Elf on a Shelf

Homemade Kool-Aid Taffy

2 1/2 cups sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup light corn syrup
1 1/3 cups water (room temperature)
2 tablespoons butter softened, plus a lot more for buttering hands
1 teaspoon salt
1 6g package unsweetened fruit flavored drink mix (like Kool Aid)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Sweet & Salty Carmel Popcorn Snack Mix

ingredients:

to make popcorn:

  • 1/4 cup vegetable or canola oil
  • 1/3 cup unpopped kernels (no more than 1 layer deep of kernels in stock pot or other pot)

to make snack mix:

  • popped popcorn from above
  • 12-15 caramel candy squares, unwrapped
  • 3 Tbsp heavy whipping cream
  • 3 cups pretzels, sticks or twists
  • 1-2 cups pecans, to preference
  • 2 cups salted nut mixture
  • 1 (12 oz) bag M&M mixture of preference

directions:

White Christmas Mix

Here’s what you need:

 

  • 1 box Corn Chex cereal (you can also use Rice Chex)
  • 1 bag pretzel sticks
  • 1 package “white” or “chocolate” bark (most stores only have this available during the holidays, so I stock up!)
  • M&M’s

 

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