I’ll confess that I’m not the biggest fan of popcorn. Â I typically don’t snack at the movie theater and my other popcorn experiences are mostly limited to microwave bags which are never terribly exciting or delicious. However, I was at the grocery store recently and saw some of those cute old-fashioned looking cardboard popcorn boxes and felt inspired to experiment. Â I love a good food prop (unfortunately you can barely see it in my final photo).
At first I was going to try making Biscoff popcorn, adapted from this recipe on The Kitchn. Â I might still try that in the future but OMG you guys, I cannot keep that stuff around. Â One day and several giant spoonfuls later, I had to get the Biscoff out of my house. Â It’s like crack. Â I tried taping the jar shut with masking tape and writing “NO” on top with a Sharpie but instant gratification Jen kept overruling logical Jen. I was too busy to make and photograph the popcorn and my waistline was about to start crying. Bye bye Biscoff! Â A few days later I went for my next best idea: sweet and spicy curried popcorn. Â I love curried anything and this popcorn is no joke. Â Both sweet and salty, it’s addicting without being a bazillion calories. Â Win win!
Sweet and Spicy Curried Popcorn
Ingredients
- 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 cup popcorn kernels
- 2 tablespoons grapeseed oil, or any neutral, high heat oil
- 1 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoon unsalted butter (see notes)
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine curry, cayenne, turmeric, and salt. Set aside.
- In a saucepan, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Once the oil is hot, add the kernels and cover.
- When you hear popping, gently shake the pan to prevent burning. Once the popping sound starts to slow down, remove from heat and empty into a large bowl. If many kernels remain un-popped you can repeat the process.
- Melt the honey and butter in a small saucepan or the microwave.
- Pour over the popcorn, cover, and shake vigorously to spread the mixture evenly.
- Sprinkle half of the spice mixture over the popcorn, cover and shake. Repeat the process with the other half of the spices.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
Notes
Please read my full post for additional recipe notes, tips, and serving suggestions!
Nutrition
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Mama's Gotta Bake says
I love spicy popcorn. What a great snack!
Liren says
I am still innocent when it comes to the Biscoff addiction, perhaps I’m afaid of it. My Nutella addiction is bad enough! So I will happily try this popcorn, I already know I will love it!
Miss Corrigan says
Weird, I just popped some popcorn last night for the first time in some time and the next day I was discussing how we could we use more turmeric in our diet. I’m definitely going to try this recipe. Yum, thanks!
Laura (Tutti Dolci) says
I love curry, what a great snack!! BTW, i won’t even mention how many jars of Biscoff are in my pantry right now. Or the large jar of chocolate-hazelnut spread I just picked up at Whole Foods… dangerous!
Roger Stowell says
I’ve never been into popcorn, but this does sound addictive:)
ThisBakerGirlBlogs says
I’m not the biggest fan of popcorn either; I hate how the bits get stuck in your teeth. But never tried curried popcorns before and they sound fab! :)
Baker Street says
I am drooling at the thought of biscoff popcorn. but your curried version sounds fantastic too!
DessertForTwo says
I just read on Huff Post that popcorn is the new cupcake! And then I see this recipe! How fun!
melissa@the hungry artist says
Looks delicious — I love popcorn — salty and sweet is the best!
Faye Leong says
Wow! this is a great combination – i love both popcorn and curry!
Natalia@HotCheap&Easy says
I LOVE popcorn and I love this recipe!
Grubarazzi (@Grubarazzi) says
This is a great snack, and popcorn made at home is a gazillion times better than the microwave stuff. I will admit I recently tried making popcorn at home… I forgot I was doing it…walked away…and almost burnt down the house. YIKES. There goes my favorite pot.
Elisabeth says
If you want the ease of microwave popcorn but the taste of the “real deal”, get yourself a Presto Power Pop (http://www.amazon.com/Presto-04830-PowerPop-Microwave-Multi-Popper/dp/B00005IBXK). I use it to make popcorn for my kettle corn recipe. :)
Jill says
We eat popcorn daily, usually with salt, butter, and parmesan cheese. This looks fabulous! It’s next on my popcorn list!
Valerie says
Isn’t it funny how we sometimes use props as inspiration? “You know you’re a food blogger if…” :D
This popcorn is brilliant! And healthy enough to not worry too much about depleting jars of Biscoff.