Pepped Up Popcorn
The recipe Pepped Up Popcorn can be made in around 10 minutes. This recipe serves 4 and costs $2.03 per serving. Watching your figure? This gluten free recipe has 910 calories, 18g of protein, and 51g of fat per serving. This recipe is typical of American cuisine. It is brought to you by Foodnetwork. 372 people have made this recipe and would make it again. A mixture of chili powder, unsalted butter, dark brown sugar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. With a spoonacular score of 58%, this dish is good. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Pepped up Egg Salad, Champagne Caramel Popcorn & Bacon Truffle Parmesan Popcorn, and Popcorn Lover’s Day: Maple Bacon Popcorn.
Servings: 4
Preparation duration: 5 minutes
Cooking duration: 5 minutes
Ingredients:
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1 cup mini or regular chocolate chips
2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
Kosher salt
2 cups mini marshmallows
1 (3.5-ounce) package natural microwave popcorn (not the buttered kind)
1 (3.5-ounce) package natural microwave popcorn (not the buttered kind), popped
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan
1 cup salted peanuts, optional
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
Equipment:
bowl
microwave
Cooking instruction summary:
Pop the popcorn according to package instructions. While hot, carefully open package and dump into a large bowl. Drizzle oil over the popcorn, and toss the popcorn with your hands to coat. Add the cheese and toss again. Season, to taste, with salt. Cool. Transfer to a sealed container and tuck in a lunch box. Put the sugar, butter, and chili powder in a microwave-safe bowl; microwave on medium (50 percent power) until butter melts, about 1 minute. Stir to dissolve sugar. Drizzle over freshly popped popcorn; and toss to evenly coat. Cool. Transfer to a sealed container and tuck in a lunch box. Pop the popcorn according to package instructions. While it's still hot, carefully open and dump into a large bowl. Add the chips and marshmallows. Return popcorn to the microwave. Cook on high until the chips and marshmallows get gooey, about 1 minute. Add the peanuts, if desired, and toss with a spoon until all the popcorn is coated. Cool until chocolate hardens, about 20 minutes. Transfer to a sealed container and tuck in a lunch box.
Step by step:
1. Pop the popcorn according to package instructions. While hot, carefully open package and dump into a large bowl.
2. Drizzle oil over the popcorn, and toss the popcorn with your hands to coat.
3. Add the cheese and toss again. Season, to taste, with salt. Cool.
4. Transfer to a sealed container and tuck in a lunch box.
5. Put the sugar, butter, and chili powder in a microwave-safe bowl; microwave on medium (50 percent power) until butter melts, about 1 minute. Stir to dissolve sugar.
6. Drizzle over freshly popped popcorn; and toss to evenly coat. Cool.
7. Transfer to a sealed container and tuck in a lunch box.
8. Pop the popcorn according to package instructions. While it's still hot, carefully open and dump into a large bowl.
9. Add the chips and marshmallows.
10. Return popcorn to the microwave. Cook on high until the chips and marshmallows get gooey, about 1 minute.
11. Add the peanuts, if desired, and toss with a spoon until all the popcorn is coated. Cool until chocolate hardens, about 20 minutes.
12. Transfer to a sealed container and tuck in a lunch box.
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