Easy Stove-top Popcorn

I grew up on microwave popcorn, but stove-top popcorn is so much better, and better for you. I like knowing all of the ingredients that go into my food. Microwave popcorn has so much junk in it and I don’t really want to be feeding that to my kids. This easy stove-top popcorn recipe is simple, but it is so delicious. If you want to make caramel popcorn, try making the stove-top popcorn and then using the caramel sauce from my Healthier Puff Corn recipe.

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My kids love stove-top popcorn. Like, they really love it. This past Thanksgiving we were going around saying the things we were thankful for and my now 2 year old said, “popcorn”. There might have been someone whispering in her ear to say that. In fact, a couple nights ago, she brings me an empty bowl and says “eat”. I asked her if she ate all the popcorn and she says, “Dean eat.” I think it is funny that she used her dad’s name instead of saying daddy. I asked my husband about it and he just laughed. Apparently my 2 year old ate the whole bowl and then blamed it on daddy.

Favorite Popcorn Flavors

While we like plain stove-top popcorn, we also like to add a little flavor. Here are a couple of fabulous popcorn recipes that I have found online that my family loves:

Dorito Popcorn–

• Make sure you use nutritional yeast, not brewer’s yeast. I had brewer’s yeast on hand the first time I tried to make this.  I found out the hard way that they are definitely NOT the same.  The recipe is delicious when you use the correct kind of yeast though.

Dill Pickle Popcorn–

• This recipe calls for microwave popcorn, but I just popped my own on the stove.  One bag of popcorn is equivalent to about 1/4 cup of un-popped kernels.  

This is our favorite popcorn to buy.

Easy Stove-top Popcorn

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• Author: Lisa
• Total Time: 6 minutes
• Yield: 7 cups 1x

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Stove-top popcorn is a delicious, easy and healthy snack.  We make popcorn a lot in our house and the kids can’t get enough. 

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Ingredients

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• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 cup popcorn kernels
• 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon sea salt

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Instructions

1. Pour olive oil into a large pot. Add 2 popcorn kernels and cover.
2. Heat on medium high to high heat until both kernels pop. Remove the 2 popped kernels. Now pour in your 1/2 cup of popcorn kernels and cover.
3. Once the popcorn starts popping, it takes about 3 to 4 minutes for all of the it to pop. Remove from heat and pour into a bowl. Add sea salt and shake so that the salt gets evening distributed.

Notes

Make sure to add the salt after the popcorn is popped. If you add it with the olive oil before the popcorn is popped, you popcorn will be tough.

• Prep Time: 2 minutes
• Cook Time: 4 minutes
• Category: Snacks