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Nacho Cheese Popcorn

April 21, 2020 Leave a Comment

The most awesome popcorn recipes, EVER! The flavor of this popcorn is reminiscent of nacho cheese Doritos. Who doesn’t want a healthy snack that also tastes incredible? Popcorn can be a healthy snack if nutritious, real food ingredients are used.

nacho cheese popcorn recipe

Popcorn Recipes

There are many different seasonings you can put on plain popcorn to add flavor. When I make popcorn I usually season it with melted butter, coconut oil, nutritional yeast (high in B vitamins) and some salt. The combination of healthy fats and salt for flavor make it a winning combination for snack time. We usually dine on this snack a few times a week. My friend who gave me this recipe has a great how to video demonstrating her popcorn recipe.

Popcorn Equipment

To make any popcorn recipe you’ll need a popcorn popper, I use an air popper. You’ll also need some butter, salt, popcorn and a seasoning blend of your choice. Since we snack on popcorn a few times a week I buy organic popcorn in bulk from Azure Standard. This multicolored popcorn pops up in several different variations of white and off-white.

organic popcorn

Nacho Cheese Popcorn Recipe

While perusing pinterest I saw a few links for Doritos flavored popcorn, but every link I clicked on was a bad link. My kids like chips of all kinds but I do not appreciate all the preservatives and dyes in flavored chips. I opened up my lab, also known as my kitchen, to start experimenting to find the perfect flavor combination for nacho cheese popcorn. The nutritional yeast flakes add a cheesy flavor while the paprika and chili powders give the nacho flavor.

child enjoying popcorn

Nacho Cheese Popcorn

Enjoy healthy snacking with full flavor.
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Equipment

  • Popcorn popper

Ingredients
  

  • ½ cup organic popcorn
  • 2 Tbsp butter
  • 4 Tbsp nutritional yeast flakes
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp ancho pepper powder (optional)
  • dash cayenne pepper powder (optional)
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 2 tsp salt

Instructions
 

  • Pop the popcorn according to the instructions for your popcorn maker.
  • In a pint jar, mix together, yeast flakes, salt, paprika, chili powder, ancho and cayenne pepper powder, garlic powder, onion powder, and salt.
  • Shake the mixture to incorporate seasonings.
  • When the popcorn is done popping drizzle 1 Tbsp of butter across the top of the popcorn.
  • Sprinkle 1 Tbsp of seasoning mixture across the top of the popcorn.
  • Fold and stir popcorn to evenly disperse the seasoning.
  • Drizzle remaining butter and another Tbsp of seasoning across the top of the popcorn.
  • Fold and stir.
  • Enjoy!
strawberries and cream

If you enjoy these popcorn recipes you might also enjoy more healthy snacks recipes.

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