Stuffing Pops

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Stuffing Pops

Makes 12 pops

ingredients:

• 6 cups stuffing cubes/crumbs 
• 2 cups broth (vegetable or chicken)
• 1 cup celery, minced
• 1 cup white or yellow onion, minced
• 1/4 cup (vegan) butter

special tools:

• muffin tin
• bamboo lollipop sticks

directions:

1. Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat and add the celery and onion. 
2. Cook until the mixture is soft with some brown crispy bits then add the broth and bring to a boil.
3. Pour the hot liquid over the dry stuffing mix and stir. Cover the bowl and let sit for 10 minutes so let the liquid absorb.
4. Grease a muffin tin and place the bamboo sticks in water to soak at least 20 min.
5. Once ten minutes has passed, uncover and mix/fluff the stuffing again.
6. Grab a large handfull and gently shape it into a ball. Don't crush it, just lightly guide it into the desired shape. 
7. Place the ball into one of the muffin tins and repeat 11 more times. You should end up with 12 equally sized balls.
8. Take a bamboo lollipop stick and stick it into the top of a ball until it is about 1-2 inches in. Make sure the stick isn't sticking all the way through the ball.
9. Press on the stuffing around the stick to make sure it is stable and won't fall over. Repeat steps 8 & 9 for the next 11 balls.
10. Bake at 350ºF for 30 min or until they begin to brown.
11. Let the baked pops cool to room temperature and then remove them from the muffin tins. 
12. You can either reheat them in the oven (350ºF for 10 min should do the trick) or serve them room temperature as they are delicious both ways.