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Chile Cheese Popcorn

Chile Cheese Popcorn

Chile Cheese Popcorn

Adapted from customer Tara Evans (tarathefoodie.blogspot.com)

Yields

4 servings

Adapted from customer Tara Evans (tarathefoodie.blogspot.com)

This cheesy, chile spiced popcorn has a little heat, a little sweet, and a healthy dose of salt. The seasoning combo makes it a perfect snack for game day or movie night. Adjust the spiciness and salt to your liking by starting with a little less of each chile and the salt, then increase a bit at a time to taste.

Recipe Notes

Ingredients

Savory Spice ingredients in this recipe

  • Cheddar Cheese Powder

    Use this cheddar cheese powder anywhere you'd normally add cheese. Perfect for popcorn. This cheese seasoning has real cheese flavor and smooth, ve...

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  • Fine Pink Himalayan Sea Salt

    Believed to be of the most ancient of all pink sea salts. It's a highly flavorful cooking salt, and pairs well with most herbs and spices. This min...

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  • Honey Powder

    Use dry honey as a sweetener, the same way you use liquid honey. Perfect in baked goods where liquid honey might affect consistency, like cakes, co...

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  • Ancho Chile Powder

    Made from freshly ground, dried Ancho chiles – the sweetest and most mild of dried chile peppers. Ancho chiles, when fresh, are otherwise known as ...

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  • Smoked Spanish Hot Paprika

    Add the perfect amount of hot, smoky flavor and great red color to any dish. Use to season cuts of meat like beef, chicken, pork, and fish. Add hot...

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  • Crushed Urfa Chiles

    A darker, spicier chile flake that carries more bite than your typical crushed red peppers or Aleppo chiles. If you're looking for a spicier chile ...

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  • Garlic Powder

    As one of the most popular seasonings in cooking, you'll find yourself in need of Garlic Powder when making almost any recipe. Having garlic season...

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Directions

For popcorn: In a heavy bottomed pot, combine popcorn kernels and vegetable oil. Spread kernels into a single layer. Set pot over medium heat, cover, and wait for popping to start. Once popping starts, hold down cover and shake pot gently back and forth over the heat. Popping will take 5 to 10 min. depending on the pot. Remove from heat as soon as the popping kernels slow (about 2 to 3 seconds between pops) and transfer to a large bowl.

For seasoning: Combine all spices in a small bowl and mix thoroughly. Sprinkle seasoning onto popcorn a little at a time, tossing after each addition to ensure even distribution. Drizzle with 1 Tbsp. oil at a time, tossing after each application to ensure an even coating of the spices and oil.

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