Abstract: Microwave snacks that include mixtures of popcorn and an expandable or puffable food pellet are disclosed. The pellets are gelatinized dough pellets which puff or expand upon microwave heating in a microwave oven. The pellets may be in the shape of cylinders, hollow barrels, spheres, chips, flakes, and the like. The popcorn and pellet mixture is preferably contained in an expandable bag or rigid tub with an oil/fat slurry. Although the popcorn requires a longer heating period to pop, the explosions created by the popcorn agitate the pellets to minimize burning and clumping of the pellets.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 23, 1999
Date of Patent:
July 4, 2000
Assignee:
SMTM Group
Inventors:
Alvin Kershman, Lisa Marie Schmidt, Michael Laurence Jensen, Lance Bernard Schilmoeller