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Homemade Popcorn Seasonings

Regi Pearce
Level up your snack game with these easy homemade popcorn seasoning blends! From cheesy and savory to spicy and sweet, each combo is packed with flavor and made with simple pantry ingredients. Perfect for movie nights or anytime cravings hit.
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Prep Time 3 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 8 minutes
Course snack
Cuisine American, Vegan
Servings 1 Serving
Calories 120 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

Popcorn

  • 3-4 cups popped popcorn which is about a scant ¼ cup of kernals
  • spray oil

Pizza Popcorn Seasoning

  • 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt or Flavacol

Chili Lime Popcorn Seasoning

  • 2 teaspoons chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoon salt or Flavacol
  • lime zest
  • squeeze fresh lime juice over finished popcorn optional but recommended

Buffalo Ranch Popcorn Seasoning

  • 1 tablespoon dried parsley
  • 1 teaspoon buffalo hot sauce powder
  • 1 teaspoon dried dill
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • ½ teaspoon paprika
  • ½ teaspoon salt or Flavacol
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper

Lemony Dill Popcorn

  • 2 tablespoons dill dried
  • 1 teaspoon salt or Flavacol
  • pinch black pepper
  • lemon zest
  • lemon juice drizzle over the top

Hot Chocolate Seasoning

  • 1 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 tablespoons powdered sugar add ½ tablespoon more for extra sweetness
  • 1 tablespoon powdered peanut butter like PB2
  • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
  • pinch salt

Churro Flavor

  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar or powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt

Gingerbread Popcorn Seasoning

  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar or coconut sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoon ground cloves
  • pinch of salt

Instructions
 

  • Prepare popcorn: Air pop your popcorn.
  • Prepare seasoning: Combine the ingredients for the seasoning in a small bowl.
  • Combine: In a large bowl, add half of the popped popcorn and lightly mist with oil. Add the remaining popcorn, spray again, and toss to coat. While the popcorn is still warm, sprinkle on the seasoning and mix well. If you notice seasoning collecting at the bottom, give it another light mist of oil and toss again until most of that flavor clings.
    Note: For lemon and lime seasonings, drizzle the popcorn with lime and lemon juice before adding the seasoning—this helps it stick like a citrusy glue. 

Notes

Consider using Flavacol for your popcorn. Flavacol is ultra-fine salt, so it sticks beautifully to popcorn and delivers a classic salty, buttery movie theater flavor. Note, this will add a buttery flavor to the popcorn.
Consider pulsing the ingredients (especially the ones with chunkier herbs like oregano and dill) in a spice grinder for a finer texture that sticks to the popcorn more evenly.
Season while it’s warm. Popcorn holds onto flavor best when it’s still hot and slightly steamy.
Nutritional information is only an estimation and is based on naked popcorn—no oil, no butter, no jazz. Just pure puffed corn goodness.

Nutrition

Calories: 120kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Sodium: 1mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 0g | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 0.3mg
Keywords 10 minute recipe, batch cooking, beginner friendly, customizable, family friendly, game day, gluten free, homemade, lunch box friendly
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