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Lightly Sweet 'n Salty CRISPY Butter Popcorn
Recipe video above. This is a homemade version of a very popular, slightly sweet and lightly salty Butter Popcorn sold at grocery stores (Cobs brand, for those of you in Australia!). I love it, and replicated it so I could serve giant bowls of it when I have friends around. It's always a hit!BONUS: It stays crispy for days! The secret is clarified butter which is 100% fat, and no water. Normal butter is 15% water so it what makes popcorn soggy. It's a Movie Popcorn secret!
👥 13 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 20 min⏳ Prep: 5 min🔥 Cook: 15 min👤 Nagi📖 recipetineats
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- ●stove
- ●pot
- ●bowl
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Pop Popcorn
2
Pop the kernels using your method of choice - either popcorn maker or stove (see next section)
3
Stovetop Popcorn
4
Heat fat: Melt clarified butter in a large pot over medium high heat (medium for strong stoves). Add a few kernels of popcorn and wait until they pop - this means the oil is now hot enough. Quickly remove test popcorn.
5
Add popcorn: Add remaining popcorn, lift pot off stove to shake and spread corn out evenly. Cover with a lid and return to heat. Once the popping really gets going, shake the pot gently once.
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Done! Remove from heat when the popping largely stops (⏱️ 3 seconds between pops) and transfer to a (very!) large bowl.
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"Popcorn Salt"
salt (you won't use it all, Note 2)1 tbsptsp Popcorn Salt (per directions below)1/2
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Place salt in a mortar and pestle then grind into a fine powder. You could also do this using a spice grinder. You won't use it all, but it's harder to work with a smaller quantity than this.
salt (you won't use it all, Note 2)1 tbsptsp Popcorn Salt (per directions below)1/2
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Sprinkle & toss!
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Drizzle melted clarified butter all over the popcorn surface. Sprinkle with half the salt, then use small sieve to dust with half the icing sugar.
salt (you won't use it all, Note 2)1 tbsptsp Popcorn Salt (per directions below)1/2
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Toss very well in large bowl. Then sprinkle with remaining salt and dust with remaining icing sugar. Toss well again. At this stage you can add more sugar or salt, to your taste. The above quantities make it slightly salty and lightly sweet which to me is the perfect balance!
salt (you won't use it all, Note 2)1 tbsptsp Popcorn Salt (per directions below)1/2
Nutrition Facts
calories
65 kcal
fat Content
4 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
1 g
sodium Content
179 mg
protein Content
1 g
carbohydrate Content
7 g
saturated Fat Content
1 g
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