Sustainable ADHD Witch

One treat I’ve had to go old school with since going plant-based is popcorn. Most if not all the microwave popcorns in the store have butter aka Dairy. So I decided to make my own instead of buying overpriced bags of pre-popped vegan popcorn. So here is how to make your own popcorn at home.

Things you need:

1.) Large pasta or soup pot WITH A LID

2.) Vegetable oil room temp, enough to just barely cover the bottom of your pot

3.) 1/3 cup of popcorn kernels

4.) Bowl to serve popcorn in

5.) Salt and/or popcorn seasonings (optional but highly recommended)

The popping corn I picked was some local Jumbo Mushroom popcorn

I know that a 1/3 cup of kernels doesn’t look like much but I promise it will fill out the pot better than expected and make just enough for about 2 people to snack on (or 1 hungry popcorn lovin’ soul to eat). Unless you have a huge soup pot, I recommend trying out 1/3 cup of kernels before making any more in one go.

With your hottest largest burner, cook on high heat COVERED until popping seems to have stopped. Once the oil is super hot, the kernels will start popping. At this point I like to shake the pot – with the lid secured on – every 10 seconds or so to make sure the un-popped kernels get down to the bottom to pop. Once I can count to 6 without any pops I turn off the heat and remove the covered pot from residual heat and let sit for 15 more seconds to insure popping is done.

I then transfer to my serving bowl and sprinkle on some salt and popcorn dust.

Additional notes: Let pot and lid cool before cleaning. Hot oil is no joke. Don’t try to heat kernels that didn’t pop the first time again – might just be a old wives tale but regardless best to stay safe when it comes to hot oil and exploding foods.

Enjoy!