Damn you, Bon Appetit magazine, for your spread on cocoa powder. All I could think about this afternoon was the Cocoa Brownies with Browned Butter and Walnuts recipe on p. 91. I don't have time to make brownies! I have to make dinner!
That's the thing about chocolate cravings. Once you have one, it is like some kind of house gremlin: very hard to get rid of and sneaks up on you at the most inopportune times.
I was planning to make popcorn for a snack, and found this recipe for Cocoa Popcorn. Oh boy, is that ever good. I took it one step further and browned the butter, adding a really delicious nutty flavor. 5 minutes to prepare with very little cleanup (thanks to my trusty Whirley popcorn popper), I was in chocolate heaven in no time.
Brown Butter Cocoa Popcorn
- 5 C. unsalted popped popcorn
- 1 T. unsalted butter, melted
- 1 T. granulated sugar
- 1 t. unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 t. popcorn salt
Mix together sugar and cocoa powder
Melt butter in a saucepan over med heat, keep cooking until it stops foaming and browned bits form at the bottom of the pan
Pour melted butter over popcorn
Pour cocoa powder mixture over popcorn
Mix with wooden spoon or hands
Add salt to taste (approx 1 t.)
Mix again until combined
