Strawberry Popcorn With Maple-Coated Peanuts
This vegan recipe for strawberry popcorn with maple syrup-coated peanuts is such a fun, guilt-free way to celebrate Valentines Day (or any day!) with friends and loved ones. You can eat this vegan food as a snack, but its works as a light, low-calorie dessert as well.
This candied strawberry popcorn is delicious, vegan, dairy-free, sugar-free and gluten-free. Now, the best part: it doesn’t involve cooking or baking and takes 10 minutes to make! You can easily roll them into balls or place in cups as shown in the recipe.
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Strawberry Popcorn with Maple Syrup-Coated Peanuts
Ingredients
- 8 cups salted popcorn equivalent to one bag of microwave popcorn
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- ¼ cup salted peanuts or seeds of your choice
- ¼ cup powdered freeze-dried strawberries Pulse freeze-dried strawberries in a spice blender or Cuisinart to make a power consistency.
Instructions
- Pour the popcorn into a large bowl.
- In a separate medium bowl, combine the syrup and peanuts, mixing until the nuts are well coated.
- Add the syrup/nut mixture to the popcorn, and gently toss together.
- Scoop handfuls of popcorn into 12 8-ounce clear glasses, wine glasses, or decorative paper cups.
- If you’re serving fewer than 12, adjust the portion size and serve in larger clear glasses or glass bowls.
- Pour the strawberry powder into a sift. Sift over the cups until each one is coated with pink powder.
