Everyone loves buttered popcorn! You may think there's nothing to it, just melt some butter and pour but not so fast! There is more of an artform that explains how to make popcorn butter. It will enhance your bowl of popcorn and make a delicious taste experience!
You need:
Freshly popped popcorn, Real butter, Coconut Oil, Salt and other seasonings (depending on the flavor profile that you select below).
While you're thinking about how to make popcorn butter, remember that how you pop the corn can drastically alter your end product. Popping the corn can be done in the microwave, in a pan on the stove, or using a hot air popcorn popper. If you start with microwave popcorn there will already be a significant amount of fat and salt added during the popping process. The same with popcorn popped on the stove with oil. It is best to start with a truly clean slate and add exactly the seasonings you want. For that reason try to use a hot air popper. You end up with only the fresh corn poppped.
Now, on to how to make popcorn butter to top your freshly made popcorn:
The first thing to remember when melting butter for popcorn is to start the melting process and then tip the pan to pour off the thin, watery layer that forms. That is actually water and when you pour it over your freshly popped popcorn you end up with a soggy mess! Leave it out of your popcorn butter, just use the real melted butter that is below it. That alone is the key to how to make popcorn butter.
The second thing to have on hand is Coconut Oil. It is the magic ingredient that most movie theaters use, and it adds a great deal of flavor and fullness to the popcorn. That is how to make popcorn butter taste more buttery and rich. Even if you don't pop the popcorn in the oil, melt it with your butter and add to the top.
Melt the desired amount of butter, tip the pan, pour off the watery layer on top, then add some coconut oil and let it melt also.
Add to this basic buttery mixture your favorite seasonings to make these styles:
1) How to make popcorn butter hot: add cayenne pepper or ground red pepper flakes, or try a few dashes of the Asian spice blend 'Sriracha'. Curry powder makes a delicious topping that is spicy but not too hot.
You need:
Freshly popped popcorn, Real butter, Coconut Oil, Salt and other seasonings (depending on the flavor profile that you select below).
While you're thinking about how to make popcorn butter, remember that how you pop the corn can drastically alter your end product. Popping the corn can be done in the microwave, in a pan on the stove, or using a hot air popcorn popper. If you start with microwave popcorn there will already be a significant amount of fat and salt added during the popping process. The same with popcorn popped on the stove with oil. It is best to start with a truly clean slate and add exactly the seasonings you want. For that reason try to use a hot air popper. You end up with only the fresh corn poppped.
Now, on to how to make popcorn butter to top your freshly made popcorn:
The first thing to remember when melting butter for popcorn is to start the melting process and then tip the pan to pour off the thin, watery layer that forms. That is actually water and when you pour it over your freshly popped popcorn you end up with a soggy mess! Leave it out of your popcorn butter, just use the real melted butter that is below it. That alone is the key to how to make popcorn butter.
The second thing to have on hand is Coconut Oil. It is the magic ingredient that most movie theaters use, and it adds a great deal of flavor and fullness to the popcorn. That is how to make popcorn butter taste more buttery and rich. Even if you don't pop the popcorn in the oil, melt it with your butter and add to the top.
Melt the desired amount of butter, tip the pan, pour off the watery layer on top, then add some coconut oil and let it melt also.
Add to this basic buttery mixture your favorite seasonings to make these styles:
1) How to make popcorn butter hot: add cayenne pepper or ground red pepper flakes, or try a few dashes of the Asian spice blend 'Sriracha'. Curry powder makes a delicious topping that is spicy but not too hot.
2) How to make popcorn butter sweet: honey, carmelized sugar, or a light sifting of powdered sugar can make a sweet glaze.
3) How to make popcorn butter savory: possibly the most popular way to make popcorn butter is to add cheese on top. There are many bottled varieties of "sprinkle cheese" on the market now that use white, cheddar, parmesan, but you can add regular parmesan cheese at home as well.
4) How to make popcorn butter like the movie theater: use extra butter and coconut oil and buy the fine, powdery type of salt that really adheres to each popcorn kernel.
Each of these styles will transform your modest popcorn treat to gourmet standards. Your friends will soon be asking you how to make popcorn butter so they can duplicate that great snack for themselves!
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