Butterscotch/Chocolate Popcorn

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Butterscotch Chocolate Popcorn

I was trying to think of a fun and festive type snack to feed to the kids this last weekend while we were celebrating our Christmas together.

I have been thinking for some time to get creative with popcorn. I am a little boring when it comes to popcorn. I like mine plain with a little bit of salt and NO butter. I want to actually taste the popcorn.

Anyways so I was figuring out how to spruce it up and this came along. We were eating it faster than I could make it. What I would do next time is go more heavy handed on the drizzling of these delicious flavors. You can definitely skip the wait time and just dig in!

BUTTERSCOTCH/CHOCOLATE POPCORN

YIELDS: 4 CUPS

PREP TIME: 25 minutes

COOK TIME: 5 minutes

TOTAL TIME: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

popcorn kernels

vegetable oil

1/4 cup butterscotch chips

1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Pour oil into a pot and add popcorn kernels. This should be enough to just cover the bottom of your pot.

2. Cover with lid and cook over medium heat.

3. Popcorn is done when the popping sound slows and only happens every 4-5 seconds.

4. Lay out cooked popcorn on a baking sheet with parchment paper.

5. Melt butterscotch chips and drizzle.

6. Melt semi-sweet chocolate chips and drizzle.

7. Wait for 15 minutes for it to harden and ENJOY!!

Butterscotch Chocolate Popcorn

Butterscotch Pancakes

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Butterscotch Pancakes

Okay so I am totally into butterscotch right now! It is like discovering a new food that you have never tasted before. I have been trying to rack my brain to try and remember if I have ever tasted butterscotch.

Surely I have. Somewhere. At some point.

Butterscotch Pancakes

This recipe consist of two different variations. I wanted to test to see which one made the better pancake.

All of the males in the house preferred the white pancake. All of the females in the house preferred the one with chocolate. Surprise, surprise.

So since there are more females in the house than males. The chocolate butterscotch pancake wins! OH YEAH!

Which one will reign supreme in your house?

BUTTERSCOTCH PANCAKES

recipe adapted from here

YIELDS: 12 PANCAKES
PREP TIME: 5 minutes
COOK TIME: 20 minutes
TOTAL TIME: 25 minutes

INGREDIENTS:

1 1/2 cup all purpose flour

2 tsp baking powder

1 tablespoon sugar

2 tsp cinnamon

3/4 cup milk

1/4 cup water

2 tablespoon oil

1/4 cup butterscotch chips

VARIATIONS:

Add 1/4 cup cocoa to 1 cup of flour.

Do not add cinnamon.

DIRECTIONS:

1. Mix flour, baking powder, sugar and cinnamon in large bowl.

2. Whisk together milk, water and oil in small bowl.

3. Add milk mixture to flour and mix well.

4. Stir in butterscotch chips.

5. Cook on griddle or in non stick pan till bubbles form and break.

6. Then flip and cook for 2 minutes more or until brown.

7. ENJOY with your favorite maple syrup!

Butterscotch Pancakes