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Spicy Cheddar Popcorn Mix

October 21st, 2012

My husband doesn’t like popcorn. I think I have heard the full range of “It gets stuck in my teeth” complaints. The biggest is “it doesn’t taste like anything” (what??)

I AM OBSESSED WITH POPCORN.

I could eat it every day. Thankfully my girls and out huge dog feel the same way, so I pretend like they want me to make a big bowl (when really I planted the idea in their head) and then I scoop them little bowls full and I take the rest. Mason is relegated to cleaning stray pieces from the ground.

And I am just a good old fashioned oil and salt girl most of the time. But sometimes I like to mix it up. Or get totally C-R-A-Z-Y. with sweet varieties. Today I am sharing my new favorite savory way to enjoy it. It’s amazing. Despite the fact that Coco should not have liked it (I mean, it was spicy, there were weird pumpkin seeds involved, etc) She still helped me demolish almost this whole batch.

I am aware that there is decent amount of olive oil and butter involved here. But I am telling you- the flavor and texture here is out of this world as far as snacky stuff goes. I imagine that I will pop up a big bowl for sluggish Sunday afternoons spent on the couch, but that it would also be great as an alternative snack mix for parties. Or I could just eat this for dinner….

Prepare all of your ingredients.

In a large heavy pot, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the popcorn kernels and cover the pot with a lid. Pop the corn until no kernels are left to pop, about 2-3 minutes.

While your popcorn is popping, melt the butter in a small pan. When the popcorn is done, remove from the heat and drizzle the butter over the popcorn and then toss to coat.

Add everything else to the popcorn and gently toss the popcorn to evenly coat it with the rest of the ingredients. Season to taste with Kosher salt. Serve immediately.