Salted Butter Popcorn
🍿 Recipe · Classic

Salted Butter Popcorn

The original popcorn moment: no frills, just butter, salt, and the honest crunch.

⏱ 10 min 👩‍🍳 Easy 🍽 4 servings

The recipe everything starts with - and never gets old, because it just always works.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup popcorn kernels
  • 3 tbsp neutral oil
  • 3 tbsp butter (melted)
  • 1 tsp fine salt (more to taste)

Instructions

  1. Pop the kernels in oil the classic way (pot or machine).
  2. Melt the butter in a small pot and season lightly with salt.
  3. Drizzle the melted butter over the still-warm popcorn in a thin stream.
  4. Toss immediately so the butter spreads evenly instead of clumping.

Tips & Variations

  • For movie-theater feel: use clarified butter instead of regular butter - it pours clearer and clumps less.
  • For a spicier kick, mix in a pinch of smoked paprika.

Good to Know

Moderately low-calorie with a light hand on the butter - for an exact comparison to sweetened versions, check our calories guide.

Pairs especially well with: Movie-Theater Popcorn Machine

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