I'm Watching You! / Halloween Popcorn Box Party 2017 & Giveaway

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It's time for the Halloween Popcorn Box Party! Today I am joining many creative bloggers to participate in this Halloween party fun thrown by Laura Kelly Designs! This is my third time joining in the crazy creativity and it is so much fun! Participants decorate the  popcorn boxes for Halloween in any way you want, scary, funny, plain, just go crazy!. Just use your creativity, and have fun!

I think eyes in the dark are freaky, scary and very Halloween, so I thought they would be fun to use them! I covered the popcorn box with the paper and then added the cheese cloth for a little "oomph".

Make the frosting following the recipe here.  Color it orange. Add water a little at a time to thin it to the above looking consistency, so it drizzles.

Pop the popcorn and let it cool on a baking sheet. Once cooled, drizzle the orange frosting all over the popcorn. Before it sets up, sprinkle some Halloween sprinkles or sugars over the wet drizzle. Let sit until completely set up and dry. 

Add some edible eyes and start munching!

Thank you to our sponsors this year:
World Market,  Kunin Group,  Udderly Smooth,  Expressionery, Ellison/Sizzix and Oriental Trading

Thank you also to Laurie Kelly Designs for such a fun challenge!

Click below to see all the Popcorn Box Designs this year! So cute and clever!

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Don't forget to enter the Giveaway for some great prizes

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  Thanks for stopping by!  Happy Halloween!

 

Red, White and Blue Popcorn Balls /#15 Minute Friday

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It is time for #15 Minute Friday and today I have some simple, tasty Red, White, and Blue Popcorn Balls that will fit in to any 4th of July celebration! 

Red, White and Blue Popcorn Balls 
(printable recipe at end of page) 
(makes 4 large popcorn balls)

Pumpkin Popcorn Box Party and A Giveaway! / Popcornboxparty2016

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Welcome to the 2016 Pumpkin Popcorn Box Party and Giveaway! Today I am joining many creative bloggers to participate in this Halloween party fun thrown by Laura Kelly Designs! This is my second time joining in the crazy creativity and it has been a blast! The popcorn boxes are decorated for the holiday in any way you see fit, which means that they can be scary or sweet, plain or elaborate, functional or decorative, any way you want to design them. 

 I wanted to use my popcorn box for it's purpose, and make it look like Halloween. I love the adorable papers and trims that were so sweetly given to us by the sponsors, so I used them to decorate my box to be cutesy and not scary, but still Halloweenish!

Pumpkin Popcorn Box
1 bag microwave Popcorn
1/4 cup Orange Royal Icing
small orange Pumpkin Sprinkles
orange, yellow and black Sprinkles

Place the popcorn on a baking sheet.
Drizzle with royal icing. 
Sprinkle with pumpkin sprinkles, and orange, yellow, and green sprinkles.
Let dry for several hours or overnight.
Fill boxes with popcorn!

Don't forget about the giveaway! Scroll down to see the creativity from the other participating bloggers, and enter the giveaway!
Good Luck!

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Thanks for stopping by today!  

Panther Popcorn Pops

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It is Super Bowl week, and that is pretty much all anyone is talking about! Especially if you live in North Carolina, like I do! So these Panther Popcorn Pops are doing double duty. I get to show my love for the Panther's and decorate my party table! And what's even better is that they are so much fun to make! Start with a simple popcorn ball, add a few drizzles of my new favorite colors, and you have a fun, festive centerpiece for your party! Go Panthers!

Panther Popcorn Pops

Yummy Mummy/#PopcornBoxParty2015/Giveaway!

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Welcome to the Yummy Mummy/#Popcorn Box Party 2015 and Giveaway!  Today I am joining with a bunch of bloggers, and Laura from Laura Kelly Designs for some Halloween fun! We each designed and made a popcorn box for Halloween. The box can be scary, cute, sweet, comical, horrifying, or  any way you want to design it. They can be party centerpieces, trick or treat candy holders, holiday decorations, whatever you want it to be, or like mine, it can hold Halloween Popcorn!

Yummy Mummy Popcorn Box w/I See You Popcorn!

St. Paddy's Day Popcorn

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St Patrick's Day is always a special day around our house. We indulge in Irish food, always wear something green, and some of us have been know to dance a jig or two! This year when we are dancing and celebrating, we will also be enjoying this yummy, festive St. Paddy's Day Popcorn!

It is so easy and quick to make, you will be munching on it faster than you can say,

"Top 'o the morning to ya"!

Baked Valentine Popcorn/Day 6 of 14 Days of Valentine's!

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Today's Valentine Day treat is easy to bake and it makes a great gift!

It would be so special to give a tin of
 this popcorn along with a gift of a favorite movie!
That would be a fun and cozy Valentine's Day!

You could also change the M and M's to match
your teams colors and munch on this while
watching your favorite basketball teams!

There are lots of ways to customize this yummy popcorn!

Chrysanthemum Cake Pops

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These cake pops remind me of chrysanthemums, kind of. Only the pops are not as pretty. But they are edible and yummy, so it works! These pops are chocolate, mixed with some chopped smoked nuts, for added flavor, and vanilla frosting. Dip them in chocolate and add the popcorn!

Chrysanthemum Cake Pops

Hearts and Kisses Valentine Popcorn!

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Here is a quick, cute Valentine popcorn that everyone will love! 

It is quick to make, uses minimal ingredients, and it is pretty much loved by all.

And, it looks pretty!

Hearts and Kisses Popcorn

 2 bags Popped Popcorn

1 cup White Candy Melts

Valentine Conversation Hearts

Mini Hershey Kisses

1 cup Pink Candy Melts

Pop your popcorn. Let it cool. That happens pretty fast anyway!

Melt the white candy melts in the microwave or a double boiler.

Pour the melted white candy melts over the popcorn

and mix well so they are all coated.

Spread the covered popcorn out over a baking sheet.

Place conversation hearts in the popcorn, trying to get it to

hold to the popcorn with the wet candy melt.

Do the same thing with the mini kisses, placing them

where you want them. Let dry.

Melt the pink candy melts in the microwave or double boiler.

Place the melted pink melts in a squeeze bottle, 

and squeeze all over the popcorn, hearts, and kisses.

Go in one direction. . . . . .

and then in the other. This looks pretty, but it is also to 

secure the candies to the popcorn. You really can't 

use too much pink!

Once the popcorn is dry, gently break it into pieces .

Serve in cups or plastic bags tied with ribbons!

Thanks for dropping by The Freshman Cook today!

 

Biscoff and Toffee Popcorn

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Do you like Biscoff? I just love it! I keep waiting for the time I am grocery shopping, and I don't buy 2 jars! I think it is clearly on it's way to being an obsession for me. So I guess I will have to feed this craziness until it stops. It's the only thing I can do!  :) I am also loving toffee and popcorn right now, so I thought I would put them all together, and make the ultimate treat! So, yum!

Biscoff and Toffee Popcorn

2 bags of popped microwave Popcorn

1 cup of Biscoff Spread

1/2 cup of Heath English Toffee Bits

Melt the Biscoff in a double boiler...

 until it is smooth.

Pop your popcorn, 1 bag at a time.

It is easier to control when you are mixing the popcorn.

 

Pour the melted biscoff over the popcorn,

 Mix the biscoff and 1 bag of popcorn together.

After the first bag is mixed together, add the other bag in.   

 Add the toffee bits and mix in.

 Spread the popcorn into a large pan, spread it out so it can dry.

After it is dry, munch out and enjoy! 

Thanks for joining me today!

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S'mores Popcorn!

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Follow my blog with Bloglovin Today is the Improv Cooking Challenge reveal day! This month's two ingredients~fish and chips! Being a non fish lover, I decided to put a little fun twist on the traditional, and go with graham cracker fish and melted chocolate chips! What I came up with is a S'mores Popcorn, perfect for summer celebrations and campfires!

S'mores Popcorn

1 bag popped Popcorn

16.5 ounces Milk Chocolate Chips

1 cup Graham Cracker Goldfish

1 cup mini Marshmallows

Pop your popcorn.....

and spread your popcorn in a single layer on a baking sheet.

Melt your chocolate chips in a double boiler, 

or in the microwave.

Drizzle your chocolate over the popcorn.

Place your graham cracker fish on top of the chocolate 

drizzle throughout the baking sheet.

I got my graham cracker gold fish by buying a bag of

S'mores goldfish and picking out the graham cracker fish to use.

Then drizzle more chocolate over the popcorn

 and graham cracker fish in the opposite direction 

that you drizzled the first time.

Add mini marshmallows on top of the drizzled chocolate,

just as you did the graham cracker fish.

Drizzle more chocolate over the mini marshmallows,

drizzling every which way, making sure there is plenty

of drizzled chocolate over all of the popcorn.

Let the chocolate set up and dry.

Enjoy your S'mores Popcorn!

Check out the rest of the Improv Cooking Challenge entries:

Reese Cup Popcorn!

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My son is currently studying for his final exams of his senior year of college. It's almost over!! I know you can't see me, but if you could, you would be seeing me with a huge smile on my face! :) So, to help him get through some long and tough study sessions, I made him some of this Reese Cup Popcorn. It's yummy, addicting, and so easy to put together. You are gonna love it!

Reese Cup Popcorn

1 bag microwave Popcorn

1 package Nestle Peanut Butter and Milk Chocolate Morsels

1/4 cup Party Peanuts

2 small bags Mini Reese Cups

Pop your popcorn according to package directions.

Place the popped popcorn into a pan to cool.

Use a pan that will fit into your freezer.

Take out the unpopped kernels.

Separate the peanut butter chips from the

milk chocolate chips.

(it doesn't take as long as you might think!)

Melt the peanut butter chips in a double boiler, or 

refer to the package directions for other

methods of melting.

Pour the melted peanut butter chips onto the popcorn.

Mix until totally covered.

Add the peanuts, and mix in.

Place in the freezer for 15 minutes.

Melt the chocolate in a double boiler, just like the 

peanut butter chips.

While the chocolate is melting, chop each of the

 mini reese cups into 4 pieces.

Add the chocolate chips and the 

chopped reese cups to the popcorn.

Mix together well. 

Place in freezer for 15 minutes.

Enjoy!

Thanks for joining The Freshman Cook today!