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skinny milk chocolate and caramel freezer pies on a white plate with title at top

If there is one thing my husband and I love to do, it’s go to movies. B.K. (before kid) we went every to see a movie every weekend. Sometimes two.

I still remember the last B.K. movie we saw, In Good Company. I seem to remember it was a cute movie. What I do remember is having to pee, like, three times during it, as I was a gazillion months pregnant at the time.

Since Jordan was born we’ve been to no more than 10 movies. In over seven years. By the time you pay for a sitter, who can afford a movie?

Back in our movie-going heyday, we lived in Chandler, Arizona, home of the mega-movie theaters. I have fond memories of those theaters, probably because being able to go to a movie without worrying that your phone is off for an hour and a half and someone might drown or get sick or need you was quite nice.

The other fond memory I have of those theaters was that they offered a popcorn seasoning bar. You could get your ginormous tub of popcorn and then add flavor. Like movie theater popcorn, only better.

Alas, movie theaters here  in Sacramento (at least the ones by me) don’t have this option.

Something I never thought to do was buy my own. I mean, I stuff my purse with everything else at the movies, why not bring my own seasoning?

Kernel Season's popcorn seasonings in four flavors

So, when the folks at Kernel Season’s contacted me about trying their popcorn seasonings, I was so on board. Like, faster than you can say “popcorn seasoning!” I asked, of course, that they send me sweet flavors (although, their savory ones sound super awesome, heeellloooo parmesan and garlic!) because, well, this is a sweet blog. And boy, did they deliver! I got four fabulous seasonings to try: Milk Chocolate Caramel, Kettle Corn, Apple Cinnamon, and Chocolate Marshmallow.

Of course, I couldn’t just put them on popcorn, now could I?

{Although I did do that too. And it was gooooood.}

skinny milk chocolate and caramel freezer pie on a white plate with popcorn seasoning bottle

Instead, I made a sweet pie. A frozen sweet pie, flavored with the Milk Chocolate Caramel flavor.

{You could totally use any and all of the flavors. I just used that one. Afterwards I kinda kicked myself for not making a few flavors. Don’t make the same mistake as I did.}

Aaaandd…because I went to Old Navy last week to try on clearance clothes and somehow their sizing is all messed up and I’m not the size I used to be, I made these skinny. My husband does weight watchers online, so I input the recipe into his builder using the low/fat-free ingredients I’ve noted in the recipe, and it told me that these babies are only 2 points+. And they’re gooood. Which means I can eat two.

Right?

That’s another thing that is awesome about the Kernel Season’s flavorings. They are all really low-cal and you don’t need a lot to flavor your popcorn, cereal, coffee, oatmeal, or whatever your mind can imagine. So it’s a great low-cal way to add sweet flavor without adding pant sizes.

I have soooo many ideas on how to use these. Especially one with the Chocolate Marshmallow. And the Apple Cinnamon. Stay tuned!

skinny milk chocolate and caramel freezer pie, with a missing bite,  on a white plate with popcorn seasoning bottle

I can pretend that the caramel sauce for garnish is skinny too, right?

Good, because, um, I *may* have licked my plate.

Skinny Milk Chocolate Caramel Frozen Pies

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Ingredients
 

  • 6 graham cracker sheets (reduced fat is fine)
  • 3 tablespoons butter spread , melted
  • 1 cup Cool Whip (I used fat-free)
  • 1/2 cup fat free vanilla yogurt
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 4 teaspoons Milk Chocolate Caramel Kernel Seasons (or any flavor you like)
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Instructions

  • Line a 12-cup muffin pan with liners. Finely grind graham crackers in a food processor. Add to melted butter spread and stir until combined. Equally divide between each muffin liner. Press to compact (I use the bottom of a shot glass for this step).
  • Stir Cool Whip, yogurt, vanilla, and Kernel Season's powder in a medium bowl. Equally divide it among the muffin cups. Freeze until solid, at least 3 hours.
  • Let sit at room temperature for 5 minutes before serving. Top with caramel or chocolate sauce if desired.

Recipe Notes

Using the fat-free/low-fat equivalents I’ve listed, this recipe works out to be 2 WW Points+ per pie. (Adding caramel sauce will add more points.)
Nutritional information not guaranteed to be accurate
Kernel Season’s provided me with four bottles of their flavorings to try and review. All opinions are my own. Kernel Season’s can be found at major grocery stores as well as Target and Walmart or online.

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Last Updated on February 2, 2023



Dorothy Kern

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  1. We don’t go to the movies with the kids… we do every once in awhile for a date night. Last one we saw was the Hunger games.
    I love that you used popcorn seasoning on this! Great idea!

  2. I never would have thought to use popcorn seasoning in sweets… you’re opening up a whole new world of possibilities here!

  3. We don’t do movies often, with 4 kids it gets pricey!
    This pie looks yummy, love that you used the seasoning in it!

  4. Movies with 3 kids very rarely happens. Every once in a while we splurge and break the bank! And every time we get popcorn because what is a movie without it. (the candy gets stuffed in my purse though) I love the idea of a skinny pie…my jeans sure aren’t fitting very well lately! My hubby was all over this fun seasoning…I let him pick out 2 of the savory seasonings and I got 2 sweet ones. I can’t wait to see what else you come up with.

  5. Umm, their cheesy jalapeño seasoning on popcorn is amazing! When we cash in our 401K to afford dates to the movies I douse my popcorn in it!! I had no idea they had sweet flavors… And in a pie? Psh you can’t lose!! So 2+ points times 6… Anyways! Delicious recipe 🙂

  6. Movies? What are those? 😉
    These look sooo good, Dorothy! All of the flavors you picked would have made a great skinny pie. Yay for skinny treats!

  7. It’s not just you and I don’t care what people say: American Eagle jeans are smaller than they used to be!
    They have this seasoning at the megaplexes here. And yes. We are that couple at the movies every weekend. At Scott’s insistence. I’m happy to just sit on the couch.

  8. I guess what they say is true! Great minds do think alike! Nice recipe! We picked almost the exact flavors!

  9. YUM!! These are amazing!
    I have a 7 year old, and I think we have been to even less than 10 movies since he was born. CRAZY expensive with a sitter and the price of movies.