Recipe
Make Movie Night Delicious With This Snack Tray
The following excerpt and recipe for a Movie Night Snack Tray is from Frances Largeman-Roth's new cookbook "Everyday SnackTray," available now on Amazon.
Not only is this a fun way to level up movie night at home, it’s also a fantastic way to save money! I’m sure I don’t need to tell you that movie theaters mark up the cost of popcorn and candy by several hundred percent, making a trip to the theater a costly event. Popcorn and candy are musts, but it’s nice to include a snack with a little more substance, like nachos. We like to top ours with queso, sliced olives, and jalapeños, but you can top yours however you like.
• Kettle Corn (featured recipe below)
• Twizzlers
• Milk Duds
• Dots
• Gummy bears
• Butterfinger candy bars
• Junior Mints
• Good & Plenty candies
• Nachos
• M&M’s or other candy-coated chocolate pieces
We’ve always eaten a lot of popcorn at our house, but it wasn’t until the pandemic that I tried making kettle corn. It’s not difficult, but it’s certainly nuanced. If you end up burn-ing some kernels the first time, do not be discouraged! Depending on your pan, the kernels, and the intensity of your burners, you may need to adjust the directions a little. But the end result is absolutely delicious and 100% worth it! Be sure to use a kitchen towel to hold the handle of the lid while you’re shaking the pan because it will be hot.
Note: If serving to younger kids, look through the popped corn and remove any unpopped kernels. Also, kids under four should not be served popcorn.
Kettle Corn
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 10 mins
- Servings: 15
Ingredients
- 1⁄4 cup avocado oil or other vegetable oil
- 1⁄2 cup popcorn kernels
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1⁄4 tsp sea salt
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Used by permission from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group, 2023.