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Spicy Pumpkin Popcorn

Carol
A spicy snack mix of popcorn and pumpkin seeds.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Course Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 1/3 cup popcorn kernels
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon ground garlic powder
  • ¼ teaspoon cayenne
  • ⅛ teaspoon red chili pepper flakes
  • extra virgin olive oil

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 ˚F. Cover a half-sheet pan with foil.
  • Bake the pumpkin seeds for 10 - 15 minutes until lightly toasted. Immediately remove from sheet pan to a bowl.
  • While the pumpkin seeds are baking, combine all the spices in a small bowl.
  • Pop your popcorn and place it in a large serving bowl. Drizzle the popcorn with extra virgin olive oil just until lightly coated.
  • Add the spice mix to the pumpkin seeds and gently toss to combine.
  • Add the pumpkin seeds to the popcorn and gently toss to combine.
  • Taste the pumpkin popcorn for spiciness. Add more spice mix, if desired.
Keyword popcorn snack, pumpkin snack, spicy pumpkin popcorn
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