healthier cake batter popcorn
A big thank you to Kitchen PLAY and JOLLY TIME Pop Corn for sponsoring this delicious recipe for healthier cake batter popcorn
A few months back, the kids and I made a dangerous discovery…we have a menchies very near our house. Not quite walking distance, but close. Too close. We are addicted.
If you are not familiar with menchies, it is an adorable, brightly colored frozen yogurt store. Now, frozen yogurt is nothing new, but menchies is by far the best we have had. The flavors are ridiculous. Butterfingers, Reese’s, even Peeps marshmallow mania. My heart belongs to cake batter. Always has, always will. I don’t like cake, but anything cake batter and I am in love.
Now, I am no dummy. Frozen yogurt is not healthy in any way, shape, or form,especially not when you load it up with brownies malted milk balls. So our weekly trips to menchies need to scale back a bit.
But the cake batter cravings are real. Unfortunately, shorts and bathing suit season is real close as well.
Popcorn has always been a go-to snack for us. Unless it’s the loaded with fake butter movie popcorn, I consider it a healthish snack option, and seriously who doesn’t love popcorn. I don’t know about you, but the kettle corn stand is my first stop at the farmer’s market each week.
A little bit salty, and a little bit sweet this healthier cake batter popcorn is the perfect afternoon snack. And when dressed up a bit for the season, it is perfect for any holiday party you may be headed to.
Over the weekend I made a batch and tossed it with pretty pastel jimmies for Easter. Add red, white and blue sprinkles and you are getting patriotic for Memorial Day or the 4th of July. Green for St. Patrick’s Day, red for Valentines Day, red and green for Christmas. The options are endless.
And the best part, this recipe is actually healthy.
I started with a bag of JOLLY TIME KettleMania kettle corn, and while that popped away I melted 3 Tbsp of cashew butter with 2 tsp of coconut oil. Stir in 1/2 tsp vanilla, 1/2 tsp butter extract. and 1/4 tsp almond extract. Spread your popped corn on a wax paper lined baking sheet and drizzle on the cashew butter mixture. Gently mix the corn to coat and then add your sprinkles.
That’s all there is to it. If you don’t have any kettle corn, simply add maple syrup (about 2 tsp) to sweeten your cashew butter, but I highly recommend trying this popcorn mix-in idea with the KettleMania. It is SO good!
Now I can have my cake batter and eat it too 🙂
Enjoy!
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Yum! Who doesn’t love cake batter!
thanks! I cannot get enough for sure
Oh, Heather…you’re my soul sister. Come over and bring some of this with you, ok?
thanks Amy! we had fun with this one
This is so fun! Perfect for an after dinner movie 🙂
thanks! it was fun taste testing recipes
Yesssss I am right there with you on the frozen yogurt train! About 2 years ago I discovered I love peanut butter froyo (who knew?) and ever since then I have to be careful because I like it a little too much, if you know what I mean… 😉 So nice that you found a healthier alternative. Although don’t you think this would taste good as a cake batter froyo topping? (evil laugh)
oh heavens YES!! cake batter popcorn on cake batter yogurt – making that happen ASAP 🙂
What a delicious snack! I want to try this!
My niece and I are crazy about cake batter popcorn for a girls night movie treat…I love how this version is so much lighter and healthier! Need to try this for our next movie night!
I loooove cake batter! Great job translating it to this snack 🙂
There is a Menchie’s literally downstairs from where I live. 2 min walk tops. SO dangerous!! This popcorn is the perfect distraction though. Sounds delicious and I love the healthier alternative!
that would be SO dangerous for us, 2 minutes to menchies cake batter all day long 🙂
Oh my gosh I love what you added to this kettle corn! It sounds so good. I would have to make it when others were around so I didn’t eat it all!
thank you Toni! I did find myself sneaking a few too many pieces while testing 🙂
it looks perfect for evening TV time in my family. pinned it!
thank you so much Citra
popcorn is always a welcomed snack to tame the cravings for munchies
here too, we eat our weight in popcorn when watching movies or sports
Popcorn is my weakness! And I love the idea of sweetening it up, but keeping it a little healthy. Plus…. sprinkles!!!! I always stick to savoury popcorn toppings, like cheese, salt & vinegar… I even make chili lime popcorn (which I blogged about a while back). It’s time for me to deviate from my usual. I’m going to try this next!
I am almost always a salty over sweet except when it comes to anyting cake batter, that I LOVE! so this popcorn has a bit of both and it was delicious. Thanks Janice
I love that you aren’t adding a ton of sugar or fat to it. Now to find a cashew butter recipe!
thank you so much! cashew butter is so easy to make – really you just blend the nuts – you cold add a bit of honey or maple syrup to sweeten, but i love it plain