Parmesan Cheese Popcorn

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Savoury popcorn is a yummy snack, this cheese popcorn is tasty and perfect for big and little people. On an antipasto platter with a glass of wine one evening, then the next day it's in the kids' lunchboxes.

A small wooden bowl of cheese popcorn, antipasto platter ingredients in the background.

Why This Recipe Works

  • Quick and to make
  • An apporachable way to expose kids to savoury flavours
  • From antipasto to lunchboxes it's perfect for both ends of the spectrum.

Ingredients you will need

To make my cheese popcorn you will need parmesan cheese (the powdered type), onion powder, mustard powder, salt, olive oil and popcorn!

The ingredients to make parmesan popcorn laid out on a counter top with text overlay.

I am an ambassador for Countdown supermarket, they support my blog by providing ingredients for recipe creation and testing. I used onion powder, and olive oil from their range in this recipe.


Step by step instructions

Step one: Heat the oil over medium heat in a large pot (that you have a lid for). Add 2 or 3 of the popcorn kernel into the oil.

2 popcorn kernels in the bottom of a large oiled saucepan.

Step two: When the popcorn kernels pop, add the rest of the popcorn kernels, put the lid on the pot, and reduce the temperature to low. The popcorn should start popping, give the pot the odd shake, and leave it on the low heat until the popping slows, this should only take a couple of minutes.

A large saucepan filled with popped popcorn.

Step three: Turn off the heat, remove the lid and allow the popcorn to cool.

Step four: In a small bowl combine the parmesan, salt, onion powder, and mustard powder.

A woman's hand mixing powdered parmesan cheese and seasonings in a small glass bowl.

Step five: Once the popcorn is cool, add the parmesan cheese popcorn seasoning mix to the pot and shake well so that all the popcorn is well seasoned.

Cheese popcorn seasoning being added to a pot of popped popcorn.

Serve.

Woman's hands holding a large blue bowl filled with popcorn.
Movies!
A lunchbox packed with a sandwich, fruit and popcorn.
Lunchboxes!
An antipasto platter with cheese popcorn, olives, and salami.
Adult platter!

Top Tips

Here is how you can make this cheese popcorn recipe perfectly every time!

  • Ensure the popcorn is cool before you add the powdered parmesan, otherwise it melts and balls together in a big lump.
  • Serve it on an antipasto platter, as a fun family movie snack or in kids' lunchboxes.

A female hand reaching for popcorn from an antipasto platter

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A small wooden bowl of cheese popcorn, antipasto platter ingredients in the background.

Parmesan Cheese Popcorn

This recipe for homemade cheese popcorn is delicious and easy to make. You will love the parmesan cheese popcorn seasoning!
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Course: Snacks
Cuisine: New Zealand
Servings: 6 cups
Calories: 102kcal

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4.50 from 6 votes

Ingredients

  • 3 Tablespoons olive oil
  • ¼ cup popcorn kernels aprroximately 6 cups of popped popcorn
  • 4 Tablespoons parmesan cheese 30g, powder
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon mustard powder

Instructions

  • Heat the oil over medium heat in a large pot (that you have a lid for). Add 2 or 3 of the popcorn kernel into the o.il
  • When the popcorn kernels pop, add the rest of the popcorn kernels, put the lid on the pot and reduce the temperature to low. The popcorn should start popping, give the pot the odd shake, and leave it on the low heat until the popping slows, this should only take a couple of minutes.
  • Turn off the heat, remove the lid and allow the popcorn to cool.
  • In a small bowl combine the parmesan, salt, onion powder and mustard powder.
  • Once the popcorn is cool, add the parmesan cheese popcorn seasoning mix to the pot and shake well so that all the popcorn is well seasoned.
  • Serve.

Notes

  • Ensure the popcorn is cool before you add the powdered parmesan, otherwise it melts and balls together in a big lump.
  • Serve it on an antipasto platter, as a fun family movie snack or in kids' lunchboxes.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cup | Calories: 102kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 248mg | Potassium: 24mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 26IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 41mg | Iron: 1mg

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