Mmmm, popcorn! It’s one of my favorite treats with just plain butter and salt, but there are so many other ways you can go with it. Sweet, salty, mixed with nuts or toffee – these popcorn recipes can turn this treat into a side dish, a dessert or a main feature.
Below are some fun and fantastic popcorn recipes spanning the flavor spectrum, but feel free to experiment and make your own recipes, too. Popcorn is so flexible – it’s easy to come up with something delicious.
Popcorn Recipes
- Maple Bacon Popcorn. Thick cut bacon, with brown sugar and maple syrup mixed in, and also drizzled over.
- Dark Chocolate Popcorn. A very easy recipe for coating popcorn in cocoa powder and the sweetener of your choice.
- Chili Lime Popcorn. Chili powder, lime juice and lime zest, but with coconut oil instead of butter.
- S’mores Popcorn. Chocolate and marshmallow give it sweetness, but graham crackers give it crunch.
- Easy Homemade Kettle Corn. Because homemade is better than store bought, but you don’t want to suffer for it.
- Spicy Ranch Popcorn. Made with Original Ranch Mix, and also some red pepper flakes.
- Cookie Monster Popcorn. Because sometimes kids need blue popcorn that tastes like cookies.
- Birthday Cake Popcorn. A sweet, marshmallow based glaze, and also candy sprinkles.
- Hot Wasabi Popcorn. Wasabi and butter, with optional sugar.
- Marshmallow Popcorn Balls. Watch out, because these could be addictive.
- Salty Spicy Popcorn. With cumin and chili powder, but made with olive oil instead of butter.
- Praline Corn Crunch. Brown sugar and vanilla make it sweet, but pecan makes it crunchy and nutty.
- Carmel Pretzel Nut Popcorn. A salty, sweet, nutty recipe that makes a great appetizer or party finger food.
- Bacon Cheese Pop Corn. As if bacon and cheese weren’t enough, this recipe also adds hickory smoked salt.
- Five-Spice Popcorn. This popcorn recipe uses nuts, peanut sauce, optional chow mein noodles and also a nice balance of delicate seasonings to make a delicious Asian-inspired treat.
- Cocoa Popcorn Crunch. Gives popcorn a milk chocolate crunchy shell.
- Cheddar Cheese Popcorn. Cheese popcorn is everywhere, but this recipe adds mustard powder and cayenne for a kick.
- Grasshopper Mint Popcorn. A touch of creme de menthe turns popcorn into a sweet minty treat. Excellent as a dessert, but great anytime.
- Chili Cheese Popcorn. Chili powder and parmesan create a spicy-salty treat.
- Cinnamon Popcorn Crunch. Mixed nuts give it crunch, but maple syrup and cinnamon make it delicious.
- Onion-Garlic Popcorn. With onion and garlic powder, it’s so simple and so yummy.
- Barbecue Popcorn. This barbecue popcorn recipe has a surprising flavor, because of the paprika.
- Garlic Parmesan Popcorn. One of my favorite popcorn recipes, with cayenne pepper for an extra kick. Also, you can do this one with all butter if you want.
- Buttered Rum and Cranberry Popcorn. Cranberries, dark rum, and butter. What more could you want?
- Brown Butter, Rosemary, and Lemon Popcorn. Andrea Meyers’ recipe uses browned butter to make it rich, but also lemon and rosemary to give it a nice tangy flavor.
- Pepperoni Popcorn. Yes, this recipe uses actual pepperoni, and also a surprise: pumpkin seeds!
- Mediterranean Magic Popcorn. This recipe uses olive oil in place of butter, and also adds simple Italian seasoning blend.
- Beach Party Popcorn. Bacon-onion dip mix, also with hot and soy sauces.
- Key Lime Popcorn. Lime juice, zesty lime peels and graham cracker crumbs remind you of Key Lime Pie.
- State Fair Blue Ribbon Caramel Corn. Little clusters of popcorn held together by brown sugar, butter and vanilla. Like what you get at state fairs, only so much better.
- Peanut Butter Popcorn Balls. Peanut butter clumps this sweet treat together, and Blackburn syrup adds more sweetness.
- Butterscotch Almond Popcorn Mix. Butterscotch morsels and slivered almonds.
- Blue Cheese Pecan Popcorn. Real blue cheese and pecans, and also black pepper.
- Marshmallow Popcorn Balls. Marshmallow creme, vanilla and other sweet flavorings.
- Cappuccino Popcorn. Coffee, evaporated milk, powdered creamer and other ingredients make it taste like cappuccino.
- Parmesan-Curry Popcorn. Salty cheese meets spicy curry powder.
- Cinnamon Red Hot Popcorn. Tastes like Red Hots, but it’s very spicy, too.
- Cajun Popcorn. Louisiana style hot sauce brings the spice, but garlic and thyme add lots of flavor.
- Italian Breadstick Popcorn. Features basil, parsley and a clove of garlic are the basis for this Italian-inspired herbal popcorn recipe.
- Popcorn Witch’s Hat and Broomsticks. With molasses, licorice strings and candy corn. No need to save this one for Halloween!
- Sweet Chipotle Popcorn Cakes. Use ground chipotle pepper and pecans, but with sweetness from marshmallows.
- Curry Popcorn. Blends cumin, turmeric, cracked black peppercorns and hot red pepper flakes.
- Reggae Popcorn. Features sugar, cumin and pepper for a spicy-sweet taste.
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