So last night my son Mark was telling me about his Home Economics class (although they call it Life and Consumer Science now!). After a month of kitchen safety in his class they finally started to cook! When I was making dinner, Mark asked if he could show me how to make home made popcorn in the microwave. I had never tried that before, so I was curious how to do it.
You need:
1 lunch size paper bag
1/4 cup popcorn kernels
1 TB. Canola oil
salt to taste
Put everything in the paper bag and shake so the oil gets distributed. Fold over the bag twice, put it in the microwave and cook for 1 1/2 minutes. The first attempt, he cooked it for 2 minutes like he did in school and it got very burnt! The next time was perfect!
Mark has been working very hard on a paper for school, so after 2 hours of doing homework last night, he said “Is it too late to make puppy chow?” I said, “let’s get busy!”
Now, puppy chow is another thing they made in Home Economics, so since we had all the ingredients and it takes about 5 minutes to make. I’m just going to tell you right now, this is not a lo-cal dessert!
Ingredients:
5 cups chex mix
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1TB. butter (it calls for 2 TB, but I just used one)
1/4 cup peanut butter
1 cup powdered sugar
In a large microwavable bowl, melt the chocolate chips, the butter and peanut butter.
Then add the chex cereal and mix until all the cereal is coated with the melted chocolate mixture.
Meanwhile, in a large ziploc bag, add the powdered sugar. Then dump the coated Chex cereal in the bag, seal and shake until it’s all coated.
Put it on a cookie sheet coated with wax paper or aluminum foil to let cool.
It’s always fun cooking with your kids! And I appreciated him sharing what he learned to cook in school!
Have you ever heard/made this before?
I think this would be great to take to a party, or make it for your kids birthday party.
I have a friend who makes something like puppy chow every year and gives it out for Christmas…so good! But you’re right, NOT low calorie at all, lol.
My uncle makes microwave popcorn in a paper bag, but he doesn’t add oil…seems to come out fine, except for the times he overcooks it and it combusts – always an exciting thing!
How great is it that he is not only learning this stuff but wants to do it at home? Awesome.
OK, the puppy chow might just be the perfect addition to Biz’ crack pretzels that I am going to make for an Open House I’m planning over the holidays.
Oooh! Great holiday food gift ideas! 🙂
Mark can come to our place in Vancouver and cook for us ANYTIME!!! I’m looking forward to making puppy chow for the holidays!
Oh man, puppy chow is a rare occurrence in our house b/c I can’t stop eating it once I start! It’s so addicting. I’ve never made homemade popcorn in the microwave–thanks for the method!
My friend mary makes puppy chow for tailgates – everyone says it’s “like crack.” I prefer salt when i’m drinking though (probably not smart) so i’ve only tasted it a couple of times – but it’s GREAT!
Ok this is so cool! I never knew you could just microwave your own popcorn like that! I’ll have to try it out one day since a lot of the microwave ones have whey.
I’ve had that puppy chow before, but we called it monkey munch! It was SO GOOD.
I love that your son is so enthusiastic about cookign and sharing what he’s learning w/ you! That’s really awesome! Perhaps a future chef?? 😉