Popcorn Salt Recipe (3 Ways) - The Cookie Rookie® (2024)

FAQs

What are the ingredients in popcorn salt? ›

Firstly toss the popcorn with some melted butter or oil first and then add the seasoning as soon as possible, this is the perfect way to stick seasoning to popcorn with little waste. Butter/oil is the usual method.

Extra fine sea salt will give you a finer texture and flakes will be slightly rougher and chunkier. How do you make super fine popcorn salt? To make your salt even finer, grind it in the food processor for at least 10 seconds.

Popcorn salt is the same table salt you use for cooking and baking, but the only exception is that the salt is finely grained so that it sticks to the popcorn.

It can be used in place of table salt, although it can cake. A solution to this would be to add a few grains of rice to the salt, or to bake it (which draws the moisture out), and then break it apart. Pickling salt sticks well to food, so it can be used in place of popcorn salt, which also has fine grains.

FLAVACOL is a very fine seasoned salt that sticks to the popcorn, whereas a ground salt will tend to fall off. Adding it to the oil as you pop improves the coverage without any fear of burning.

Great for popcorn! Spray on air-popped popcorn instead of melted butter. Also on fry-pans for a taste of butter when frying. I love using this, but I could not find this flavor in my store.

How do you make sugar and salt stick to popcorn? ›

Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir in sugar, cinnamon, salt, and vanilla; cook until thick and bubbly. Pour over popcorn; stir until evenly coated.

Is Eating Popcorn Safe for Dogs? Yes and no. Plain, air-popped popcorn is safe for dogs to eat in small quantities. Buttered popcorn or popcorn with other toppings is not safe for your dog on a regular basis, although eating a few dropped pieces here and there probably won't hurt them.

Salting. Pre-salting kernels toughens popcorn. So, salt the popcorn after it has been popped—or skip salt altogether and add salt-free spices.

Avoid adding too much butter, sugar, or salt to your popcorn. Healthier seasonings include olive oil, herbs, spices, nut butter, and nutritional yeast. American Heart Association.

As you can see in the density table above, popcorn salt is a little less dense than table salt, but only by 10%. You could probably use the same volume as called for with table salt in most recipes. You can make your own popcorn salt with any other kind of salt and a mortar and pestle grinder.

However, the minute you start cooking popcorn in oil or butter and add ingredients, like sugar, this can quickly turn it into an unhealthy choice. For example, a 30g bag of microwavable buttered popcorn provides over 10% of your recommended salt intake, and increases your daily saturated fat content.

A GREAT SOURCE OF MINERALS

This salt contains absorbable minerals that provide electrolytes, like potassium, calcium, and magnesium. It's a great alternative to the sugar-filled electrolyte drinks you buy at the supermarket.