Directions
  1. Fry the bacon in a large skillet until crisp. Place bacon on paper towels to cool and drain. Reserve bacon grease from skillet.
  2. Once bacon has completely cooled, chop the bacon into small pieces.
  3. In a large, heavy-bottomed pot, pour about 3 Tbsp. of reserved bacon grease and 1/2 cup of popcorn kernels into pot. Stir gently to coat all kernels with bacon grease.
  4. Cover pot with lid, leaving it slightly off to the side to vent steam. Heat over medium heat until popcorn fully pops. When popping slows, remove pan from heat and pour popcorn into a large bowl.
  5. For savory popcorn: Season popcorn with garlic salt, parmesan cheese and top with crumbled bacon. Serve.
  6. For sweet popcorn: Melt chocolate chips in the microwave in increments of 15 seconds until fully melted. Also, heat the peanut butter in the microwave for 30 seconds or until thinned. Drizzle the chocolate and peanut butter over the popcorn and top with bacon and salt. Serve.