(no bake) Popcorn Cake

(no bake) Popcorn Cake

Here is one for the kids and the kid in all of us...

Bag of kernel free Popcorn (if available)
Large bag of M&M's
Large bag of marshmellows
Stick & 1/2 of butter
Tsp. vanilla
Bake in Angel Food cake pan (any kind is okay)

Pop the corn and set aside in a deep bowl...
Melt the butter and slowly stir in the marshmellows...when completely melted pour over the popcorn...Add the vanilla and M&M's..
mixing thoroughly and quickly..
Place entire mixture into pan and press down firmly (very hard press down) do this quickly as mixture hardens very fast...
Let sit in fridge for a half hour and cut and serve...

You can also take the well blended mixture and roll into small balls, place on cookie sheet and put into fridge till hardened.
These also make nice gift basket stuffers wrapped in colored celophane.

[ December 10, 2005, 05:58 PM: Message edited by: chatty lady ]

Oh my, my...think I'll have to make these. I love popcorn and m&m's together!!

Please give this recipe a chance to be seen by everyone. Pretty please...and thank you.

[ December 09, 2005, 10:20 PM: Message edited by: chatty lady ]

yummy! no bake! I'm up for the challenge!

d.

Check this easy recipe and believe it or not its delicious...

It sounds delish! I'm a popcorn person and love M&Ms too - sounds like it can't miss! Thanks Chatty......

I'm going to make this for my grandkids when they visit. Thanks!

You can also add in your favorite nuts if you want to, they work very well but have to work fast as this stuff sets quickly...enjoy!

Holy Moly! How did I miss this NO BAKE recipe? Hello? I'm the woman who doesn't have an oven...hahahah...I'm making these next week. What the devil is kernel free Popcorn? Never heard of such...

JJ

They do sell it in gourmet stores but its just something a bit extra where as regular popcorn works just as well. I find Orville Redinbocker the best, less pesky kernels....

I made it tonight...my first "baking" of the season (rotfpmp)....it is excellent and sooo easy to make. Salt and choc....how could one possibly go wrong!

Danita

Chatty...this is delicious!!! I made them last night..( the small balls version) my husband tested one out and was so enthralled that he did a little dance all around the kitchen!!..thank you!! thank you!!!

PS Chatty...I don't where you came up with this recipe...but if you send it in to the M&M's website and they like it they will pay you for it..my husband used to work for M&M, Mars...they were always looking for great new recipses using M&M's and this one is so different..

Chatty, I have this recipe and remember making it with my kids for a dessert one Thanksgiving. It was a real crowd pleaser. I recommend it for anyone with litle children or grandchildren. It's fun to eat too. You just hold a piece in your hand and crunch away.

Hold your breath folks. I'm going to do this today. Since I could screw up a two-car funeral, chances are I'll just end up making a mess, but I'm gonna give it the old college try...

What the heck is a angel food cake pan?

JJ

One of the round deep cake pans with the center tube in it. Oh. shoot go to the store and look at an Angel Food cake my dear Queen. You can use any kind of a pan but the Angel food pan makes it look more like a cake....I am thrilled you all like this so much, it is so tasty and such fun and sooooo easy!

I think I'm going to make the popcorn balls. I think they'd be prettier and then you could give them to different people. I may make them for my 3rd. grader's class party. BTW - the note that came home actually said Christmas party!! Guess our school is not so PC. Praise the Lord!!

Know ahead of time Bluebird to "roll fast" this stuff hardens fast and I mean fast...

Thanks Chatty. I do everything in a rush, so no problemo!!!

You talkin' bout a bundt pan Ms C? Ohhhhh...gotcha...

JJ

I brought this subject back up to the top to thank Chatty for posting it - I made these today and they were FABULOUS! Actually I realized just as I was ready to put everything together that I'd bought the WRONG type of M&Ms....I just grabbed a "large bag" but when I got home they were PEANUT M&Ms...they turned out just fine and were delicious with the nut addition. Didn't use the WHOLE bag though because the peanut M&Ms are bigger than regular.

DELISH! Thanks again Chatty for another winner.....

Thanks for bringing this back Pam,
I missed this one the first time.
Chatty this one is a winner! Can't wait to make it!

So Jaw Jaw how did the popcorn cake come out for you? I bet I've made 8 so far this year for friends. Its just too simple not too...

Actually, my sister called the day I was making them to discuss the family's Christmas dinner menu. She asked me to wait and make them for Christmas, for the kiddies, and so I won't be making them till Saturday. Dang it. Course I guess this is a good thing, because you know who would have eaten them all if I had made them earlier. I'll let you know. I intend to make them into balls since we have about 20 small children there.

JJ

Chatty, I made the Popcorn Cake...huge hit.
Had to make 2...they are so rich, and yummy.
Had a hard time keeping away from the pan.

Here is my recipe I've made for years for cheese potatos. My family would not let me in if I didn't make them for Christmas every year. I'd like to try something else, but Nooooo - they insist on the cheese potatoes!

Boil 10 med potatoes with skin on, peel and grate

In a pan combine 1 Cup Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese, 1 Cup Milk, 1 Cup Whipping Creme and a pinch of Powdered Mustard. Cook on low until the cheese is melted. Mix with potatoes. Bake in a pan for about 45 minutes until hot.

As you can see, this is not a diet dish, which is why I only make it once per year.

Daisygirl

Here's another potato recipe that someone might like. It's something I made up and I never use a recipe so bear with me.

Cook a few potatoes in freezer bags in the microwave with the skins on until the potatoes are soft. Then cut them up skin and all in a large baking dish. Fry some bacon and stir the drippings into the potatoes. Add salt and sour cream to taste. Kind of stir around until they are mushy with a few small potato pieces. Add cut up green onions to give it some color and taste.

When the mixture tastes really good, sprinkle bacon bits and grate some cheese on top then put it in the oven until the cheese is slightly brown then serve and EAT.

YUM
smile

[ December 25, 2005, 04:06 AM: Message edited by: smilinize ]

Here's another nobake recipe.

Crush up about one packet of honey graham crackers (Never use the premade crusts). Add about two tablespoons of plain sugar and three of brown sugar and mix with enough real butter to make a crust, preferrably in a pretty Christmas dish. (The key is the crust)

Then beat up about one package of cream cheese with about 3/4 cup powdered sugar (or til it tastes good). Spread that into the crust then spread a can of prepared cherry pie filling (don't go wrong and get plain cherries--make sure it's the cherry pie filling). Then add chopped nuts to completely cover the cherries and prepare a package of dream whip and put that on top. Add a couple of marachino cherries to make it pretty and EAT.

smile

[ December 25, 2005, 04:04 AM: Message edited by: smilinize ]

Oh be still my heart and my butt and my thighs and my chins, some pretty rich stuff but it all sounds soooooo good!

Thank heavens we can't gain weight from READING recipes! These all sound simply yummy and I intend to try them all...I'll worry about the consequences - - - - - later!

I was asked for this recipe again and so here it is brought back for the newbies to see too....still yummy!

I can't find the recipe???

Louisa

Here it is again. Posted by chatty.

Bag of kernel free Popcorn (if available)
Large bag of M&M's
Large bag of marshmellows
Stick & 1/2 of butter
Tsp. vanilla
Bake in Angel Food cake pan (any kind is okay)

Pop the corn and set aside in a deep bowl...
Melt the butter and slowly stir in the marshmellows...when completely melted pour over the popcorn...Add the vanilla and M&M's..
mixing thoroughly and quickly..
Place entire mixture into pan and press down firmly (very hard press down) do this quickly as mixture hardens very fast...
Let sit in fridge for a half hour and cut and serve...

You can also take the well blended mixture and roll into small balls, place on cookie sheet and put into fridge till hardened.
These also make nice gift basket stuffers wrapped in colored celophane.

Bag of kernel free Popcorn (if available)
Large bag of M&M's
Large bag of marshmellows
Stick & 1/2 of butter
Tsp. vanilla
Bake in Angel Food cake pan (any kind is okay)

Pop the corn and set aside in a deep bowl...
Melt the butter and slowly stir in the marshmellows...when completely melted pour over the popcorn...Add the vanilla and M&M's..
mixing thoroughly and quickly..
Place entire mixture into pan and press down firmly (very hard press down) do this quickly as mixture hardens very fast...
Let sit in fridge for a half hour and cut and serve...

You can also take the well blended mixture and roll into small balls, place on cookie sheet and put into fridge till hardened.
These also make nice gift basket stuffers wrapped in colored celophane.

Sorry, I could swear I reposted it...guess not. Thanks Dotsie.

Halloween is coming fast, this cake is good served whole at parties or rolled into balls and wrapped in cellophane to give to the kids for treats. They love them as do the adults.

I used peanut M&Ms and made it in a tube pan. You need a very sharp knife to serve. Boy is it good.

This was so popular I decided to bring it back, Christmas is coming ladies. But first so is Halloween and these make gereat little giveaways, rolled into small balls and wrapped in colored cellophane. SEE RECIPE ABOVE, reposted by Dotsie.

Made one of these last night for a friend who is having a big birthday bash tonight for her teen age son. Seems everyone loves this treat, big and small alike...

Heres an oldie but goodie for the holidays. Good to serve after the casserole Anne posted. This is the most popular recipe so far I have posted here during the years. ENJOY!!!