Ever since we carved Jack-o-Lanterns for Halloween, I’ve been staring at a bowl of pumpkin seeds. I knew I wanted to make some kind of popcorn snack mix with them. I had so much fun checking out a ton of amazing popcorn recipe when I put together my post for Something Swanky. I don’t know why I hadn’t ever made some crazy fun popcorn myself. So here we go!
And…if you notice my pictures start to look a little a different, it’s because Mike bought me a big girl camera!!!!!!!!! I got a Canon Rebel T3 in the mail yesterday, and I’m in hog heaven. Now I just have to figure out manual mode so I can be all fancy photographer like and take blow your mind pictures. This is my first food shot with my baby.

White Chocolate Pumpkin Popcorn
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup popcorn kernels
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1 cup raw dried pumpkin seeds {I made mine with a little oil and salt, but THESE sounds great!}
- 4 cups water
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 1/2 cup Reese’s peanut butter chips
- 1/4 cup white chocolate chips
- 1/2 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
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Heat oven to 400 degrees F.
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In a medium pot, bring water and salt to a boil; add pumpkin seeds. Reduce to simmer and cook for 5 minutes. Drain and place pumpkin seeds on a Sil-Pat/parchment paper lined baking sheet and sprinkle with salt. Bake for 5 to 10 minutes until dried and beginning to brown. Remove from oven; set aside.
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Heat 3 tablespoons oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add popcorn once oil is hot and cook (shaking the pot as you go) until the popping is about 2 to 3 seconds apart. Pour popped corn in a large bowl.
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Place butter in a small bowl with pumpkin pie spice and melt in microwave, stir to combine.
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Place white chocolate, 1/2 teaspoon oil, and cinnamon in a small bowl. Microwave for 30 seconds on 50% power; stir. Repeat until chocolate is smooth.
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Add spiced butter to popcorn and toss to coat. Add pumpkin seeds and peanut butter chips to popcorn, drizzle with 2/3 cinnamon white chocolate and toss to coat. Drizzle top with remaining white chocolate.