Joel’s Blue Cheese Bacon Popcorn, Herb Infusion

12oz. white, milk or dark chocolate ¼ cups vegetable shortening

¼ cup sprinkles (round, multicolored)

24 graham crackers, broken in bite size pieces

OR 2 cups of graham breakfast cereal

2 to 4oz. of milk chocolate, shaved or cut into pieces

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

Joel’s Blue Cheese Bacon Popcorn
4 slices bacon	cup crumbled blue cheese
cup corn	fresh ground black pepper

1 tbsp. reserved bacon grease

Fry bacon until crisp; cool and crumble. Using 1 tbsp. of the reserved bacon grease, pop your corn in the popper. When finished popping, and while still warm, add the crumbled blue cheese, bacon and generously sprinkle with fresh ground black pepper.

Herb Infusion

cup popping corn

2 tbsp. popping oil of choice

4 tbsp. coconut oil, melted

2 tbsp. nutritional yeast

Follow basic directions to pop popcorn. 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

S’mores ‘n More

8-10 cups popped popcorn (we liked ours lightly buttered and salted)

16oz. milk or dark chocolate, melted, for drizzling

4 tbsp. butter

2 cups mini marshmallows

In a large mixing bowl, mix the popped popcorn, and half of the all the other ingredients until well mixed, spread out on wax or parchment paper, sprinkle remaining crackers or cereal and marshmallows over the top and drizzle with the remaining melted chocolate. Allow it to cool and set before eating

Confetti Cake Popcorn

8-10 cups popped popcorn (either plain or buttered and salted)

1 to 1½ cups cake mix (white, yellow, or chocolate)

Microwave the chocolate for one minute or until melted. Add the vegetable shorting and stir until melted and well mixed. In a large mixing bowl, combine the popped popcorn with the dry cake mix, drizzle with the melted chocolate and mix well to evenly coat. Add the sprinkles and toss, spread to cool and dry on parchment or wax paper.

Say Cheese Popcorn
8-10 cups popped popcorn, buttered	1½ oz. (1 envelope) dry cheese sauce
¼ cup melted butter	mix (from a box of macaroni and cheese)

In a large mixing bowl, mix the popped popcorn and the other ingredients until well mixed.

Lime Fiesta Popcorn
cup popping corn	1 tsp. chili powder
1 tbsp. popping oil, your choice	½ tsp. cumin
1 lime, use for zest and juice

Follow basic directions to pop popcorn. When popping cycle is complete, squeeze juice of the lime over warm popcorn then add lime zest, chili powder and cumin, toss to coat.

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