Cheesy Vegan Popcorn
This delicious Cheesy Vegan Popcorn is the perfect movie night snack. Made with nutritional yeast and smoked paprika, it's quick to make and quicker to eat!
Servings: 2 people
Equipment
- Large saucepan with lid
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon nutritional yeast
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- 2 tablespoon coconut oil or vegan butter
- ⅓ cup popping corn kernels
Instructions
- In a small bowl, mix together the nutritional yeast, smoked paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, turmeric and sea salt. Set aside.
- In a large saucepan with a lid, heat the coconut oil on a medium-high heat for 1 minute.
- Add three of the popping corn kernels to the pan, put the lid back on and shake it (using oven gloves - it gets hot!).
- When you can hear that the kernels have popped, remove the lid and scoop them out with a spoon.
- Add the rest of the corn kernels to the pan, replace the lid and shake vigorously.
- Wait for them to pop, shaking the pan every 5-8 seconds to stop any popcorn burning.
- When there is a break of about 6 seconds between the popping, remove the pan from the heat. (Accept that you won't have popped all the corn - it's just the way it goes!)
- Sprinkle the seasoning over the popcorn while still in the pan, then place the pan lid back on and shake vigorously to combine popcorn and seasoning.
- Pour into a large bowl and enjoy!
Notes
Dairy free - This Cheesy Vegan Popcorn is exactly that - vegan. Therefore please don't expect it to taste just the same as dairy cheese. Whilst it does have a really delicious savoury taste, it's not exactly the same as eating cheddar!
Nutritional yeast - The cheesy flavour comes from the nutritional yeast used in this recipe. If you're vegan you probably know this ingredient well as it's a staple in many dishes! It has a savoury, cheesy flavour and is often used to flavour vegan snacks. You can find it in most health food stores, and many supermarkets now sell it too.