National Popcorn Day!

Well, it's finally here, the day we've all been waiting for - National Popcorn Day! What? You didn't know? Well, someone isn't doing their job.  Good thing I'm here to help you celebrate this momentous occasion with some recipes to shake things up in the ol' popper.

Parmesan Chive Popcorn

4 cups popped popcorn
1/3 cup butter
1/2 cup fresh chives
1 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese

Salt & pepper

Melt the butter. Grind pepper into the butter, chop the chives and sprinkle on the top of the popcorn along with the grated cheese. Drizzle the butter mixture over the popcorn, then salt.

Apple-Cinnamon Popcorn

2 cups chopped dried apples
10 cups popped popcorn
2 cups pecan halves
4 tbsp melted butter
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
2 tbsp brown sugar
1/4 tsp vanilla extract

Heat oven to 250 degrees F. Place apples in a large shallow baking pan. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove pan from oven and stir in popcorn and nuts.

In a small bowl combine remaining ingredients. Drizzle butter mixture over popcorn mixture, stirring well. Bake for 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes. Pour onto wax paper to cool. Store in airtight container.

Candy Bar Popcorn
4 cups popped popcorn
1 king size candy bar (Snickers, Skor, Oh Henry, etc.)

Cut the candy bar into 1/2 inch pieces. Spread the popped corn onto a microwave-safe platter. Top with candy bar pieces. Heat on full power in the microwave at 30 second intervals, or until candy is melted.