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Quick & Easy Peanut Butter Popcorn

August 17, 2015 by Emily Hill 4 Comments

This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group® and Pop Secret, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #pop4Fantastic4 http://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV

If you know our family at all, you know we LOVE movies. Whether it’s date night for Mom and Dad (yippee!) or family bonding while watching the latest and greatest animated film, we’re serious moviegoers.

But we’ve found that taking a family of six to the movies, even if it’s a matinee, can put a serious dent in the checkbook. When we go to the movie theater, we like to throw in our favorite treat (scones) and some drink refills.

Before we know it, we’re spending over $60! That’s why we love in-home family movie nights complete with treats like this quick and easy peanut butter popcorn. Not only is it far more affordable but you can wear your pajamas and pause the movie for potty breaks!

Quick and Easy Peanut Butter Popcorn - use microwave popcorn and a handful of ingredients to make a gourmet treat!

A movie night isn’t complete without popcorn (and Diet Coke…duh), and while we love pretty much every microwave popcorn, I’m not lying when I say Pop-Secret popcorn pops the best. We’ve popped enough microwave popcorn to know you’ll find fewer popcorn kernels left at the bottom of the bag if you go with Pop-Secret. Plus, with nearly 20 Pop-Secret flavors to choose from, you can please every single one of your movie critics.

Pop Secret Popcorn

To make this easy peanut butter popcorn, I used Pop-Secret Homestyle popcorn from Walmart. It had just a hint of salt and butter making it the perfect base for peanut butter coating.

Quick and Easy Peanut Butter Popcorn - use microwave popcorn and a handful of ingredients to make a gourmet treat!

Yes, you can use microwave popcorn to make a gourmet popcorn recipe. Before this recipe, I had no idea you could do so.

Cue “A Whole New World”…

Quick and Easy Peanut Butter Popcorn - use microwave popcorn and a handful of ingredients to make a gourmet treat!

You seriously won’t believe how easy this peanut butter popcorn is to make, but you will believe how easy it is to eat after you’ve taken your first bite. My family may have polished off the entire bowl in one night. And that’s without watching a double feature!

If you’re super creative, you could probably even sneak a bag of peanut butter popcorn into the movie theater if you’re headed to see
Fantastic Four. You’ll want something to munch on while watching such a fun action flick. And guess what. You can watch it for free using this super awesome Pop-Secret promo:

Buy any 3 Pop-Secret items between 7/31 – 8/31 and get a Free ticket to the Fantastic Four movie (up to $5) while supplies last.

Printable recipe for quick and easy peanut butter popcorn below. Enjoy!

Quick & Easy Peanut Butter Popcorn
 
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Prep time
5 mins
Cook time
5 mins
Total time
10 mins
 
Use microwave popcorn and 4 ingredients to make a super easy, gourmet-tasting popcorn!
Author: Emily ~ isthisREALLYmylife.com
Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: Popcorn
Serves: 6
Ingredients
  • 2 bags Pop-Secret Homestyle popcorn
  • ½ cup salted butter
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ¼ cup honey
  • ½ cup peanut butter
Instructions
  1. Pop popcorn according to package directions. Empty into a large bowl and remove any unpopped kernels.
  2. Combine butter, sugar and honey in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat and boil 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter until thoroughly combined.
  3. Pour peanut butter mixture over popcorn and toss to coat. Serve immediately. Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
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Filed Under: cool products, family night, food & recipes, reviews Tagged With: family movie night, movie night, peanut butter popcorn, Pollinate, Pop Secret, popcorn, popcorn recipe

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  1. Kim

    August 18, 2015 at 5:54 pm

    i just made this and it was delicious!

    Reply
    • Emily Hill

      August 19, 2015 at 7:32 pm

      Yay! I’m so glad you liked it!

      Reply
  2. Kari

    December 7, 2015 at 6:26 pm

    What a perfect combination! I can’t believe I haven’t seen this around sooner. Thank you for posting this. Yum!

    Reply
    • Emily Hill

      December 7, 2015 at 7:49 pm

      It’s absolutely delicious!

      Reply

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