Nacho Cheesy Popcorn

Mar 14, 2025

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Nacho Cheesy Popcorn

This is the ultimate healthy popcorn for family movie night with older kids. The addition of vitamin B12-rich nutritional yeast, chili powder, cumin, and garlic make this a cheesy, flavorful snack that will leave the whole family reaching for more. Pro tip: sneak this into the movie theater too!

  • Author: Chef Jason Wrobel
  • Prep Time: 1 minutes
  • Cook Time: 7 minutes
  • Total Time: 8 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x

Ingredients

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2 tablespoons grapeseed oil

3/4 cup unpopped popcorn seeds

1/4 cup organic virgin coconut oil, melted

1/4 cup nutritional yeast

1 tablespoon chili powder

1 teaspoon ground cumin

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon sea salt

Instructions

  1. Heat the grapeseed oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the popcorn seeds and place the lid on the pan.
  2. Shake vigorously to coat the kernels with oil. When the corn starts to pop, shake the pan constantly until the popping stops, about 5 to 7 minutes.
  3. Remove the pan from heat and pour the popped corn into a large mixing bowl.
  4. Drizzle the melted coconut oil over the hot popcorn and sprinkle with nutritional yeast, chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, and sea salt to taste. Stir thoroughly and serve immediately.

Notes

Try turning up the heat if your family is into it. Add a dash of cayenne pepper or hot sauce.

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