Party Popcorn Saturday: Neapolitan Popcorn Recipe (2024)

FAQs

How do you flavor bagged popcorn? ›

Here are some ideas:Add your favorite seasonings, such as salt, garlic powder, chili powder, or cumin. Sprinkle on some nutritional yeast for a cheesy flavor. Melt some butter or coconut oil and drizzle it over the popcorn. Mix in some dried herbs, like rosemary or thyme.

My favorite part about this Tajin popcorn recipe is its simplicity and flavor! The fiery and savory flavor is super easy to achieve, and you don't even need any fancy ingredients or equipment to make it.

For savory popcorn: Olive oil, kosher salt, and nutritional yeast. Nutritional yeast is the perfect seasoning if you want cheesy flavor but also want vegan popcorn seasoning. For sweet popcorn: Olive oil, cinnamon, and a dash of brown sugar. This will satisfy your sweet cravings without making your teeth hurt!

The flavor all comes down to one ingredient: Flavacol. You've likely never heard of Flavacol because, really, only movie theaters use it. Essentially, it's butter-flavored salt. It's a really fine, bright orange powder that adds that buttery flavor you crave and the signature yellow color.

Combine melted butter, paprika, lemon pepper, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, and cayenne pepper in a small bowl; pour over popcorn and stir until it is somewhat evenly coated.

If you use oil for popping your popcorn, the seasoning will stick to it easily. However, to get flavor and stick to air-popped popcorn without fat, you can mist your popped popcorn with a bit of water or some other liquid. Sprinkle your popcorn as you move it to the bowl with a little liquid spray bottle.

Mexican street corn popcorn is our version of elotes in popcorn form. Corn on the cob is a popular Mexican street food and elote just means corn cob.

What is Tajín seasoning good on? Tajín seasoning is often sprinkled on sliced fruit and vegetables, and it's also used as a garnish for esquites, a creamy corn dish made with mayonnaise and Cotija. You can add a dash to fresh mango, watermelon or pineapple, or try a pinch on jicama or cucumber for a refreshing snack.

Place popcorn in a large bowl. In a small bowl, combine the butter, paprika, cumin and red pepper flakes. Pour over popcorn; toss to coat. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and toss again.

The way that we do this is to spray our popcorn with any of the following—-cooking oil spray in a variety of choices—-canola, corn or olive oil or butter spray. Otherwise, toss the popcorn with melted butter and then sprinkle your favorite seasoning on it. Butter/oil is the usual method.

Should you season popcorn before or after popping? ›

The easiest way to flavor your popcorn is after popping. Before popping, popcorn is just corn with small, hard kernels. Each grain contains water, so heating them to a high enough temperature converts the moisture inside the kernels to steam, building the pressure.