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Popcorn Flavor Shakers

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Popcorn flavor shakers paired with ACT II Butter Lovers Popcorn for a Pop-tastic family movie night, with popcorn flavors everyone loves!

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Moving sucks…

So bad! You guys, we have way too much stuff. Way too much. I think I had 15 huge boxes just full of blog stuff. That is an entire mini-van full of stuff for the bliggity blog! So when I say moving sucks, I mean it! It sucks!

In addition to the sore back, exhausting days, and hours and hours of work, there is the fact that I basically haven’t seen my family in weeks. My kids go to school, and then come home and I send them out to play or something so I don’t have to deal with trying to pack with kids.

Packing with kids sucks…

So bad! Every time I put something in the “get rid of” box, it magically ends up back in the other boxes.

I bet you are wondering what this has to do with popcorn. I know I would be thinking that. Anyway, after an exhausting week full of moving, soccer games, and cleaning, we needed some family time.

And I was way too tired to do anything that required activity. So we popped several bags of ACT II popcorn, lucky for me I went to Sam’s Club and had a box with 28 packages in it. And we had a family movie night.

Popcorn salts 4While I was at Sam’s Club, they had one of those food demos, where you could sample the popcorn, and they had chopped up OREO cookies in it. The OREOS were chopped until they were really fine, and mixed into the popcorn while it was still hot. I loved it. The popcorn was sweet, salty, and buttery, with that yummy cookie crumbs stuck to the exterior. It was great, and gave me a really fun idea.

Popcorn saltsWe love popcorn in our house, but we all have different tastes. I love the sweet caramel corn, while my hubby loves spicy taco flavors, and my kids love cheesy and salty. I figured the best way to accommodate everyone is with popcorn flavor shakers!

So I made different flavor shakers so we could all enjoy the added flavors we enjoy most, whether that is sweet, salty, spicy, or something in between!

Popcorn salts 2Combing these flavor shakers with the microwave ACT II popcorn, makes for the ultimate (and super easy) movie night, where the whole family is happy. And you guys, after pulling out all my spices (like literally all of them) it only took about 15 minutes to whip up all 7 flavors

The flavorings we made are:

Taco, BBQ, Italian, Cool Ranch,Mexican Hot Chocolate, Nacho (Cheese), and Salted Caramel.

Now we pop a bag (or a few) and everyone in the family can shake on their favorite flavors! It is glorious! I can’t believe I didn’t try this earlier.

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Popcorn Flavor Shakers

Popcorn flavor shakers paired with ACT II Butter Lovers Popcorn for a Pop-tastic family movie night, with popcorn flavors everyone loves!
5 from 3 votes
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Course: Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: butter, flavor shakers, movie night, popcorn
Calories: 942kcal
Author: Rachael

Ingredients

Taco

  • 1/8 tsp coriander
  • 1 tsp minced dried onion
  • 2 tsp. chili powder
  • 2 tsp. onion powder
  • 1 tsp. paprika
  • 1 tsp. garlic powder
  • 1/2 - 1 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. cumin

BBQ

  • 2 tsp smokey paprika
  • 1 tsp chicken bullion
  • 2 Tbs dark brown sugar
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp onion powder
  • 1/2 tsp chili powder

Cool Ranch

  • 2 Tbs Powdered Cheese I used a Mac & Cheese packet
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp dried parsley
  • 1 tsp dried chives
  • 1/2 tsp turbinado sugar
  • 1 tsp salt

Italian

  • 1 Tbs finely grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1/2 tsp dried oregano
  • 1/4 tsp parsely
  • 1/2 tsp thyme
  • 1/2 tsp onion powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp crushed red-pepper flakes (optional)

Nacho

  • 2 Tbs Powdered Cheese
  • 1 tsp. paprika
  • 1/2 tsp. chili powder
  • 1 tsp. onion powder
  • 1/2 - 1 tsp. salt

Mexican Hot Chocolate

  • 1 Tbs cocoa powder
  • 1 Tbs hot cocoa mix
  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp coarse salt

Salted Caramel

  • 2 Tbs powdered sugar
  • 1/2 Tbs turbanido sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 Tbs dark brown sugar

Instructions

  • Mix ingredients for each flavor separately in small bowls, then pour into shaker and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 942kcal | Carbohydrates: 159g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Cholesterol: 66mg | Sodium: 7740mg | Potassium: 1163mg | Fiber: 18g | Sugar: 109g | Vitamin A: 305.8% | Vitamin C: 48.1% | Calcium: 74% | Iron: 59.5%

Our recipe card software calculates these nutrition facts based on averages for the above ingredients, different brands, and quality of produce/meats may have different nutritional information, always calculate your own based on the specific products you use in order to achieve accurate macros for this recipe.

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Popcorn salts 6So head over to Sam’s Club, and be sure to download the Ibotta app first and look for an exclusive $2.00 off coupon for ACT II popcorn to use at Sam’s Club (while supplies last). Then make these flavor shakers and get shaking!

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Comments

  2. Samantha K says

    What a great idea! My husband and I almost always want something different and this an easy way to make the same thing, but add our own flavors! I can't wait to make some of them! #client
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    • Rachael says

      Thank you, they have been a big hit. We even made more for Teacher Appreciation week. It was great!
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  3. Jamey says

    Making these for my son's grad party. The amounts filled up each shaker nearly perfect and everyone who's tasted them are impressed! Great recipes! Thanks!
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    • Rachael says

      yes, it just needs something to stick to, so add some butter or oil so that it will stick to the popcorn!
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    • Rachael says

      You could just use regular granulated sugar, but it would not be effective. The turbinado sugar is a bigger crystal. More flavorful. You should be able to find it in most grocery stores or even Walmart.
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  6. Mary says

    I made a microwave popcorn gift set for my son for Christmas. I'm going to make some of these for him to use with it. I already have some old spice jars I saved.
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  8. Ruth says

    I make a doreto flavoered one with cheese powder, taco seasoning spices and tomato powder from the mexican seasoning isle.
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  11. Teresa says

    I want to fill up small mason jars with the popcorn seasoning . Do I just double or triple the recipe to make more?
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  12. Grace says

    These look DELICIOUS! I plan to make up a bunch today for family Christmas presents. Last year I did a Buckeye popcorn which was basically your Mexican Hot Chocolate minus the cinnamon and adding 2 TBS of PB powder. Thank you for sharing these recipes.
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  13. liz says

    My husband works at Ohio State University Hospital and every year I just fret making the gift bags for the nurses. I try to come up with an idea that, hopefully, everyone will enjoy. They don't want cookies (crazy) I know it's early in 2018 but these are going in the gift bags with some microwave popcorn. Such a cool idea.
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    • Rachael says

      Thank you Liz, I hope they love them as much as we do. I have made them as teacher gifts and they always seem to be a hit. But everyone loves popcorn, right?
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  14. deborah ellington says

    How do you keep the brown sugar from turning hard? I tried it and could not shake out because the sugar was hard.
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    • Rachael says

      Oh I am so sorry to hear that. We always use them pretty quickly so I have not experienced that. Also I use air tight containers. The shaker jars I have used for teacher gifts etc. are these: https://amzn.to/2rpiY6T (affiliate) maybe that will help.
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  15. Heather Ratliff says

    I love this idea. I’ve been searching for a mixture like the kettle corn seasoning I’ve bought at the store. I can’t find a recipe anywhere. Do you have any ideas?
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  16. Jackie says

    I would love to make theses as a part of a family Christmas gift, approx how long is the shelf life on these seasonings?
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    • Rachael says

      If you have them in an airtight container I think they should be good for several months as they are all just dried seasonings mixed together. So as long as your ingredients you use aren't too old, I would say 3-6 months.
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