Popcorn is the perfect blank canvas for creating treats. You can create decadant
concoctions with chocolate and candies or healthy, guilt-free snacks that everyone
can enjoy. Here are some recipes and ideas to get you started, but really, once you
start, your imagination can take over.
Try mixing and matching any of these for a healthy snack:
Nutritional Yeast (great
nutty flavor)
Sea salt
Garlic powder
Onion powder
Chili powder
Cumin
Oregano
Rosemary
Try mixing and matching any of these for a decadent treat:
Chopped candy bars
Chocolate chips
Marshmallows
Salted peanuts
Bacon
Blue cheese crumbles
Reduced balsamic vinegar
(fruit infused is delightful)
Cake mix
Cake or brownie crumbles
Joel's Blue Cheese Bacon Popcorn
4 slices bacon
10 cups Popped Popcorn
⅓ cup crumbled blue cheese
Fry bacon until crisp; cool and crumble. Using fresh, warm popcorn, add the
crumbled blue cheese, bacon, and generously sprinkle with fresh ground black
pepper. If desired, stir in some of the reserved bacon grease or olive oil to enhance
flavor and help seasonings to stick/ adhere.
Herb Infusion
8-10 cups popped popcorn
4 tbsp. coconut oil, melted
2 tbsp. nutritional yeast
Set popcorn aside in a large mixing bowl, drizzle melted coconut oil over the corn
and toss to distribute. Sprinkle with the herb blend and add garlic or sea salt to
taste, toss again
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DEAS
Paprika
Thyme
Celery flakes
Parsley
Crushed red peppers
Black pepper
Lemon, orange, or lime
zest
Cocoa powder
Nuts
Candy pieces or Bite-
sized candies
Hot cocoa mix
Sweetened cereal
Melted chocolate or
Almond bark
Toasted or grated
coconut
Powdered drink mixes
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ECIPES
Basil
Cinnamon
Cloves
Chives
Sugar
Dill
Aged and grated
Parmesan, Provolone, or
Romano cheese
Dry cheese sauce powder
Peanut butter
Cocoa powder
Powdered sugar
Pretzels
Graham cracker pieces
Crushed cookies
fresh ground black pepper
1 tbsp. reserved bacon grease or 1
tbsp. olive oil, optional
2 tbsp. mixed dried herbs: dill, parsley
thyme and oregano (add cayenne to
the mix if you like spice)
Garlic or sea salt to taste