Best Bacon Butter Popcorn Recipes

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BACON POPCORN



Bacon Popcorn image

This is a flavorful popcorn treat that makes your mouth water and disappears fast! If you toss the cooked popcorn in a paper bag, it helps to absorb any extra grease, and keeps kernels from falling to the floor. The leftovers make nice snacks for lunch boxes.

Provided by Jeannine Ross

Categories     Appetizers and Snacks     Snacks     Popcorn Recipes

Time 15m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 5

½ cup bacon grease
¾ cup unpopped popcorn kernels
½ teaspoon seasoned salt, or to taste
3 tablespoons bacon bits
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

Steps:

  • Measure the bacon grease into a 6 quart pot and place over high heat. Add one or two popcorn kernels as testers. When the test kernels pop, add the rest of the popcorn and cover with a lid. As the popcorn starts to pop, shake the pan back and forth constantly to keep the unpopped kernels on the bottom where they can pop. When the popping slows down, remove the pan from the heat and let it finish popping.
  • Pour the popcorn into a large bowl or paper sack. Season with half of the seasoned salt and stir. Taste before adding more salt if desired. Toss with bacon bits and shredded Cheddar cheese for an extra special treat. Store leftovers in lunch sacks or sandwich bags.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 215.6 calories, Carbohydrate 11.3 g, Cholesterol 24.7 mg, Fat 16.8 g, Fiber 2.2 g, Protein 5.5 g, SaturatedFat 7.2 g, Sodium 200.4 mg, Sugar 0.3 g

BACON POPCORN



Bacon Popcorn image

This is the culmination of cheap, unhealthy snackfood research. I'm sure someone somewhere has done this. But I'm taking credit.

Provided by William Ricardi

Categories     Pork

Time 13m

Yield 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 5

1/2 cup unpopped popcorn
5 tablespoons melted bacon grease
1/8 cup melted butter
1 tablespoon table salt
5 tablespoons crushed imitation bacon bits

Steps:

  • Set medium sized pot on burner set to medium-high.
  • Pour in bacon grease allowing to heat for 5 minutes.
  • While waiting, powder artificial bacon using mortar and pestle or other food processor.
  • Stir salt into powdered bacon bits.
  • Turn down heat to medium, add unpopped popcorn and cover.
  • Melt butter in microwave or separate pan.
  • Allow popcorn to pop, shaking from time to time.
  • When popcorn has finished popping, remove from heat, uncovering after one minute.
  • Slowly pour butter over popcorn, shaking and fluffing every so often for even distribution.
  • In pinches, sprinkle bacon and salt mixture over popcorn, shaking and fluffing every so often for even distribution.
  • Cool slightly if desired, serve at your own risk.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 391, Fat 43.6, SaturatedFat 19.9, Cholesterol 61.1, Sodium 3601.2, Protein 0.1

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