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Cinnamon Glazed Popcorn Mix

Lisa Leake, New York Times best selling author, has taken her family on a nine-year journey to commit to eating real food. She has teamed up with Grassland Butter to promote transparency, guiltless eating, and a choice for better. This recipe is a Lisa Leake original.
Course: Snack
Keyword: 30 Minutes or Less, Sweets & Kid Friendly

Materials

  • 4 cups popcorn kernels about 1/4 cup of kernels
  • ¾ cup cashews raw
  • 3 tablespoons of salted Grassland butter
  • 2 tablespoons of honey
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ginger ground
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
  • In a small pot over low heat, melt the butter and honey together. Mix in the cinnamon, ginger and salt.
  • Put the cashews in an extra large mixing bowl. Coat them with about a tablespoon of the butter/honey mixture.
  • Spread the coated nuts onto a baking sheet covered with parchment paper and bake for 6 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, in the same large bowl evenly coat the plain popcorn ­minus any unpopped kernels ­with the remaining butter/honey mixture.
  • After the cashews have been in the oven for 6 minutes, take out the tray, add the popcorn to it, and mix it together. Place the tray back in the oven and set the timer for 4 minutes.
  • After 4 minutes open the oven and stir or shake the mixture around on the baking sheet. Set the timer for 2 more minutes.
  • Once again open the oven and stir/shake the mixture so there are no hot spots that could get burnt. Set the timer for 1 more minute at which point the mixture will once again need to be checked/stirred.
  • Repeat the process of checking/stirring the popcorn mixture every minute then take it out of the oven once it turns a dark brown (it can burn easily toward the end!). Total bake time should be approximately 6 minutes for the nuts then an additional 7 or 8 minutes once the popcorn is added.
  • The popcorn and nuts will be slightly wet right out of the oven, but will harden as they cool.

Notes

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