Experience the yummy goodness of our cheese popcorn, a snack that combines the classic allure of popcorn with the taste of cheddar.
Course Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword Cheese Popcorn Recipe
Prep Time 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time 2 minutesminutes
Total Time 7 minutesminutes
Servings 6
Ingredients
3tablespoonsunrefined coconut oil
½cuppopcorn kernels,Orville Redenbacher brand
¼cupunsalted butter,melted
¼cupcheddar cheese powder,Hoosier Hill Farm brand -Amazon
½teaspoonfine sea salt,optional if needed
Instructions
In a large (6-8 quart) stock pot, on medium-high heat, add the coconut oil and 3-4 single popcorn kernels. Once these kernels start to pop, your oil is ready, and you will add the remaining ½ cup of popcorn kernels to the pot. Cover the pot and allow the popcorn kernels to all pop without removing the lid. This can take between 2-4 minutes. You will need to give the pot a little shake occasionally to ensure that all the kernels are getting evenly heated and not burning. Note - once the sound of the popcorn popping has slowed greatly, this is an indicator that all your kernels have popped and your popcorn can be removed from the heat.
Remove the pot from the heat, drizzle the melted butter evenly over the popcorn, and add the cheese powder and salt. Gently toss all the popcorn until evenly coated.
Notes
Popcorn kernels do best when popping with unrefined coconut oil. We do not recommend popping your popcorn in just butter, as it tends to burn very easily. The butter is best for added flavor and to help the cheese powder to stick to the popcorn. Olive oil and vegetable oil will also work to pop the popcorn, but the coconut oil gives the popcorn the best “movie theater” flavor.
If the popcorn has increased in volume to completely fill your pot (especially if you used a small 6 quart-sized pot), transfer the popcorn to a large bowl to make it easier to toss and coat your popcorn with the butter, cheese powder, and salt.