FUN Popcorn

All recipes listed below use pre-popped popcorn. Never add any other ingredients directly into the Crazy Popper machine.

SPICY BUTTERED POPCORN

60g butter, melted

2 tablespoons sweet Thai chilli sauce

1 teaspoon garlic salt

¼teaspoon cayenne pepper 6-8 cups popped popcorn

1.Combine all ingredients together, pour and toss over popcorn until lightly covered.

MADRAS POPCORN

80g butter, melted

2 tablespoons madras curry paste

¼cup desiccated coconut 1 teaspoon garlic salt

1 teaspoon ground cumin

6-8 cups popped popcorn

1.Combine all ingredients, mix well. Toss over prepared popcorn.

COFFEE POPCORN CREAM MERINGUES

4 egg whites

2²⁄³ cups castor sugar

1 teaspoon white vinegar

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

2 teaspoons cornﬂour

4 cups popped popcorn

4 tablespoons boiling water

2 teaspoons instant coffee

1 tablespoon hot water

125g butter, softened

1 cup icing sugar

1.Beat egg whites until soft peaks form.

2.Gradually add to the egg whites, sugar, white vinegar, vanilla essence and cornﬂour, beat until sugar has dissolved, fold through popped popcorn.

3.Use a tablespoon to spoon mixture onto lightly greased oven trays.

4.Bake in a slow oven 160°C until meringues are crisp and ﬁrm.

5.Dissolve coffee and water together, gradually beat with butter and icing sugar until creamy.

6.Use coffee cream icing to join prepared meringues together.

HONEYCOMB CRISPY POPCORN

500g castor sugar

2 tablespoons golden syrup

1 cup water

pinch cream tartar

1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

1 tablespoon water

10 cups popped popcorn

1.In a large saucepan combine castor sugar, golden syrup, water and cream tartar.

2.Place over a low heat and stir continuously until sugar has dissolved.

3.Bring to the boil, until toffee becomes golden and reaches hard cracked stage.

4.Remove from heat.

5.Combine bicarbonate of soda and 1 tablespoon of water, mix well. Stir in gradually to prepared toffee.

6.Place popcorn into a 2cm deep lined pan, spread out evenly.

7.Pour prepared honeycomb over popcorn.

8.Cool and break into desired portions.

CHOCOLATE CORN CRACKLES

8 cups popped popcorn

125g copha, melted

300g milk chocolate, melted

1 cup unsalted raw peanuts, shelled

1.Combine all ingredients, mix well.

2.Spoon into paper patty cases, chill until ﬁrm.

LOLLY GOBBLE BLISS BOMBS

1 cup water

1½ cups castor sugar 1 teaspoon vinegar

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

60g butter

1 cup unsalted peanuts

8 cups popped popcorn

1.Combine water, castor sugar, vinegar and vanilla essence in medium saucepan and stir continuously over heat until sugar dissolves.

2.Bring to the boil until mixture is golden and reaches hard cracked stage.

3.Add butter, stir through gradually.

4.Pour and toss over prepared popcorn and nuts.

5.Stir until mixture is ﬁrm and starts to break apart.

BOSTON POPCORN BROWNIES

100g milk chocolate, melted

150g margarine or butter, melted

350g castor sugar

150g self-raising ﬂour

2 tablespoons cocoa ½ teaspoon salt

4 eggs, lightly beaten

4 cups popped popcorn

2 teaspoons vanilla essence

1.Combine milk chocolate, margarine or butter and castor sugar, mix well.

2.Mix self-raising ﬂour, cocoa and salt, fold through chocolate mixture.

3.Stir through popcorn and essence.

4.Spread into a lightly greased lamington pan.

5.Bake in a moderate oven for 40 minutes or until ﬁrm, cool and slice.

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