White Chocolate Pumpkin Popcorn

Ever since we carved Jack-o-Lanterns for Halloween, I've been staring at a bowl of pumpkin seeds.  I knew I wanted to make some kind of popcorn snack mix with them.  I had so much fun checking out a ton of amazing popcorn recipe when I put together my post for Something Swanky.  I don't know why I hadn't ever made some crazy fun popcorn myself.  So here we go!

And...if you notice my pictures start to look a little a different, it's because Mike bought me a big girl camera!!!!!!!!!  I got a Canon Rebel T3 in the mail yesterday, and I'm in hog heaven.  Now I just have to figure out manual mode so I can be all fancy photographer like and take blow your mind pictures.  This is my first food shot with my baby.

White Chocolate Pumpkin Popcorn

Ingredients:
Popcorn kernels
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1 cup raw, dried pumpkin seeds  {I made mine with a little oil and salt, but THESE sounds great!}
4 cups water
2 tablespoons salt
1/2 cup Reese's peanut butter chips
1/4 cup white chocolate chips
1/2 teaspoon vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. In a medium pot, bring water and salt to a boil; add pumpkin seeds.  Reduce to simmer and cook for 5 minutes.  Drain and place pumpkin seeds on a Sil-Pat/parchment paper lined baking sheet and sprinkle with salt.  Bake for 5 to 10 minutes until dried and beginning to brown.  Remove from oven; set aside.
3. Heat 3 tablespoons oil in a large pot over medium-high heat.  Add popcorn once oil is hot and cook (shaking the pot as you go) until the popping is about 2 to 3 seconds apart.  Pour popped corn in a large bowl.
4. Place butter in a small bowl with pumpkin pie spice and melt in microwave, stir to combine.
5. Place white chocolate, 1/2 teaspoon oil, and cinnamon in a small bowl.  Microwave for 30 seconds on 50% power; stir.  Repeat until chocolate is smooth.
6. Add spiced butter to popcorn and toss to coat.  Add pumpkin seeds and peanut butter chips to popcorn, drizzle with 2/3 cinnamon white chocolate and toss to coat.  Drizzle top with remaining white chocolate.

One more for good measure

{there aren't even words to tell you how happy and excited I am about my camera}