Hi friends! Merry Christmas Eve! I have some awesome news for everyone- I’m engaged! That’s right, the same guy who has appeared in a few of my posts put a ring on it!

That kept me occupied for several days, but I finally have some time to post, just in time for Christmas. If you’re strapped for a snack to bring to the holiday party tomorrow, I’ve got the perfect, quick, easy, DELICIOUS snack! It’s Muddy Buddy Popcorn (aka Puppy Chow Popcorn, aka “coal”). Here’s the recipe!

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup unpopped popcorn kernels
• 3/4 cup smooth peanut butter
• 3/4 bag semisweet chocolate chips
• Powdered sugar

First, pop the kernels, either in an air popper or in a pan on the stove. Then, melt the peanut butter for about 30 seconds in the microwave, and pour it over the popcorn. With a spoon or spatula, toss the popcorn so that the peanut butter coats the kernels

Now, melt the chocolate chips, 30 seconds at a time, stirring between each 30 seconds. Pour the melted chocolate over the popcorn and toss again until the popcorn is completely coated in chocolate.

Now, sprinkle powdered sugar over the entire bowl and toss so that each piece of popcorn has some powdered sugar on it. If you want the popcorn to become white, it’ll take a lot of powdered sugar, so I just added about two cups.

At this point, you can either eat it, or bake it to make it crispier. Bake it in an even single layer on a baking sheet covered with wax paper at 350ºF for about 5 minutes. Now, eat it or package it to make a cute little party favor or gift! I gave this to my future in-laws (!!!), and I really liked how the little jar favor looked! Enjoy!

I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas, and that you remember the true reason for Christmas. God bless you!