Vegan Red Velvet Popcorn with White Chocolate Drizzle

Since I in actuality loved the Red Velvet Cake Batter Dessert Hummus I made final week, I definite to construct something else crimson velvet as successfully.  On legend of, why now not?  Valentine’s Day is factual a pair of fast days away so it might per chance truly be festive, and I frequently care for popcorn.  It is miles extra or less surprising that I private by no device made crimson velvet popcorn forward of.  I private made many more than a few candy dessert popcorn recipes.  Fancy berries and cream, chocolate mint, and turtle.  I beautiful noteworthy care for using the flavors display in basic desserts in popcorn.  I first got the postulate when I modified into at a Mall on commute when I modified into visiting Unusual Orleans, and I stumbled on a popcorn shop.  They are going to deserve to private had hundreds of flavors in there.  Beautiful noteworthy anything else it’s doubtless you’ll presumably perchance think of shapely and candy.  I figured most of it wasn’t vegan and if it modified into, there modified into potentially a entire bunch sophisticated sugar in it, so I factual went in there to love the flavors and presumably accumulate ideas for making some at dwelling. One amongst the flavors that I saw modified into crimson velvet cake. So, I thought to myself, I private to construct that some day.  Smartly, it extra or less got pushed to the attend of my mind I bet, attributable to I did now not do now not fail to recollect that I needed to construct it till this week.  And, that modified into over a one year ago.  I bet I had to be in the appropriate mood too.  Any excuse in February to construct things which might be crimson and crimson and hearts for Valentine’s Day I’m on it.  Clearly this doesn’t private hearts however it is pinkish crimson so I private that covered.

Also, I figured I could presumably allotment it with Eric, attributable to if I scheme now not allotment my snacks with him, he’ll exit and buy even extra unhealthy ones.  Also, he has an astronomical candy enamel as successfully. This is lovely easy to construct whereas you happen to’ve grisly popcorn accessible.  I esteem to factual construct mine in the Whirly Pop with coconut oil, attributable to it turns out ideal whenever.  But it’s doubtless you’ll presumably perchance additionally factual buy it.  If it already has salt in it though, factual streak over the ocean salt from the coating in the recipe.  The crimson velvet coating is so savory!  It has only 6 ingredients including sea salt, and it is colored naturally.  I scheme now not ship synthetic food coloring wherever discontinuance to my food anymore.  I in actuality outdated beet powder on this, which is my streak-to crimson or crimson food coloring.  It doesn’t damage up a sparkling crimson, however extra of a crimson crimson.  I’m cushy with that though.  It is doubtless you’ll presumably be ready to in overall obtain it at your local health food store in the majority piece.  I accumulate it at my work, Unique and Pure Meals. The coating tasted esteem vanilla cake batter and that ultimate crimson, crimson coloration modified into beautiful!

But I definite to construct it a bit extra over the damage and add a white chocolate drizzle since I had some white chocolate accessible already.  If you happen to scheme now not must attain this extra step, I fully realize, and it will quiet sort fabulous.  It factual might presumably now not private white chocolate.  I also figured crimson velvet cake has frosting in overall so the white chocolate drizzle is form of the frosting.  As soon as the popcorn is all executed it’s so valid!  Belief me, I ate half the pan forward of I knew it.  It is doubtless you’ll presumably attend going attend for seconds.  And thirds.  Lucky I had to steer clear of losing for Eric or I’d want eaten extra. If you happen to are procuring for a candy and crunchy snack, give this a try!

Vegan Red Velvet Popcorn with White Chocolate Drizzle

Makes 8 cups

Substances:

• 1/3 cup maple syrup, warmed to liquid
• 1/3 cup uncooked coconut butter, warmed to liquid
• 1/3 cup uncooked cashew butter at room temperature
• 1 Tbsp crimson beet powder (vegan natural food coloring is also outdated as an more than a few, birth by utilizing factual a pair of drops and add as wished)
• 1/2 tsp sea salt
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 8 cups grisly natural popped corn
• 1/2 cup vegan white chocolate, store bought or handmade (I made my get, recipe follows)

Instructions:

1. In a glass measuring cup (or bowl) dart collectively the maple syrup, coconut butter, cashew butter, sea salt and vanilla till successfully blended.
2. Pour over the popcorn in a neat bowl, along with berries and mix successfully. Unfold out onto a lined sheet pan, and build in the freezer till it is exhausting.
3. Ride!

Vegan White Chocolate

Makes ample for the recipe, or about 16 shrimp white chocolates

Substances:

• 1/4 cup cacao butter (2 oz)
• 2 Tbsp uncooked cashew butter
• 1/4 cup coconut butter
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 2 Tbsp maple syrup (or to sort)
• 1/8 tsp sea salt

Instructions:

1. Mix cacao butter, cashew butter, vanilla, maple syrup,  and sea salt over a double boiler, and dart till cushy.  It is miles now ready to utilize in the above recipe.
2. Or, whereas you happen to factual must construct white chocolates,  pour into a chocolate mold, and build in the freezer till situation.
3. Store white chocolate in the refrigerator.