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Stovetop popcorn in a striped bowl, with unpopped kernels and salt on a wooden surface.

Stovetop Popcorn

Bree Hester
4.69 from 87 votes
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Prep Time 3 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 8 minutes
Course Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 4 cups
Calories 119 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1/4 cup coconut oil or canola
  • 2/3 cup popcorn kernels
  • 3 Tablespoons butter melted
  • 2 Tablespoons honey
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons flaked sea salt

Instructions
 

  • Add the coconut oil and 3 popcorn kernels to a large pot. (I use my Dutch oven.)
    Adding coconut oil and three popcorn kernels to a large pot for stovetop popcorn.
  • Cover and cook over medium-high heat until all 3 kernels pop.
    Covering a blue Dutch oven on a gas stove to cook stovetop popcorn kernels.
  • Take the three kernels out of the pot.
    Three popped popcorn kernels in a pot, ready to be removed for stovetop popcorn.
  • Take the pot off of the heat and add the rest of the popcorn kernels.
    Adding popcorn kernels to a pot with coconut oil for stovetop popcorn.
  • Cover. This is an important step, you take the pot off the heat and cover to even out the heat and help make all the kernels pop at the same time!
    A covered blue Dutch oven on a stovetop with a lit burner for Stovetop Popcorn.
  • Wait 30 seconds (use your own timer). This should be enough time to even out the heat on the pot and the kernels.
    A microwave display showing 30 seconds, used as a timer for stovetop popcorn.
  • Put the pot back on the heat. Cook, shaking the pot occasionally until the popping slows down.
    Cooking Stovetop Popcorn in a blue Dutch oven on a gas burner, with a cloth draped over the lid.
  • After about 2 minutes, when the popping has slowed down, take the lid off of the pot. This lets the steam out and keeps the popcorn crisp.
    Freshly popped stovetop popcorn in a blue cast iron pot, with the lid removed.
  • While the popcorn is popping, melt the butter and add the honey.
    Melting butter and adding honey for the Stovetop Popcorn topping, with flaked sea salt nearby.
  • Pour over the popcorn and sprinkle with sea salt flakes. Toss until completely coated. You could also do this in a large paper bag.
    Stovetop popcorn in a blue pot with a spoon, next to a jar of sea salt.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 119kcalCarbohydrates: 5gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 8gSodium: 39mg
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