Watch out, caramel popcorn, because this peanut butter popcorn is going to take over the world! It’s soft, chewy and loaded with rich peanut butter caramel, crunchy Rice Krispies and colorful M&M’s! This easy, no-bake sweet and salty treat is perfect for movie nights, parties and sharing with friends!

This recipe comes from my Aunt Helen, and it’s one of those treats you just can’t stop grabbing handfuls of! The combination of buttery popcorn, gooey peanut butter caramel and chocolate candies is absolutely irresistible.

And trust me, don’t skip the Rice Krispies! They add the best little crunch to all that chewy, peanut buttery goodness!

With only 3 Ingredients I’ll show you how to make the VIRAL sugared cranberries recipe! Fresh cranberries, water, & sugar are a festive way to make your holiday cheese platters, drinks, and desserts look like a winter wonderland!

You guys, I am OBSESSED with how pretty these little cranberries are! Our viral candied cranberries go crazy every Christmas, so I decided to try a sparkling sugared version. And OH MY GOODNESS, they’re gorgeous!

Just coat fresh cranberries in a simple sugar syrup, let them dry and roll them in sugar. That’s it! That sweet, crunchy coating with the tart pop of cranberry is such a fun combination!

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These Reese’s Krispies are crunchy, gooey peanut butter cereal clusters loaded with chocolate chips and chopped Reese’s peanut butter cups! Made with no marshmallows and no baking, these irresistible little treats come together in just 10 minutes, plus cooling time!

This was one of the very first recipes to go viral on Pinterest for Oh Sweet Basil, bringing in millions of views! And all these years later, I still can’t get over how ridiculously good they are. That sweet, sticky peanut butter coating mixed with crispy cereal and chunks of Reese’s?! OH MY GOODNESS.

We originally made these to use up leftover Halloween candy, but trust me, you’re going to want them all year long!

This caramel popcorn recipe is soft, chewy and completely covered in buttery homemade caramel made with brown sugar, butter and sweetened condensed milk. It comes together on the stovetop in just 25 minutes with no baking and no candy thermometer, giving you gooey caramel popcorn that stays soft instead of turning hard and crunchy by being baked in the oven.

And that is VERY important around here.

When I was a little girl, there was a man at our church who made caramel popcorn balls every Halloween. I remember being SO excited to get one…until I bit into it. It was the hardest, driest popcorn ball I had ever tried to eat, and I can still remember the scraping and crunching against my teeth. 😂

There is absolutely a time and place for crunchy caramel corn, but caramel popcorn balls are not it for me.

So when I started making caramel popcorn for my own family, I wanted the exact opposite: soft, sticky, chewy caramel popcorn that makes your fingers a complete mess. This is it, and it has become one of our kids’ favorite Sunday night treats.

I’ve learned a few secrets along the way too, including the one type of popcorn kernel I will always buy for caramel popcorn and exactly how long to cook the caramel so it stays soft without being runny.

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You only need a handful of ingredients for homemade caramel popcorn. The measurements for each ingredient can be found in the recipe card below.

• Mushroom popcorn kernels: My FAVORITE for caramel popcorn. Mushroom popcorn pops into big, round pieces that hold up much better under the hot caramel. I buy Amish mushroom popcorn kernels.
• Unsalted butter: Creates the rich, buttery base of the caramel sauce.
• Brown sugar: Gives the caramel its deep molasses flavor. Light or dark brown sugar both work, and I often use half of each.
• Light corn syrup:
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