Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 13 minutes
Total Time: 18 minutes
Ingredients:
- 4 cups of popcorn kernels
- 3/4 cup of cashews
- 3 tablespoons of butter
- 2 tablespoons of honey
- 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon of ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon of salt
Instructions:
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Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
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In a small pot over low heat melt the butter and honey together. Mix in the cinnamon, ginger, and salt.
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Put the cashews in an extra-large mixing bowl. Coat them with about a tablespoon of the butter/honey mixture.
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Spread the coated nuts onto a baking sheet covered with parchment paper and bake for 6 minutes.
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Meanwhile, in the same large bowl evenly coat the plain popcorn – minus any unpopped kernels – with the remaining butter/honey mixture.
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After the cashews have been in the oven for 6 minutes, take out the tray, add the popcorn to it, and mix it all up together. Stick the tray back in the oven and set the timer for 4 minutes.
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After 4 minutes open the oven and stir or shake the mixture around on the baking sheet. Set the timer for 2 more minutes.
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Once again open the oven and stir/shake the mixture so there are no hot spots that could get burnt. Set the timer for 1 more minute at which point the mixture will once again need to be checked/stirred.
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Repeat the process of checking/stirring the popcorn mixture every minute then take it out of the oven once it turns a dark brown (it can burn easily toward the end!). My total bake time was 6 minutes for the nuts then an additional 7 or 8 minutes once I added the popcorn.
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The popcorn and nuts will be slightly wet right out of the oven but will harden as they cool.