Sweet n’ Salty Honeyed Moon Cheese Popcorn
This kicks off my new series: Crushable Couch Snacks & Wine!
If you’re someone who can easily crush a bag of Chicago Mix popcorn, you’re in for a treat. I partnered with Moon Cheese to bring you this insanely addictive Chicago Mix-style popcorn. The perfect cheesy, sweet and salty movie snack to crush with your loved one this Valentine’s Day. Pair this with a creamy, slighty sweet oaked Chardonnay from California. It’s slight sweetness matches the sweetness from the honey, it’s creamy texture and buttery flavour matches the flavour and texture of the popcorn, and it’s baking spice notes from the oak influence tie everything together, making this the coziest date-night pairing!
I paired this with the 2021 Kirkland Signature Russian River Valley Chardonnay (a great value wine at only $13 US/$22 CAD) available at Costco Liquor!
Sweet n' Salty Honeyed Moon Cheese Popcorn
Ingredients
- 1 bag of microwave popcorn (I recommend buttered popcorn)
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/4 cup salted butter
- 1 cup Cheddar Moon Cheese
- 1 cup Gouda Moon Cheese
- 1/2 cup Cheddar Moon Cheese Crumbles (Optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 225 degrees F.
- Prepare/pop microwave popcorn as per package directions and set aside.
- In a large pot or dutch oven, melt butter and then add honey. Stir while allowing it to come to a boil then remove from heat.
- Add popped popcorn and 2 cups of Moon Cheese (you can use all the same flavour or mix them up! I used 1 cup of Cheddar and 1 cup of Gouda)
- Using a spatula, scoop the honey butter mixture from the bottom up repeatedly until the popcorn and Moon Cheese are well covered and evenly dispersed.
- Prepare a baking sheet with a layer of parchment paper. Pour the cheesy popcorn mixture on to the baking sheet and then spread it out flat, again ensuring that the ingredients are evenly dispersed.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes at 225 degrees F. Remove from the oven and top with additional moon cheese cheddar crumbles for some extra cheesiness (optional).
- Let cool for at least 20 minutes (the longer it sits the crunchier it gets!)
- Enjoy with a glass of 2 of Buttery Oaked California Chardonnay!
