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Healthy Stovetop Popcorn

This homemade popcorn recipe is a super quick treat that you can whip together in a flash. It is also very frugal, and you can top it however you like! Any time you would like an easy snack, skip the microwaved junk from the store and throw some popcorn in the popper instead.

Servings: 8 -10 cups
Calories: 54 kcal
Course: Snacks
Cuisine: Vegan

Ingredients

  • 1-3 tablespoons coconut oil
  • 1/2 cup Popcorn
  • salt

Instructions

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  1. Put oil and popcorn into the popper over medium heat.
  2. Turn crank slowly at first and then quickly once the popping starts.
  3. Stop cranking when no more popping is heard.

Notes

  • We always use organic popcorn due to the proliferation of genetically modified corn on the market.  (According to this article in the Washington Post, in 2009, already 80 percent of corn was genetically modified.
  • The salt that we use and love is Real Salt which you can purchase in various locations. It is a wonderful, non-bleached, natural salt with no additives (did you know that regular table salt is bleached and has chemical additives to keep it from clumping — and some brands even have added sugars!).  We get ours (and our organic popcorn) through our family’s buying club with Country Life Natural Foods. 
  • Coconut oil is a wonderful choice for popping corn.  It has a high smoke point which means that it is fairly-stable cooking oil.  You do not want to use olive oil for your popcorn as its smoke point is too low.  Butter is also not a great choice but it is a fine topping option. 
  • I like to use 2 tablespoons oil for most batches. Plain popcorn has a fairly-high glycemic load so adding the extra fat tempers that a bit.

Nutrition Information

Calories 54kcal (3%) Carbohydrates 8g (3%) Protein 1g (2%) Fat 2g (3%) Saturated Fat 2g (10%) Sodium 1mg (0%) Potassium 28mg (1%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 1g (2%) Calcium 1mg (0%) Iron 1mg (6%) Net Carbohydrates 7g

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8-10 cups

Amount Per Serving

Calories 54

% Daily Value*

Calories 54kcal 3%
Carbohydrates 8g 3%
Protein 1g 2%
Fat 2g 3%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Sodium 1mg 0%
Potassium 28mg 1%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 1g 2%
Calcium 1mg 0%
Iron 1mg 6%
Net Carbohydrates 7g

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.