Chocolate Maple Popcorn

A delicious anytime treat that's loaded full of sweet goodness.

Ingredients

8 cups Popcorn, popped

½ cup Pecans, chopped

6 tablespoons Butter, unsalted

1 ½ cups Maple syrup, pure

½ teaspoon Kosher salt

6 ounces Milk chocolate

Method

Toast the pecans and put them in a bowl over the (popped) popcorn.

Melt the butter in a large saucepan. Add maple syrup and salt. Cook until 300°.

Pour the syrup mixture over the popcorn, stirring as you go. Spread it out on a lightly-greased cookie sheet.

While the popcorn is cooling, melt the chocolate in a double boiler.

Drizzle the chocolate over the popcorn.

Let it cool and serve.

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Graham Cracker Break-Aways

A delicious holiday treat submitted by Emily the Wonderneice.

• 12 Honey Grahams, broken in half (24 squares)
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine
• 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chunks 1/2 cup Pecans, finely chopped

Preheat oven to 350°F. Arrange graham squares in single layer in 15x10x1-inch baking pan.

Place butter and sugar in medium saucepan. Bring to boil on medium heat; cook 2 min. Pour over grahams; immediately spread to completely cover all grahams.

Bake 6 to 8 min. or until sugar mixture is lightly browned and bubbly. Sprinkle with chocolate chunks. Bake an additional 1 to 2 min. or until chocolate is melted. Remove from oven; immediately spread chocolate over grahams. Sprinkle with pecans; press lightly into chocolate with back of spoon. Cool completely before breaking into squares to serve.

Variations to try: Not a pecan fan? Try topping with peanuts or crushed Butterfingers... Better yet, come up with something original and submit your idea as a comment here!

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