Healthified Peanut Butter Cup Popcorn + Halloween Activities for the Family
This blog post is sponsored by Hy-Vee but all thoughts and opinions are my own.
Halloween is just around the corner and my kids are so excited to join in on all the fun festivities. One way we are planning to celebrate is at our local Hy-Vee Supermarket. They have so many fun Halloween themed activities and food for the whole family.
Halloween Recipes
If you and your family are looking to get creative this season but do not know where to start, Hy-Vee has you covered. Check out these great recipe ideas from October Seasons magazine.
I made the Peanut Butter Cup Popcorn but healthified it a bit and we all went crazy over it. It’s the perfect snack while watching your favorite Halloween movie. You can find the original recipe here and shop their deals on the ingredients here. My healthier version is posted below.
Healthified Peanut Butter Cup Popcorn
Ingredients:
⅓ cup Hy-Vee white popcorn kernels
¼ cup Hy-Vee honey
¼ cup Hy-Vee coconut sugar
¾ cup Hy-Vee peanut butter (no oils or sugar added)
6 oz Hy-Vee dark chocolate
6 Unreal Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups, chopped
Directions:
In an air popper, air pop the popcorn kernels. If you can have an air popper, you can make the popcorn on the stove with a little bit of oil.
In a small saucepan, combine honey and coconut sugar. Bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and add the peanut butter. Stir until combined.
In a large bowl, pour peanut butter mixture over popcorn. Gently toss with a wooden spoon until popcorn is coated. Spread popcorn on a sheet of parchment paper. Drizzle popcorn with melted chocolate.
Cool completely and stir in the chopped peanut butter cups.
Halloween Guide
Hy-Vee always has an amazing Halloween guide that includes recipes, at-home activities, information on food allergy safe ways to celebrate, and downloadable coloring sheets for kids. You can grab the guide here.
Trick or Treat Events
If you are looking for a fun way to celebrate head to Hy-Vee for their Celebrate Halloween events where they will have fun kid activities, giveaways, and more!
Saturday October 24, 10am to 4pm
Sunday, October 25, 10am to 4pm
Saturday, October 31, 10am to 4pm
Watch this video for 3 fun tricks to make your sweets Halloween ready:
No matter how you decide to celebrate Halloween this year, make sure you add Hy-Vee Supermarkets to your plan. If shopping online is a better option for you and your family make sure you use Hy-Vee Aisles Online or Hy-Vee Aisles Online app to order groceries for pickup!
How are you going to celebrate Halloween this year? Would love to hear some of your favorite traditions.