until the filling is set, with a small spot in the middle still soft looking. Cool for several hours before serving. Top with whipped cream and a garnish of crumbled pretzels.

Brownies

I was asked to bring brownies tonight for a family Christmas party. I think I am going to use this brownie recipe from the "Worldwide Ward Christmas Cookbook," but then add mint flavoring to the frosting! Yum! I will let you know how they turn out!

Mom's Brownies

1/2 C. cocoa
1 1/2 C. flour
1 C. butter, melted
2 C. sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
4 eggs
1 1/3 C. powdered sugar
1/3 C. cocoa
3 Tbsp. shortening (I use butter instead)
3 Tbsp. milk
1 tsp. vanilla

Stir cocoa and flour together. In a separate bowl, combine melted butter, sugar, and vanilla. After butter is cool, add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each one. Add flour/cocoa mixture to liquid ingredients. Pour into a greased 9X13 pan. Bake at 350 for 20-28 minutes. Stir together powdered sugar and cocoa; set aside. Cream shortening; add sugar mixture alternately with milk until smooth and of a spreading consistency. Add vanilla. (instead of vanilla, I am going to add 1/2 tsp. peppermint extract) Spread on brownies. Enjoy! Makes 12 servings.


***UPDATE*** I LOVE brownies that are more of a cake than fudge. That being said, these were the perfect cake brownies! They were moist and tasted so good! My hubby, however, likes more of a fudge brownie, so these were not his favorite, but he still liked them. I would definitely make these again!!