What do you know, a food post. I told you Wednesday that the writerly well was dry. This means you get a post about food.
I’ve started making this popcorn on a weekly basis for our family movie night.
I fill each of the kids’ bowls with the marshmallowy popcorn goodness and then I sit down on the sofa with the actual pot as my bowl. I wish I was joking. I’m aware of how uncouth and gluttonous this is. Something about this popcorn tempts me like nothing else.
I found it on Pinterest a long time ago {cannot find original source} but have since tweaked it. You can make it in the microwave but I think it’s easier on the stove. Let’s call this Cheaters’ “Caramel” Popcorn, shall we? {That’s because it’s not real caramel…I don’t think. I honestly don’t know how one makes real caramel.} My kids call it Movie Night Popcorn or Magic Popcorn or The Special Popcorn.
Ingredients:
- 1 regular size bag of microwave popcorn {I use Orville Reddenbacher Naturals, Simply Salted.} You don’t want movie theatre butter or anything like that. You want a plain or lightly-salted variety.
- 10-12 full-size marshmallows
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 stick of butter {I use unsalted}
Directions:
- Pop the popcorn.
- Melt butter in a large saucepan over low-medium heat.
- Stir in brown sugar and then marshmallows until it’s nicely mixed and bubbly.
- Remove from heat and stir in popcorn until it’s good and coated.
- Put on elastic-waist pants and enjoy.
- 3 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 1/4 cups cocoa
- 1 tablespoon table salt
- Whole milk for serving
- In a large bowl, combine sugar, cocoa, and salt, and whisk to combine well. Store the mixture in an airtight container.
- For individual servings, pour 1 cup whole milk into a microwave-safe mug, and microwave on high just until hot. Add 2 tablespoons of cocoa mix, and stir to dissolve. For a larger batch of cocoa, warm the milk in a saucepan set over medium-low heat, taking care not to let the milk boil; as it warms, stir in 2 tablespoons of mix for each cup of milk.
“Put on elastic-waist pants and enjoy”….I laughed out loud! Can’t wait to try this popcorn. We are getting another 6-9 inches of the white stuff tonight and tomorrow….and more is due next week. Might as well eat this popcorn….wearing my elastic waisted pants and all. Nothing else to do but wait it out. Thanks for a great post.
Lolly, elastic-waistband-wearers unite! Hope you enjoy a cozy weekend and this popcorn. : )
That popcorn looks oh so yummy! I’m going to give it a try. Thanks for sharing.