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Homemade Microwave Popcorn??
Yep ~ it can be done, and you’ll love this easy {$$-savin’} recipe!
What You’ll Need:
- 1/3 cup Popping Corn
- 1 brown Paper Bag {lunch sack size}
- 1 piece of Tape
- Salt {optional}
- Melted Butter {optional… and delicious!}
What You’ll Do:
Pour popping corn into brown paper bag…
{and just so ya know… it took a couple of tries to get this shot,
with one hand pouring, and the other hand taking the picture!
Let’s just say… there was popcorn everywhere!} 
Fold end of bag over, and tape shut.
- Place in microwave, and lay bag flat. Stop once there is approximately 5 seconds between pops. {you’ll just have to experiment with this part, and see what works best with your microwave}.
- Transfer to a bowl and eat as is or sprinkle with salt. Now, if you’re really living it up, go ahead and top this with some drizzled butter… mmm…
- Enjoy!!
See Also:
Simply Salsa Recipe {E-Z Homemade Salsa!}
Oh-So-Cute Ice Cream Cupcake Cones Recipe
Gooey Blueberry Angel Food Cake Recipe!
What a great idea! Any idea how to get the Kettle Corn flavor?? That's my favorite!
put some sugar in it
I make kettle corn all the time!! Put 3 kernels in a pot on the stove. Just cover the kernels with canola oil. Once they have popped the oil is hot enough. Pour 1/3 cup sugar in and 1/2 cup kernels in. Slide pot back and forth until the popping has slowed down. Dump into a bowl and sprinkle with salt. Mix to coat evenly and then just wait a couple of minutes for it to cool and harden. Enjoy!!!!!!!!
Don’t forget to put a lid on it.
Insert text to read as follows:
“1/2 cup kernels in. Cover the pot. Hold the cover in place with one hand while sliding the pot back and forth…”
That’s how we made popcorn in the olden days before microwaves.
“Like” LOL I remember my grandma making it that way
If anyone needed to be told to put the lid on, they probably deserve the mess and would have a “ah ha” moment.
Yes I love your idea.This is how we popped pop corn all the time when i was growing up.I now have a glass range top and tried it but it scratched it from moving it back & forth.I wish i had a gas stove. That pop corn is the best.
Nancy
Nancy,
I too have a glass range, and it does not get scratched when I make this. Maybe if you try a different pot, you could be successful. It is a shame if you are not able to make this. Best of luck!!
I use a whirley pop to make my popcorn. I have a glass top stove as well. It gives the fresh made flavor and you don’t slide it back and forth on the stove top! Love my Whirley Pop!
What is a Whiskey Pop?
A whirley pop is a pan with a lid that has a crank attached through it, so you can turn the crank and it stirs the popcorn inside as it pops. They’re nothing new, though this brand name may be. My grandparents had one from years ago.
I too scratched up my glass stove top doing it the old fashioned way. I thought I read a warning about aluminum on a glass stove top. I’m so anxious to use my whirley pop but afraid to ruin either the popper or the stove. Anyone know why this warning exists?
I am going to have to try this!! Thanks.
Genius! This is one of those things that makes you slap yourself in the head and say "Why didn't I think of that?" =)
Tammy
The kettle corn flavor comes from combining salt and sugar. You could certainly try topping with both and see if that solves your kettle corn cravings!
~ Heidi
Would you add the sugar to the bag before popping? So it could melt?
I would put the sugar in the butter and melt the butter, the sugar would then dissolve also, and then pour it over the popped popcorn.
I just posted the kettle corn recipe in the above post. I make it all the time!!!
I do this all the time and love it. You don't have to use the tape either.
that is a great idea!!! thanks for sharing!!
I eat popcorn practically every night. This is a great INEXPENSIVE way to enjoy my favorite snack. Thanks for the great recipe!!!!!
lorrainejohnsis(at)yahoo(dot)com
I do this also! so far i havent had to use tape- just fold down top
I saw this a while back some where on the internet and have been doing making popcorn this way ever since! I don't buy the microwavable stuff anymore. This taste SO much better and it's much more cheaper
What a wonderful post! I cannot wait to try this at home–my kids LOVE popcorn, and I hate to buy the expensive not healthy microwave popcorn! Thanks so much!
What a GREAT idea! Less expensive AND so much more healthier. Thanks FG! =)
Way back in the stone age when microwaves were brand new this is how we made our popcorn! I forget why we stopped, I never taped the bag shut – maybe that is why! Popcorn all over the place.
I love this idea -so much cheaper for sure!
vickie
I've never seen it done like this. What a great savings. Thanks for sharing!
~Liz
We have been making this exact recipe for a couple of years now, obviously loving it!
It's so much healthier, and now I can hardly eat theater popcorn…too salty and way too much butter. When we do splurge and go to a movie I just make this and put it in my purse.
I'm eating my popcorn as I speak and saying, "I love you! Thank you for this tip!"
Aww ~ you're welcome! I just had a bowl of popcorn myself!
~ Heidi
I use the stovetop method, but this would be so nice… eliminating the need to do dishes!
I discovered this method of making popcorn a few months ago, so now this is one of the options for a snack for my 8 yr olds to take to school. There is a microwave in their cafeteria, so they are able to pop some popcorn and snack away, and it is a cheap option for me.
Awesome. I provide healthier snacks for a wrestling team at least 2x a week – they love popcorn! This will really make a difference in my grocery bill. Thank you!!