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Try this zero-waste, air-popped popcorn method of making popcorn at home! It's an easy, money-saving kitchen hack to add to your repertoire using a microwave and plastic-free bag. It's called air popping, as no oil or stovetop is required, and you can customize seasonings to your liking.
I'm all about healthy snacking and reducing waste in my kitchen. Today's recipe for zero or low-waste Air-Popped Popcorn checks both of those boxes. If you've already tried my healthy popped sorghum recipe, this is similar but with the more classic kernel: corn! This fluffy popcorn is one of my favorite snacks and the best way to make it.
It's surprisingly easy to pop your own corn without added preservatives, artificial flavorings, or other not-so-healthy ingredients. In fact, you don't even need one of those foldable popcorn bags (that always come in a sleeve of plastic for some reason). And you don't need any fancy equipment like a popcorn maker.
Once you try this easy microwave method, you can cross popcorn bags off your grocery list forever. You'll save some waste, energy, and trees in the meantime. Plus, you can flavor your homemade popcorn however you like it. Making your own popcorn has never been easier.
Learning to make air-popped popcorn is so easy and totally delicious. All you need is popcorn and a reusable bag! Oh, and a microwave! Some people use the stovetop or air popper, but the microwave works super well and is quite easy.
Simply put the kernels in your bag, pop it into the microwave, and cook for two to three minutes. While the microwave is running, listen for popping. Stop as soon as you hear the kernel pops start to slow down to prevent burning.
Yes, it's up to you whether or not you want to add a bit of oil to the popcorn. You can leave the oil out and enjoy a totally oil-free snack. Or add a bit of neutral oil like avocado for extra crispiness and flavor.
Yes, silicone bags are microwave-safe. It's always best to check the manufacturer's recommendations, of course. I use these sandwich-size bags from Stasher. They stand up on their own, which makes microwave popcorn super easy.
Have fun adding your favorite seasonings to your fresh popcorn kernels. I personally love:
The possibilities are endless, and you can go sweet, savory, spicy, or umami.
Store leftover popcorn in an airtight container or bowl with a tight-fitting lid at room temperature for up to a week. Use it for movie night, or store it in individual bags for an on-the-go healthy snack.
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Servings:
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-2 servings
Cook:
5
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SaveSaved Pin PrintTry this zero-waste, air-popped popcorn method of making popcorn at home! It's an easy, money-saving kitchen hack to add to your repertoire using a microwave and plastic-free bag. It's called air popping, as no oil or stovetop is required, and you can customize seasonings to your liking.
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3-4
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popcorn kernels
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reusable silicone sandwich bag or brown paper bag'
neutral oil
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seasoning recommendations
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salt to taste
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nutritional yeast
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garlic salt
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truffle salt
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vegan butter flavoured coconut oil
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any other spices of choice
Add corn kernels to a reusable silicone bag or paper sandwich bag with the top folded down a few times until secure. If desired, add a touch of neutral oil and shake to coat.
Microwave for 2-3 minutes, time will vary by microwave. Listen for popping and once the popping starts to slow, stop the microwave. I found best results working at 75% microwave power.
Add seasoning to the bag and shake to coat. Enjoy!
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Yes, it's up to you whether or not you want to add a bit of oil to the popcorn. You can leave the oil out and enjoy a totally oil-free snack. Or add a bit of neutral oil like avocado for extra crispiness and flavor.
Yes, silicone bags are microwave-safe. It's always best to check the manufacturer's recommendations, of course. I use these sandwich-size bags from Stasher . They stand up on their own, which makes microwave popcorn super easy.
Have fun adding your favorite seasonings to your fresh popcorn kernels. I personally love:
The possibilities are endless, and you can go sweet, savory, spicy, or umami.
Store leftover popcorn in an airtight container or bowl with a tight-fitting lid at room temperature for up to a week. Use it for movie night, or store it in individual bags for an on-the-go healthy snack.
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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As a kid, one of my very favorite snacks was popcorn. In fact, my mom used to buy these giant packs of microwavable popcorn from the grocery store, and I would make one every day for morning snack time.
At the time, I thought they were delicious, but as an adult, I cringe at the thought of all that fake butter, and way it coats your mouth for hours after eating it.
Even at the movie theater, the thought of eating the 'buttery' popcorn that you can buy there makes feel sort of ill.
Food Babe has done a great job investigating the concerning ingredients in microwave popcorn and why microwave popcorn is bad for you.
Check out this chart from Food Babe about what's actually in bags of microwave popcorn:
All that hydrogenated oil and artificial coloring and soy isn't good for anyone.
And none of the "butter" is actually butter!
Plus microwave popcorn bags are coated in the same chemicals that make nonstick cookware bad for you . No thank you.
It is just so full of junk. And chemicals. And more junk.
Luckily you can make homemade popcorn yourself in your microwave but you don't need any of the sketchy nonstick chemicals or worrisome ingredients.
Just real popcorn. And real butter. In your microwave. Ready in five minutes.
How to Make Homemade Popcorn
no fancy popcorn maker required
Ready? Let's do this!
Homemade microwave popcorn ingredients
Homemade microwave popcorn equipment
*Creative Green Living recommends purchasing these ingredients as organic where available to avoid GMOs, pervasive pesticides and/or questionable farming practices.You don't need to settle for just white or yellow popcorn kernels. These colored popcorns are 100% natural and a fun alternative to the white or yellow kind you might be used to.Different colors of popcorn also have different properties (meaning the size and shape of the finished popped corn might be different)
How to Make Homemade Popcorn Directions
Making homemade popcorn at home in the microwave is easy peasy. Just follow these simple steps:
HOMEMADE POPCORN STEP 1
Measure out 1/4 cup of popcorn kernels.HOMEMADE POPCORN STEP 2
Pour the popcorn kernels into an uncoated paper bag.HOMEMADE POPCORN STEP 3
Fold the paper bag over a few times.HOMEMADE POPCORN STEP 4
Put the bag with your popcorn kernels in the microwave on high for 2 minutes and 30 seconds.HOMEMADE POPCORN STEP 5
Pour the popcorn into a bowl, and place the wire cooling rack over the bowl.
HOMEMADE POPCORN STEP 7
Melt some butter in a small dish.
Enjoy!
Popcorn is naturally gluten free. Although just like any other packaged item you buy from a store, you item will only be as gluten free as the manufacturing facility the corn was processed and packaged in.
Be sure the read the label of any packaged corn kernels to see if they are labeled as certified gluten free or if the package contains a warning about being processed on shared equipment with wheat.
Yes. If your family goes through a lot of popcorn, you may want to invest (I use that term lightly - they're less than $10!) in a glass popcorn maker like this one There are other plastic and silicone popcorn makers on the market that I don't recommend. The jury is still out on whether cooking in silicone is a good idea and we know that heat can cause concerning chemicals to leach from plastic.
The kind of popcorn you buy in pre-portioned bags - the kind you kind of unfold and put in the microwave is not good for you.
The "butter" flavor in almost all of these products doesn't come from real butter, but from a blend of hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated oils.
The inside of the bags is also coated in concerning chemicals like PFOA - the same concerning chemicals using in nonstick cookware.
All that to say - I would avoid prepackaged microwave popcorn but making popcorn the way I laid out here doesn't involve any sketchy ingredients or concerning chemicals.
While popcorn is gluten free, it's a grain and high in carbs so it isn't allowed on keto.
If you are on keto and craving something crunchy and salty, try making this salt and vinegar kale chip recipe - you can even tear the kale to make the pieces smaller to make them more poppable.
Yield:
1
Landen McBride & Carissa B
prep time: 1 M
cook time: 2 M
total time: 3 M
Prepackaged microwave popcorn is full of sketchy ingredients and concerning chemicals. You can make easy, healthy, homemade popcorn without oil at home in just 3 minutes!
How to Make Homemade Popcorn in the Microwave
Optional: How to remove the unpopped kernels
Flavor the popcorn
Calories
191.81
Fat (grams)
12.19
Sat. Fat (grams)
7.43
Carbs (grams)
12.51
Fiber (grams)
2.50
Net carbs
10.01
Sugar (grams)
0.02
Protein (grams)
2.12
Sodium (milligrams)
672.68
Cholesterol (grams)
30.53
Nutritional information is an estimate only. Exact nutritional content will vary based on the variety of popcorn chosen and what kind of toppings you toss it with. The calculation here is based on yellow popcorn kernels with butter and sea salt.
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About the Author:
Landen runs Measure and Whisk , a cooking blog with a focus on real food. She is a firm believer that quality is superior to quantity, and prefers small amounts of good food over large quantities of cheap food.
Deeply disappointed in cheap bacon, she prefers to buy $6 bacon less frequently. Because of this, she typically cooks vegetarian meals for her family.
Her blog also features photos of her baby, Fox, and suggestions on how to live an eco-friendly and minimalist life, both in and out of the kitchen. Follow her on Pinterest and Instagram for beautiful food photos and pictures of baby Fox.
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Measure out 1/4 cup of popcorn kernels.Pour the popcorn kernels into an uncoated paper bag.If your family goes through a lot of homemade popcorn, you may want to invest in a glass popcorn pot . You follow the same procedure you do for paper bag popcorn but you wash it out at the end and save some trees!Fold the paper bag over a few times.Try to get it to stay closed, but it probably won't.If it ends up looking about like the picture below, it's good enough.Put the bag with your popcorn kernels in the microwave on high for 2 minutes and 30 seconds.After about 45 seconds, the kernels should begin popping.As you approach 2 minutes, the popping should slow.Once the kernels are only popping every 2 seconds, pull the bag out.Keep it closed for a few seconds, to hold in the heat and let any stray kernels pop.Pour the popcorn into a bowl, and place the wire cooling rack over the bowl.Tip the bowl upside down, while holding the cooling rack over the top.Shake the bowl until the unpopped kernels fall out.Melt some butter in a small dish.Pour butter over the popcorn, and toss with a fork.Sprinkle lightly with sea salt for a classic popcorn flavor.For sweet popcorn, sprinkle lightly with coconut sugar For cheesey popcorn, toss with organic white cheddar cheese powder
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