Make movie snacks for Oscar®
Whether you cheer on your favorite nominees alone or with friends, snacks during the Academy Awards are almost as important as snacks during the movies themselves.
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Pizza Popcorn
2-1/2 quarts popped popcorn
1/3 cup butter
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place popcorn in an ungreased 13x9-inch baking pan. Melt butter in a small saucepan; add cheese, garlic salt, oregano, basil, onion powder, and salt. Pour over popcorn; mix well. Bake, uncovered, for 15 minutes. Makes 10 servings.
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Caramel Popcorn
1 cup butter
2 cups brown sugar
1/2 cup corn syrup
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
5 quarts popped popcorn
Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Place popcorn in a large bowl. In a saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Stir in brown sugar, corn syrup, and salt. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil, without stirring, 4 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in soda and vanilla. Pour in a thin stream over popcorn, stirring to coat.
Place in two large shallow baking dishes and bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool completely before breaking into pieces. Makes 20 servings.
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Mock Ice Cream Sandwiches
2 cups fat-free whipped topping
1/2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
8 whole chocolate graham crackers
In a bowl, combine whipped topping and chocolate chips. Break graham crackers in half. Spread whipped topping mixture over half of the crackers; top with remaining crackers. Wrap in plastic wrap and freeze for at least 1 hour. Makes 8 servings.
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
1 11.5-ounce package milk chocolate chips, divided
1 cup peanut butter
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
Trim 12 paper muffin cup liners to half of their height. Place 1/2 chocolate chips in a microwave-safe container. Microwave for 2 minutes, stirring after each minute. Spoon melted chocolate into muffin cups, filling halfway. With a spoon, draw the chocolate up the sides of the cups until evenly coated. Cool in the refrigerator until firm.
In a small bowl, mix together peanut butter, confectioners’ sugar, and salt; divide into the chocolate cups. Melt the remaining chocolate; spoon over peanut butter and spread to edges of cups. Makes 12 servings.
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Pantry Pointers
For easy snacks for the Academy Awards, set up a buffet of movie snacks such as popcorn, Raisinets, and Twizzlers.
The Practical Pantry ©2008 Tammy P. Olson
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