Recipe: Fun Flavored Popcorn Recipes to Inspire Your Next Healthy Snack

Recipe: Fun Flavored Popcorn Recipes to Inspire Your Next Healthy Snack

Popcorn has always been one of our go-to healthy snacks; guilt-free and easy to make perfectly in our silicone popcorn maker. 

Recently we’ve been experimenting with different oils and seasonings and wanted to share a few of our favorites! Because our silicone popcorn maker is dishwasher safe and reusable, it makes it easy to experiment. Any other combinations you think we should try?

Tools we use:

For the purists

Popcorn with butter and salt in a silicone popcorn maker

Movie Theater Style Butter

  • 1/2 cup popcorn kernels
  • 2 tablespoons butter, shaved
  • Salt, to taste

Add popcorn kernels to popcorn maker. Sprinkle shaved butter on top of kernels. Place silicone lid loosely inside bowl. Microwave 2-4 minutes, until popping slows. Carefully remove bowl and remove lid. Sprinkle with salt.

Healthier, but still Buttery, Canola Oil

  • 1/2 cup popcorn kernels
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil
  • Salt, to taste

Add popcorn kernels to popcorn maker. Pour canola oil on top of kernels. Place silicone lid loosely inside bowl. Microwave 2-4 minutes, until popping slows. Carefully remove bowl and remove lid. Sprinkle with salt.

Cleaner Coconut Oil

  • 1/2 cup popcorn kernels
  • 2 tablespoons coconut oil
  • Salt, to taste

Melt coconut oil (microwave round 2 minutes). Add popcorn kernels to popcorn maker. Pour coconut oil on top of kernels. Place silicone lid loosely inside bowl. Microwave 2-4 minutes, until popping slows. Carefully remove bowl and remove lid. Sprinkle with salt.

 

For the bold

Feeling Fancy Truffle Oil

  • 1/2 cup popcorn kernels
  • 2 tablespoons truffle oil
  • Salt, to taste

Add popcorn kernels to popcorn maker. Pour truffle oil on top of kernels. Place silicone lid loosely inside bowl. Microwave 2-4 minutes, until popping slows. Carefully remove bowl and remove lid. Sprinkle with salt.

Gameday Ranch Seasoning & Hot Sauce

  • 1/2 cup popcorn kernels
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil
  • 1 tablespoon ranch seasoning
  • Hot sauce, to taste
  • Salt, to taste

Add popcorn kernels to popcorn maker. Pour canola oil on top of kernels. Place silicone lid loosely inside bowl. Microwave 2-4 minutes, until popping slows. Carefully remove bowl and remove lid. Sprinkle with salt and ranch seasoning. Add hot sauce.

Best with a Sandwich, Dill Pickle Seasoning

  • 1/2 cup popcorn kernels
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil
  • 1 tablespoon dill pickle seasoning

Add popcorn kernels to popcorn maker. Pour canola oil on top of kernels. Place silicone lid loosely inside bowl. Microwave 2-4 minutes, until popping slows. Carefully remove bowl and remove lid. Sprinkle with salt and dill pickle seasoning.

Fanciful & Flavorful Rosemary Parmesan

Inspired by Five Heart Home
  • 1/2 cup popcorn kernels
  • 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 sprigs fresh rosemary, divided
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
  • freshly ground pepper
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Heat olive oil, 1 sprig rosemary and smashed garlic glove in small saucepan on low. Stir in garlic salt and black pepper, to taste. Heat until warm, then off heat. Mince 1 sprig of rosemary.

Pop popcorn: add popcorn kernels to popcorn maker. Place silicone lid loosely inside bowl. Microwave 2-4 minutes, until popping slows. Carefully remove bowl and remove lid. 

Remove rosemary sprig and garlic clove from warmed olive oil. Drizzle olive oil over popped popcorn and toss to coat. Sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese and minced rosemary and additional garlic salt and black pepper, to taste. 

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