Caramel Corn

Recipes

Recipes

Caramel Corn

½ cup unpopped popcorn

¼ cup peanut butter (can substitute with almond butter)

1/3 cup molasses

¼ tsp salt

 

Preheat oven to 200 degrees F.

In a hot air popper, pop the ½ cup of popcorn kernels

Add to a saucepan the peanut butter, molasses, salt, and stir well.

Bring “caramel” to a boil for about 15-20 seconds, stirring constantly.

Immediately pour over popped corn and stir well to cover all the popcorn.

Bake for 45 minutes.

When cool, store in an airtight container.

 

Peanut Butter Cookies

¾ cup natural peanut butter

½ cup honey

1 tsp vanilla

¼ tsp salt

2/3 cup flour

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a bowl, mix together the peanut butter, honey, vanilla, and salt until creamy smooth.

Sift the flour into the peanut butter mixture and mix well.

Set dough aside to rest for about 5-10 minutes.

With a tablespoon, spoon out dough and roll between the palms of your hands to form a ball.

Place dough balls onto cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.

Dip a fork into flour and press dough down in a crisscross pattern to form the cookie.

Bake for 8 – 12 minutes. Be careful not to let them overbake!

 

Fruit Kabobs

Ingredients you will need:

Red fruit: Cherries, Strawberries, Watermelon, Raspberry or Apple

Orange fruit: Papaya, Orange, Cantaloupe, or Persimmon

Yellow fruit: Pineapple, Banana, Mango, or Peach

Green fruit: Grapes, Kiwi, Honeydew melon, Pear, or Apple

Blue fruit: Blueberries, or Blackberries

Purple fruit: Grapes, Plums, or Figs

Wooden skewers

 

Directions:

First, wash the fruit

Then cut fruit into 1 inch (2 ½ cm) chunks, although leave smaller fruit such as berries or grapes whole

Next, slide fruit onto a skewer in rainbow order

You may choose to eat plain or dip into pear cream or yogurt.

Enjoy!

 

Note:

If there are any left over, put them in a bag or container and freeze. Pull them out on a hot day and enjoy a natural frozen fruit treat!

 

Pumpkin Pie

 

Pumpkin Pie

1 15oz can pumpkin

3/4 cup coconut milk

1/2 cup warm water

½ cup pitted dates*

1/3 cup honey

¼ cup cornstarch

1 tsp vanilla

1 TBSP molasses

½ tsp coriander

½ tsp salt

 

*Before you begin, start soaking dates in the warm water.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

Add all ingredients to blender jar—leaving the dates till very last.

Blend until smooth.

Pour into an unbaked pie crust and bake for 50 minutes.

To prevent cracks in the top of the pie, leave the pie in the oven with the oven door slightly open.