Warm Spiced Vanilla Popcorn

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   Mix the sugar, salt, and cinnamon together in a small bowl and set aside.

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   Place a rimmed baking sheet or a large paper bag on the work surface.

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   Heat the coconut oil in a large heavy-bottomed pot or Dutch oven over medium heat for 1 minute.

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   Add 2 popcorn kernels.

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   Once they pop, add the scraped vanilla seeds and stir.

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   Immediately stir in the remaining popcorn kernels, wait 10 seconds, then quickly stir in the sugar-cinnamon mixture.

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   Cover the pot, leaving the lid slightly askew (and facing away from you) to allow steam to escape.

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   Use oven mitts to protect your hands as you shake the pot constantly over the burner.

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   Keep shaking until most of the popcorn has popped and you hear 1 to 2 seconds between pops.

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    Immediately turn off the heat, uncover the pot, and carefully dump the popcorn out onto the baking sheet or into the paper bag.

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    Let cool at least 5 minutes before eating (be careful-the sugar makes the popcorn extremely and hot!

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* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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