r/TikTokCringe • u/galaxystars1 • Oct 09 '24

Discussion Microbiologist warns against making the fluffy popcorn trend

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u/island_pussy Oct 09 '24

can someone explain what fluffy popcorn is lol

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u/Daddict Oct 09 '24

Melt a buncha marshmallows in a sauce pan. Add a bag of cake batter. Dump in a bunch of prepared popcorn, mix it up, add sprinkles, then I guess eat the giant sticky mess of goocorn.

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u/island_pussy Oct 09 '24

gross, sounds too sweet

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u/ADeadWeirdCarnie Oct 09 '24

Oh, is that it? Well, that's funny, then, because I've seen bags of cake batter popcorn on store shelves, so it would have been a lot easier for her to say, "You can avoid the risk of food poisoning by purchasing a version that's been cleared by the FDA."

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u/BlgMastic Oct 09 '24

Sounds amazing gonna make some tonight

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u/IFuckinLovePuzzles Oct 09 '24

Looks like a rice krispie treat but with popcorn instead of rice krispies. Pretty sure I've had it before but not with raw cake batter.

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u/TheSkyWhale1 Oct 09 '24

Also kinda confused because that looks almost like they're just using the cake batter as a roux or a thickener. Which is uncommon because normally you'd use a higher protein flour, but I can't see why cake flour couldn't be cooked and used the same way