Make Your Own Gourmet Popcorn

Gourmet popcorn is a real treat for anyone who loves snacking on popcorn, but store-bought gourmet popcorn can be very expensive, and certain flavors are hard to find. You don't have to spend a small fortune to enjoy gourmet popcorn. Gourmet popcorn is very easy to make, and you can make your own gourmet popcorn in a variety of flavors.

The following information provides delicious combinations to make your very own gourmet popcorn, and these tasty varieties are great for family movie night or any occasion that calls for snacks. If your family loves gourmet popcorn, consider the following seven flavors. Proceed with caution though, because you'll never want basic buttered popcorn again!

The following gourmet popcorn ingredients should be mixed with approximately four tablespoons of melted butter or margarine for every eight cups of popcorn. Use more or less butter according to your individual preferences.

Pizza Flavor

There are pizza-flavored potato chips and other pizza-flavored snacks, so why not enjoy pizza-flavored gourmet popcorn? To make this tasty flavor, combine about 1/8 teaspoon of dried basil, oregano, and parsley with approximately four tablespoons of melted butter or margarine. Toss it with about eight cups of freshly popped corn and sprinkle it with Parmesan cheese if desired.

Hot and Spicy

Hot and spicy popcorn is very tasty, and spicy microwave popcorn is available in stores, but why buy ready-made hot and spicy popcorn when you can make your own? Simply add a couple of drops of your favorite liquid hot sauce with about four tablespoons of melted butter or margarine. Make it as hot and spicy or as mild as you want by increasing or reducing the amount of hot sauce mixed with the margarine. Toss the hot and spicy butter or margarine with about eight cups of your favorite popcorn.

Cheesy

Cheesy popcorn is sold in the snack aisle of most grocery stores, but you can make your own cheesy popcorn that's fresh, inexpensive, and especially tasty. Add about 1/4 cup of grated Romano or Parmesan cheese with about four tablespoons of melted butter or margarine. Toss the mixture with about eight cups of freshly popped corn for a cheese-covered snack that's anything but cheesy.

Mexican Style

Most people like tacos, and taco-flavored gourmet popcorn is scrumptious. To make taco-flavored gourmet popcorn, add about one teaspoon of taco seasoning to four tablespoons of melted margarine or butter. Toss this spicy topping with about eight cups of freshly popped corn for a deliciously different snack.

Energy Boosting

If you want a boost of energy and healthful benefits from your snacks of choice, this gourmet popcorn is for you. Mix about a tablespoon of nutritional yeast with a tablespoon of a powdered butter substitute. Liberally sprinkle this mixture on popcorn, and you'll save calories as well as give yourself a boost with this energy packed gourmet snack.

Cinnamon and Sugar

Warm toast slathered in butter and topped with cinnamon and sugar is delicious, so why not try cinnamon and sugar gourmet popcorn? Mix about ½ a teaspoon of cinnamon with two tablespoons of granulated sugar, and mix it into approximately four tablespoons of melted butter or margarine. Toss the mixture with about eight cups of popcorn, and enjoy a sweet cinnamon snack that will surely become one of your favorites.

Savory Garlic and Cheese

Garlic combined with cheese is a mouth-watering taste combination, and garlic salt mixed with grated Parmesan cheese is extraordinarily delicious. Mix about 1/4 cup of grated Parmesan cheese with 1/8 teaspoon of garlic salt, and combine it with about four tablespoons of melted butter or margarine. Toss the savory melted butter with about eight cups of freshly popped corn, and enjoy gourmet popcorn that you and your family will love.