Homemade Cracker Jack
We were partying pretty hard around here lately with this yummy Homemade Cracker Jack Recipe.
This guy celebrated his birthday yesterday, so naturally I threw him a baseball themed party. Complete with Homemade Cracker Jack, peanuts, bubble gum and a hot dog bar complete with all the fixings. It was a beautiful evening to roast hot dogs and play with friends.
He was so surprised at all the fun food, friends, family and partying. I am loving this beautiful Idaho weather we are having. It might be nice for another couple of days. I am just glad it held up for his party.
It was a little crazy, so my picture taking of the food didn’t quite happen. I did get a shot of my easy mason jar silverware holders.
The bubble gum, peanuts and homemade cracker jack were a hit! We even had some of our guests dress up in baseball attire. It was so fun to just have a little get together with friends and family.
To finish off the celebration we devoured this baseball cake. It was so easy to make too. Just do a white cake and add the seams with a little bit of red icing. I made a funfetti cake with the funfetti frosting on the sides and just vanilla on the top to make it look like a baseball.
Now get to making your own homemade cracker jack.
Homemade Cracker Jack
Ingredients
- 2 bags popped microwave popcorn
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/2 cup peanuts
Instructions
- In a large bowl mix popcorn and peanuts
- Mix together all other ingredients in a pot
- Cook 5 minutes on medium heat
- Bring to a boil
- Pour over popped popcorn and peanuts
- Stir well
- Put mixture on a large cookie sheet and bake at 125 degrees for 1 hour stirring every 15 minutes
Notes
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I am a popcorn addict… and this looks absolutely AMAZING
Thanks for a great recipe! So much better than plain old popcorn! And cute party for a guy – no wonder his smile takes up the whole page!
This looks so easy to make and I love Cracker Jack! Thanks for sharing!
I never thought about making this before. Thanks for the recipe! The love you showered your son and friends with shines through all of your great ideas!
Oh. my. word. You may be my new best friend. THANK YOU for sharing this. Pinning!
What a great idea! I haven’t had cracker jacks in years…but I have a feeling I’ll be making my own soon! 🙂
I love the recipe and the party!! I would so love if you would link it at my party; Party In Polka Dots!!! I hope to see you there!! I will be pinning your recipe!! 🙂
Shelley
http://www.piggyinpolkadots.com/2013/05/party-in-polka-dots-linky-23-fabulous.html
What an adorable cake!
How fun… totally reminds me of when I was a kid! Thank you so much for coming to share at Super Saturday Show & Tell! I’d love to have you come and share again today http://www.whatscookingwithruthie.com Have a great weekend! xoxo~ Ruthie
Featuring YOU today! Thank you for linking up to {wow me} wednesday! 🙂
Ginger @ GingerSnapCrafts.com
http://www.gingersnapcrafts.com/2013/05/15-red-white-or-blue-ideas-linkparty.html
We are making this tonight to watch the premiere of Teen Beach Movie. My boys can’t wait and will love the Cracker Jack!
I hope it turned out great and had fun watching the movie!!!
Thank you for posting this! : )
Yum! We pop popcorn regularly and this looks like a great alternative to plain popcorn. Pinning! Thanks!
Hope you had a great weekend and thank you so much for sharing your awesome recipe with Full Plate Thursday. Have a good week and come back soon!
Miz Helen
What a GREAT recipe! I absolutely love Cracker Jack’s… I can’t wait to try this! Visiting from the Time to Sparkle Link Party! 🙂
I made this today, and it is crackerjack! I didn’t have any bags of microwave popcorn, so I popped a total of 1 cup kernels in my air popper. Also, I had great luck mixing and cooking the cracker jack in a large roasting pan. Thanks so much!
Great ideas! So glad you loved it.