Best 9 Cheesy Popcorn Recipes

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Popcorn, a beloved snack enjoyed by people of all ages, takes on a delectable twist with the addition of melted cheese. Known as cheesy popcorn, this delightful treat combines the airy crunch of popcorn with the rich, gooey goodness of melted cheese, resulting in a flavor explosion that is simply irresistible. In this article, we present a collection of cheesy popcorn recipes that cater to a variety of tastes and preferences. From classic cheddar cheese to unique and tantalizing flavor combinations, these recipes offer a cheesy popcorn experience like no other. Whether you prefer a simple yet satisfying snack or a more gourmet popcorn treat, our recipes have got you covered. Get ready to elevate your popcorn game and embark on a cheesy popcorn adventure that will leave you craving more.

Let's cook with our recipes!

CHEESY CHILI POPCORN



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Great snacking popcorn...cheese flavor with a burst of garlic. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for 3 days at most.

Provided by jessmomof3

Categories     Appetizers and Snacks     Snacks     Popcorn Recipes

Time 10m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 5

8 cups popped popcorn
2 tablespoons butter, melted
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon chili powder

Steps:

  • Place popcorn in a bowl, preferably one with a lid. Pour melted butter over popcorn, shaking and tossing until popcorn is coated. Add Parmesan cheese, garlic powder, and chili powder. Toss again.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 99.5 calories, Carbohydrate 5.9 g, Cholesterol 8.7 mg, Fat 8.1 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 1.5 g, SaturatedFat 2.8 g, Sodium 159.6 mg, Sugar 0.3 g

EASY CHEESY POPCORN



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Anyone want popcorn? For those of you who love popcorn but find most of the store-bought types aren't cheesy enough, just use this recipe! Easy to make, but delicious, too!

Provided by animal_luver

Categories     Lunch/Snacks

Time 5m

Yield 2-4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 3

1 tablespoon cheese popcorn seasoning
1 tablespoon I Can't Believe It's Not Butter® Spread
1 (3 1/3 ounce) package microwave popcorn

Steps:

  • Pop the popcorn. It can be any brand, just as long as it's plain buttered, and not anything fancy like kettle popcorn or extra cheesy popcorn.
  • When the popcorn is ready, carefully take it out of the microwave and pour it into a bowl. Spray the spray butter onto the popcorn, then shake and repeat.
  • After you've sprayed the butter on - after shaking the bowl, spraying on, and repeating - sprinkle the cheese popcorn seasoning onto the popcorn. Then shake and repeat again.
  • If the cheese isn't sticking, repeat the shaking and spraying step.
  • Enjoy! You can also use Parmesan cheese, powdered salad dressing mix, etc. Experiment with your flavors! Just remember the spray butter.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 181, Fat 2.1, SaturatedFat 0.3, Sodium 3.7, Carbohydrate 36.4, Fiber 6.8, Sugar 0.4, Protein 6

CHEESY POPCORN



Cheesy POPcorn image

Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 10m

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 4

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 cup popping corn kernels
3 tablespoons melted butter
1/2 cup grated Parmesan

Steps:

  • Heat oil in deep pot over medium high heat. Add corn. Cover pot and pop the corn, shaking pan often. Remove from heat. Drizzle with melted butter. Sprinkle cheese evenly over hot corn. Serve.

CHEESY POPCORN



Cheesy Popcorn image

A while back my cousin and I were testing the best midnight snack party mix. We have perfected this cheesy popcorn and I decided to put it up on AllRecipes.

Provided by Tyler!

Categories     Appetizers and Snacks     Snacks     Popcorn Recipes

Time 10m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 (3.5 ounce) package microwave popcorn
1 (13 ounce) package crunchy cheese puffs (such as Cheetos®)
1 (8 ounce) package nacho cheese-flavored corn chips (such as Doritos®)
½ cup pretzels
1 (2 ounce) package mini pepperoni slices, or to taste
1 tablespoon bacon bits, or to taste
1 pinch salt

Steps:

  • Place packaged popcorn in the microwave; cook on high until popping begins to slow down, about 2 1/2 minutes.
  • Mix 1 cup cheese puffs, 1 cup corn chips, and pretzels together in a large snack bowl using your hands. Pour popped popcorn into the bowl and mix once more. Mix in pepperoni and bacon bits lightly, making sure they don't pile at the bottom of the bowl. Season with salt.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 413.6 calories, Carbohydrate 41.9 g, Cholesterol 12.9 mg, Fat 24.8 g, Fiber 3.2 g, Protein 7 g, SaturatedFat 5.2 g, Sodium 807.5 mg, Sugar 2.2 g

CHEESY GARLIC POPCORN



Cheesy Garlic Popcorn image

The secret's in the seasoning.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Holidays & Events     Game Day Recipes     Game Day Appetizers & Snacks

Number Of Ingredients 6

3 cups popcorn
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 tablespoon grated Parmesan
1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

Steps:

  • Drizzle popcorn with olive oil, then toss with remaining ingredients.

VEGAN 'CHEESY' POPCORN



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Using more oil than popcorn kernels - a technique developed by Jessica Koslow, the chef and owner of Sqirl in Los Angeles - gives you an ultracrunchy popcorn with rich flavor. Ms. Koslow prefers grapeseed oil for its high smoke point and clean taste. But to mix things up, you can combine grapeseed oil with a more flavorful oil such as virgin coconut, olive oil, butter, duck fat, or bacon grease. Use 1/4 cup of each. After popping, you can toss the kernels with just salt (they won't need any more fat by way of butter) or a flavorful spice mix. Here, they're tossed with nutritional yeast, which gives them a Parmesan-like umami flavor, along with a little rosemary or kelp powder for depth.

Provided by Melissa Clark

Categories     snack, finger foods

Time 20m

Yield About 12 cups

Number Of Ingredients 7

1/2 cup grapeseed or other neutral oil with a high smoke point (such as corn, canola, or sunflower)
1/3 cup popcorn kernels
1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
1/4 cup nutritional yeast
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary or powdered kelp seaweed, crushed to a powder
Pinch of red-pepper flakes (optional)

Steps:

  • In a large Dutch oven or heavy-bottomed pot set over medium-high heat, heat oil and 3 popcorn kernels. When kernels pop, add remaining kernels, lower heat to medium-low, and cover almost all the way with a lid, leaving a tiny crack open for steam to escape (face the crack away from where you are standing).
  • Cook, shaking occasionally, until popping stops.
  • Transfer popcorn to a bowl, and immediately toss with salt, nutritional yeast, black pepper, dried rosemary and red-pepper flakes. For maximum crunch, let popcorn settle for 5 to 7 minutes before eating.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 216, UnsaturatedFat 17 grams, Carbohydrate 8 grams, Fat 19 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 6 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 83 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram, TransFat 0 grams

NACHO CHEESY POPCORN



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Provided by Food Network

Time 17m

Yield 6 to 8 servings (12 cups total)

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 tablespoons grapeseed oil
3/4 cup unpopped popcorn seeds
1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
1/4 cup nutritional yeast
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
Few shakes hot sauce, optional

Steps:

  • Heat the grapeseed oil in a large saucepan or soup pot over medium-high heat. Add the popcorn seeds and place the lid on the pan. Shake vigorously to coat the kernels with oil. When the corn starts to pop, shake the pan constantly until the popping stops, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from the heat and pour the popped corn into a large mixing bowl.
  • Drizzle the melted coconut oil over the corn, and sprinkle with nutritional yeast, chili powder, cumin, garlic powder and sea salt. Stir thoroughly and serve with a few shakes of hot sauce, if using.

CRAZY CORN! (CHEESY CARAMEL POPCORN)



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This is delicious! Was afraid to try it for the first time. No way did I think cheesy caramel popcorn sounded even remotely good, but boy oh boy was I wrong.

Provided by Melissa Turner

Categories     Popcorn

Time 1h10m

Number Of Ingredients 7

15 c favorite brand of cheese popcorn
1 1/2 c dark brown sugar (packed)
12 Tbsp butter (sliced) plus some to coat baking pan
1/4 c plus 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
1 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp baking soda

Steps:

  • 1. Heat the oven to 250°F. Coat a large roasting pan with some butter and place the popcorn in the pan. Set aside.
  • 2. Place the brown sugar, butter, corn syrup, and salt in a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally with a rubber spatula until the sugar has dissolved, about 5 minutes. Continue to boil without stirring for 3 minutes. Remove from heat, add the vanilla and baking soda, and whisk until the caramel is light in color, foamy, and has doubled in volume, about 10 seconds.
  • 3. Immediately drizzle over the popcorn, stir with a rubber spatula until thoroughly coated, and spread into an even layer.
  • 4. Bake, stirring every 15 minutes with a rubber spatula and scraping up any caramel from the bottom of the pan, until a cooled piece of popcorn is very crunchy, about 45 minutes to 1 hour total. (To test for doneness, take a few pieces of popcorn out of the oven and let cool for 30 seconds. If they're crunchy, then the caramel corn is done.)
  • 5. Transfer the caramel corn to a work surface or rimmed baking sheet to cool completely (it will crisp as it cools).
  • 6. If you want to make your own cheese popcorn. Just pop your popcorn, coat with some butter and toss. Then coat with dry cheese sauce mix (such as the cheese packets you get in your kids kraft macaroni and cheese) and toss again.

BLACK PEPPER AND PARM CHEESY POPCORN



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If you love black pepper you will love this! If you wish, you may use less, to taste. Adapted from Rachael Ray's Big Orange Book cookbook. Enjoy!

Provided by Sharon123

Categories     Lunch/Snacks

Time 13m

Yield 2 quarts popped corn

Number Of Ingredients 5

1/2 cup popcorn
1/4 cup vegetable oil (I like olive oil or corn oil)
2 tablespoons hot melted butter
1 -2 teaspoon coarse black pepper
3/4 cup grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese

Steps:

  • Combine the popcorn and oil in a large kettle or pot with a tight fitting lid and place over medium high heat. when the corn begins to pop, shake the pot constantly. When the popping slows, remove the pot from the heat and pour the butter over the top. Combine the spices and toss with the popped corn. This is also good with a little nutritional yeast added. Yum!

Tips for Making the Best Cheesy Popcorn:

- **Use fresh popcorn kernels:** Fresh popcorn kernels will pop better and have a better flavor than older kernels. - **Use a large pot or Dutch oven:** A large pot or Dutch oven will give the popcorn plenty of room to pop. - **Heat the oil over medium heat:** Medium heat will help to prevent the popcorn from burning. - **Add the popcorn kernels and shake the pot:** Shake the pot or Dutch oven constantly to ensure that the popcorn kernels are evenly coated in oil. - **Once the popcorn starts popping, reduce the heat to low:** This will help to prevent the popcorn from burning. - **Continue shaking the pot until the popping stops:** Keep shaking the pot or Dutch oven until the popping stops. This will help to prevent the popcorn from burning. - **Remove the pot from the heat and pour the popcorn into a bowl:** Once the popping stops, remove the pot or Dutch oven from the heat and pour the popcorn into a large bowl. - **Season the popcorn with your favorite seasonings:** You can season the popcorn with salt, pepper, butter, cheese powder, or any other seasonings that you like.

Conclusion:

Cheesy popcorn is a delicious and easy-to-make snack that is perfect for parties, movie nights, or anytime you are craving a cheesy snack. With just a few simple ingredients and a little bit of time, you can make your own cheesy popcorn that is sure to be a hit with everyone. So next time you are looking for a quick and easy snack, give cheesy popcorn a try. You won't be disappointed!

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