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Cheese Popcorn Snack Recipe

"These great snack reminds me of my high school days," comments Denise Baumert of Dalhart, Texas. "My sisters and girlfriends and I would stay up late, listen to music, talk and munch this crunchy treat."

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Cheese Popcorn Snack Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 15 min.

Yield: 16 Servings

10 5 15

Ingredients

4 quarts plain popped popcorn
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1/2 teaspoon onion salt
2 cups (8 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese

Directions

Place popcorn in two 13-in. x 9-in. baking pans. Drizzle with melted butter. Combine garlic salt and onion salt; sprinkle over popcorn. Top with cheese. Bake at 300° for 5-10 minutes. Serve immediately. Yield: 4 quarts.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 cup) equals 130 calories, 10 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 23 mg cholesterol, 324 mg sodium, 7 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as Cheese Popcorn Snack in Taste of Home February/March 1994, p64

Cheddar Tip

Select sharp cheddar when using packaged shredded cheese from recipes that you’d like to have a bolder flavor. If you will be shredding cheese at home from bulk cheddar, you can choose from mild, medium, sharp and extra sharp.