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Addictive Caramel Corn Puffs

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Caramel Corn Puffs are a sweet and salty snack you won’t be able to keep your hands off of.

Puffs of caramel coated puffcorn in white bowls with a blue background

I have been contemplating going to BlogHer 2009 which I was so excited to find out is in Chicago this year. Last year I was on vacation (if you call being in a hurricane a vacation) when BlogHer occurred so I didn’t make it. This year, of course, I will have a 2 month old baby. I have been weighing my options to figure out if BlogHer 2009 could really be feasible considering how my life will be at that point.

I called my sister to see if she would be willing to go with me. She could watch the baby for me, hang out in Chicago, while I attended the conference. Since I will still be nursing, she could bring me the baby when that needed to happen and all would be well. Then I thought about how you look and feel at month two post baby. Tired, fat, flabby, pudgy, leaky, etc. Would I really want to meet some of the people I have known through blogging for the first time in real life while I was a walking pudge ball? Then I thought… I could use BlogHer as my excuse to not gain much weight and to get back into shape after the baby is born. That could be my motivation.

Well, I’m here to say I really want to go to BlogHer. In order to do that I am going to have to give up two of my main food staples right now… Wendy’s French Fries and Caramel Corn Puffs. Seriously, one cup of these caramel corn puffs has enough fat and calories in it to instantly make my rear the size of Texas. But, they are soooo addicting… if you like that sweet / salty combo, then these fat inducing snacks are so worth it.

I have a choice to make now… continue enlarging my rear by enjoying these Caramel Corn Puffs or meet you all at BlogHer. Stay tuned to see the outcome!

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Addictive Caramel Corn Puffs

An addictive sweet treat you won't be able to keep your hands off of.
Course Dessert
Keyword caramel, corn puffs, snack
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 8
Author Kristen

Ingredients

  • 2 sticks butter
  • 2 c. brown sugar
  • 1/2 c. Karo light
  • 1/2 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 tsp Kosher salt
  • 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 package Cheetos butter flavored corn puffs Chester's Puffcorn

Instructions

  • In a large saucepan, bring butter, brown sugar and Karo to a boil for 5 minutes stirring constantly.   
  • Stir in vanilla, salt and baking soda. (This will cause the mixture to bubble up.)
  • Pour the corn puffs into a large bowl. Pour the mixture over the corn puffs and stir until well coated.
  • Bake at 250 degrees for 1 hour. Turn and stir every 15 minutes. Allow to cool on a wire cooling rack. To store, place in a sealed air tight container.

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  3. Kalyn says

    Oh you definitely must come. And besides, the first rule of life is: Nobody is thinking about you. They’re all thinking about themselves.

    So that means no matter what you look like, other people don’t really notice because they’re too busy worrying about what they look like.

    Trust me, because I am old enough to have verified that this is true!

    Kalyns last blog post..Recipe for Barley Risotto with Mushrooms and Thyme

  4. Stephanie says

    Those look so delicious!

    One thing to consider is that, having been home with a new baby for two months, you’ll be so excited to get out and do something different it won’t matter what you look like – you’ll just want to get out of the house! That’s how it is when I have a baby. 🙂

    Stephanies last blog post..Holiday Broccoli

  5. antje wilsch says

    Very funny post, but if anyone is going to judge a new-born mama’s rear end, then that person is soooo not worth even wasting your time on.

    Go to the conf. If you miss it you’ll regret it and regrets suck.

  10. Dana says

    I can guarantee that if I even tried one puff I would eat every puff, so I won’t be making this recipe! I admire you even thinking about traveling with a newborn, essentially by yourself. I could barely get myself out of the house after each of my babies was born, let along get on a plane.

    Danas last blog post..Starting Early

  16. Jennifer says

    I would so like to go to BlogHer as well. I am not sure how bloggers justify the expense. If someone will enlighten me, I would love to present it to my husband. It just sounds so much fun!

    Jen
    http://www.ListPlanIt.com

    Jennifers last blog post..List of Blogs/Sites to Send Some Link Love

  21. Julie says

    I am not even going to think about making those delicious looking caramel corn puffs because I have no self control at all.

    (P.S. I’ve never been to Blogher but it sounds like an interesting time and I think you should go. You’ll have a great time even if you haven’t lost all your baby weight. Don’t let that stop you!)

  25. Rachelle says

    Oh my goodness!! Last yr when my Dad came to visit, he insisted on making these! We’ve never heard of them. We searched high and low here for the right puffs, but had to settle on white cheddar cheetos puffs. They actually came out pretty good. What a memory 🙂

  26. Whitney says

    Found the puffs at WalMart super center. You are evil for sharing this….Hubby has decided that this is what I should make for xmas gifts this year…..
    Whit

    Whitneys last blog post..BASEBALL

  28. Kb says

    After searching high and low for butter flavored cheetoes I found a store locator on the frito lay website, it told me every store in my town that carried whatever chip brand I chose. My town had only 2 gas stations that sold them and when my husbad and I went to buy them ( beacuse he has never tried them and I insisted I make them for him because my 7 month pregnant self was craving them he agreed) we could only find one bag!!! So looks like I’m not sharing too much! 🙂

  29. Michelle says

    Funny!!! This is that “Chrismas Crack” I was speaking of on facebook the other night! Have to make it every year- and it’s sooooo addictive!

  30. Liz says

    I just came upon this post via pinterest and almost died! We had this stuff and Christmas and I loved it, wanted it, needed it! And now I can make it thanks to you!

  31. Shayla says

    I had these at a party last Saturday. Holy Crap. I could have eaten the entire bowl. OMG. addicting and fabulous. Absolutely delicious….

  32. Robin says

    my recipe calls for two bags, but the bag size has been ‘reduced’ since I first started making this….so better double / triple bag the puffer corn…any butter flavored puffer corn will work. Chester Cheetos, Backers (Fulton, MO), etc…

  33. Khristy says

    Yup, found them at Walmart Superstore here too! I usually make these with regular popcorn but decided to give them a shot…they are in the oven now so we’ll see how they turn out! 🙂

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