Gourmet Popcorn Recipes

The following gourment popcorn recipes provides step-by-step instructions on how to make this hugely popular treat at home for a fraction of what people pay in stores. Homemade gourmet popcorn is great for parties and also makes a wonderful gift inside a unique container like a pretty box or a reusable tin. The basic recipe of butter and seasonings can be modified to make a number of tasty varieties.

A bit of cheese goes a long way

To make gourmet cheese popcorn, mix 1/4 cup of butter, an ounce of blue cheese and 1/4 cup of Parmesan cheese. Melt the butter and blue cheese together and pour it over the popcorn. Stir to combine, then sprinkle or shake on the Parmesan. Stir the mixture one more time until all of the popcorn is coated.

That's amore for Italian

For delicious Italian popcorn seasoning, combine 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasonings, 1/4 teaspoon of garlic salt, 1/4 cup of butter and 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese. Melt the butter, then stir in the seasonings and salt. Pour this mixture over the popcorn, and stir to coat. Slowly sprinkle on the Parmesan cheese and continue to stir as you sprinkle.

Chocolate is for lovers

For your favorite sweet tooth, try coconut chocolate popcorn. Combine 1/4 cup of virgin coconut oil, 1 cup of chocolate chips, 1/4 cup of coconut and 1 tablespoon of cocoa powder. Heat the chocolate chips and coconut oil until the chocolate is melted, then pour the mixture over the popcorn, stirring as you pour. Stir it again as you add in the cocoa powder and the flaked coconut. To make it an even better treat, chop up some macadamia nuts and add them to the popcorn mixture.