Spicy Chocolate Popcorn is light, airy, and crunchy. Drizzled with sweet melted chocolate with a spicy kick from cayenne pepper and a sprinkling of sea salt. Addicting snack!
I originally posted this recipe almost two years ago when I was addicted to Joanne Fluke‘s baking murder mysteries and baked Peanut Butter Molasses Cookies based on a recipe from her book. I finished with the whole series and now I am eagerly waiting for the next instalment if the adventures of the main character. Back when I originally posted the recipe for Spicy Chocolate Popcorn I was browsing internet and I stumbled upon Joanne’s Facebook page where there was a post about a TV movie created based on this series.
I love watching movies based on books. I have to say, that at least half of the time movies are less interesting and quite disappointing than the books, but I keep watching and hoping for something good. After a quick search it turned out that this TV movie is easily available on YouTube and I decided that there’s no better time to watch it than right now. I started by looking at a few trailers and then I realized that I must (must!!!!) have some kind of sweet snack while watching this movie. I mean, the main character is a baker, she brings cookies everywhere she goes, the trailer showed her baking delicious desserts. Not having a snack while watching this would be like going to a buffet restaurant hungry and not eating there.
I know, it would be more fitting to have made something from Joanne’s recipes, but I did not feel like making cookies. I needed something sweet, quick and long lasting and I knew just the thing! I made this a few months ago for a Chocolate Dinner I hosted and it was spectacular – Spicy Chocolate Popcorn!
Light and airy, crunchy popcorn, drizzled with sweet melted chocolate with a spicy kick from cayenne pepper and a sprinkling of sea salt. How satisfying is that? Well, very satisfying (for those people who love sweet and salty together, of course)!
Spicy Chocolate Popcorn
Ingredients
- 5 cup plain popcorn
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper (or less)
- 1/8 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon coconut oil (melted)
Instructions
- Melt the chocolate.
- Add cayenne pepper, sea salt, melted coconut oil and mix.
- Drizzle popcorn with the spicy chocolate mixture and mix.
Notes
Charlene @ That Girl Cooks Healthy says
August 28, 2015 at 8:10 pmI would SO love to try this, I could easily have this as my chocolate treat.
Imagelicious says
August 31, 2015 at 2:55 pmTry it! It’s really good, satisfying and is relatively healthy if you don’t eat a lot, since it’s not using a lot of chocolate.
Saskia says
June 10, 2015 at 2:26 pmLooks delicious, I really like the recipe, but most of all I want to congratulate you for your beautiful pictures.
Imagelicious says
June 10, 2015 at 2:33 pmThank you so much, I really appreciate your kind words!
Melissa says
June 9, 2015 at 5:26 pmI am a mystery addict – books and british mystery shows (which netflix has in abundance!). I haven’t tried the Joanne Fluke books – they sound like a fun read for the summer!
I’m also a popcorn addict which is what made me click on this link! Friday night is my popcorn and murder mystery tv night (I’m such a wild one). This sounds delicious – I love spicy, salty, sweet combos!
Imagelicious says
June 9, 2015 at 8:35 pmMelissa – you described my ideal Friday night (I’m also, obviously, living wild life… haha). I love Joanne’s books and I also love murder mystery series by Diane Mott Davidson, it’s written from the point of view of a caterer and the books are delicious!!
Stephanie says
June 9, 2015 at 4:01 pmSo fun! I’ve JUST discovered Joanne Fluke’s books and have been reading them one after another (I’m currently on the 4th book, so have a long way to go!). I can’t wait to try baking some of those cookies that she mentions in her books!
I love popcorn, especially flavoured ones, so this looks perfect for a TV snack!
Imagelicious says
June 9, 2015 at 4:26 pmI have tried about 3-4 of her recipes and saved a few more to try. I do changes some of them as I find that they are too sweet, but generally I really like them. I am almost done with the series, I have only four books left! And I hope there’s another TV movie based on her books too.