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FALLBROOK – Popcorn is an amazingly versatile grain. With a little imagination and some common household ingredients, families can make tasty and original snacks in no time at all. They can also create treats for special occasions like Valentine’s Day.
Here are a few recipes to make for a sweetheart, compliments of the Popcorn Board.
Rocky Road Popcorn Clusters
Start to finish: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Yield: about 3 dozen
Ingredients
1 6-ounce bag semisweet chocolate chips
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
4 cups popped popcorn
1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
Directions
Place chocolate chips in a small microwave-safe bowl. Heat in microwave on high 1 minute, until melted. Stir in oil.
Place popcorn, marshmallows and walnuts in large bowl. Pour chocolate over mixture, tossing to coat.
Drop mixture by tablespoonful onto wax paper-lined jellyroll pan.
Refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours or overnight.
Cheery Cherry Popcorn
Start to finish: 10 minutes
Yield: 2 1/2 quarts
Ingredients
2 1/2 quarts air-popped popcorn
1 package cherry flavored gelatin
Butter flavored spray
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Put popcorn into a very large oven-safe bowl and spray lightly with butter flavored oil.
Sprinkle with gelatin.
Bake for five minutes. Gelatin will dissolve slightly and stick to the popcorn.
Cookies ‘N’ Cream Popcorn
Start to finish: 2 hours
Yield: 12 Cups
Ingredients
12 cups popped corn
One 11-ounce package white chocolate chips
2 teaspoons coconut oil
15 Oreo cookies, coarsely chopped
Directions
Place popcorn in large bowl; set aside.
In medium saucepan on low heat, melt chocolate chips and coconut oil; stir until blended.
Pour melted chocolate over popcorn, stirring until well-coated. Stir in chopped Oreo’s.
Spread mixture on baking sheet and chill until chocolate has set. Break into pieces to serve.
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