{peanut butter popcorn}

Last week I missed National Peanut Butter day, which is obviously a raise the bar for next year. My go-to food deserves a little saluting.

I decided the holiday(ish), while now a distant memory, still called for a little extra PB loving, and what better to combine it with than one of my other all time favorite snacks? That's right: popcorn.

The thought of combining them seemed a little scary to me at first, but then I remembered that: (1) almost nothing is better than sweet+salty, (2) National PB day calls for extra creativity and (3) seriously what doesn't taste good with popcorn?

Everything tastes good with popcorn.

I got to popping and melting and happying yesterday and, let me assure you: you cannot go wrong with this one.

To make:

Ingredients

1/4 cup popcorn kernels

1/3 cup creamy peanut butter or more if you prefer

Directions

Using an air popper, pop the popcorn kernels into a large bowl.

Melt the peanut butter in a pan over low heat. Remove from heat and slowly drizzle over the popcorn. Note that microwave melting also works. I tried it. I can confirm it.

 Mix well to incorporate.

While an excellent dessert, it's also much more than that. I always workout during the day at work, after which I am in need of a protein+carb refuel (especially around 3 p.m.). This is the perfect way to refuel - not too indulgent, but just enough to be more interesting than my normal apple+PB snack.

In fact, it's the perfect way to spice up this lovely Wednesday.

Happy popping!

PS I may or may not have added chocolate chips when I ate it as dessert. I'm not confirming anything, but if I had done this, I'd tell you it was a great idea.

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