This is a recipe for parmesan popcorn drizzled with brown butter. A little bit nutty from the butter and a little salty from the Parmesan cheese. A unique popcorn recipe and a great snack. I’m thinking movie night.
Have I ever mentioned that I’m a self-proclaimed popcorn connoisseur? Well…ok, maybe not a true connoisseur, but I pop a lot of it, eat a lot of it and love a lot of it. There’s not a tastier snack than warm fresh popped corn simply tossed with salt and butter. And I do know that not all popcorns are created equal. And really, can you watch a movie without popcorn? Heck no!
I came by my love of popcorn honestly. My father’s favorite evening snack was a bowl of popcorn, a sliced apple and some Colby cheese. He popped it himself on the stovetop in his favorite popcorn popping skillet. Which come to think of it was also my mother’s favorite fried chicken skillet.
How to pop popcorn in a skillet
I’ve always popped corn in a skillet. It’s easy enough to do, just add 3 T. oil and 1/2 cup popcorn and put a lid on it. When it starts to pop, grab the handle, get a tight grip on to the lid and shake the devil out of it until there are no more kernels popping.
Then pick out the old maids. Thanks to my friend Vickie, who a few years ago filled me in on the Whirley Pop popcorn maker. I placed my order immediately and the rest is history. It practically lives on my stove-top and it pops corn like a pro. It’s quick and is the best and easiest way to make a great bowl of popcorn. With it’s unique spin technology, it keeps the corn turning and popping with uniformity. I challenge you to find more than a couple old maids. This is not a sponsored post, I just love my Whirley Pop.
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Recipe for Brown Butter Parmesan Popcorn
Looking for a new popcorn flavor combo? Just toss fresh warm popcorn with browned butter and parmesan. Delicious. The brown butter adds a great nutty flavor and the parmesan is salty and savory adding up to a great snack.
I hope you give this recipe a try, and if you do, please come back and give the recipe a star rating and leave a comment about your experience with this recipe.
And if you have a favorite popcorn recipe, let me know, I’d love to give it a try.
More popcorn recipes
- Firecracker Corn, A Spicy Popcorn Recipe
- Colt and Gray Caramel Corn Recipe with Bacon Cashews and Cayenne
Parmesan Popcorn with Brown Butter. The brown butter adds a nutty flavor and the parmesan savory and salty. Great snack for your next family movie night.
- 3 T . oil
- 1/2 C . popcorn kernels
- 3 T . unsalted butter
- 6 T . grated Parmesan
- 1/4 t . salt
- Place oil and popcorn in your Whirley Pop popcorn maker or pan. Pop and place in a large bowl.
- Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Swirl or stir the butter with a wooden spoon as it starts to foam and sputter. Remove the butter from the heat as soon as it begins to turn golden brown and smells nutty, about 1 minute.
- Drizzle the butter over the popcorn. Sprinkle with the Parmesan and salt and toss well.
Brown Butter and Parmesan Popcorn …It’s what’s for a Snack.
Karen Harris says
February 17, 2014 at 3:18 pmI love popcorn too. Unfortunately, I love the 6,000 calorie a cup movie theater popcorn, but can’t have it very often. This looks wonderful.
Linda says
February 17, 2014 at 3:43 pmI love popcorn too. Nothing is better than warm popcorn and something sweet to go with it. The apple is perfect or chocolate chips sprinkled over it. But it is messy! I’ve never seen Wabash Valley Popcorn. But I’d love to try it sometime.
I’d love it if you shared this at What’d You Do This Weekend.
Have a poppin’ good week,
Linda
cheri says
February 17, 2014 at 4:12 pmPopcorn is a great snack. Never thought of trying out different oils for different flavors. Great idea!
Debra says
February 17, 2014 at 6:15 pmWe only eat popcorn at the movies, but our little independent theater has some great seasonings you can sprinkle on like Cajun, ranch, and cinnamon/sugar. That is after we dowse it in butter. I would like to enjoy that “pure flavor” that you mention. (Apples and cheese remind me of my mom.) 🙂
Abbe@This is How I Cook says
February 17, 2014 at 8:35 pmI am not a huge popcorn lover but Manservant is. He can eat as much as I could pop. Lately though I’ve been making popcorn with truffle salt and a drizzle of truffle oil with a sprinkle of parmesan cheese. Now that’s something I do eat a lot of!
Gloria R. says
February 18, 2014 at 1:20 amWhat caught my eye was all the popcorn (love the stuff) but more than that, it was the
6qt Silver Whirley Pop Stovetop Popcorn Popper, For years I have used a black wire popcorn popping basket from way back when but it finally fell apart. I have been using a skillet but have been keeping an eye out for a new popper. I really like the Whirley Pop Popper. 🙂
Gloria R. says
February 18, 2014 at 1:23 amOh, you also wanted to know my favorite flavor. I am very much like you and love to experiment with all kinds of herbs and spices. One of my favorite if Buffalo Wing flavor with some hot sauce put into the melted butter and then mixed in with the popcorn. I also like to shake a little parm on it too.
Sam @ My Carolina Kitchen says
February 18, 2014 at 4:36 amI haven’t popped popcorn in years, but when I did it was on the stove top using a very similar method to yours. I knew there were flavors in popcorn now and I have seen Parmesan cheese used, but it never occurred to me to try different oils. How cool is that.
Sam
Chilebrown says
February 18, 2014 at 8:12 amThe Kettlecorn popping kit caught my attention. I would pair this product with a side of applewood smoked bacon. Thats my story and I am sticking to it.
Heather says
February 18, 2014 at 10:47 amGreen tea oil how unusual! I love flavored salts and this type of popcorn sounds delicious! I would assume that because it is a farm it’s a non-GMO food- which would make me like it better!
Jenn says
February 19, 2014 at 5:24 amI love, love, love popcorn, but I’m a very simplistic popcorn eater.. my favorite combo is butter and salt 🙂
I have a whirley pop too and I love it… makes the whole process so very easy!!!
Molomatic says
February 19, 2014 at 9:27 amThey have so many fabulous floors, it would be hard to choose just one. So, I like their 4 season sampler! We do family movie night every Friday and usually have popcorn. My family loves kettle corn. Thanks for the fun giveaway!
Colleen says
February 19, 2014 at 12:24 pmThanks, Lea Ann. We love the Whirley Pop, too. The last vacation my mom and I took together before she passed away was to visit relatives and it was there that we both shared for the first time, and loved :), popcorn popped in the Whirley. I’ve had my Whirley Pop popper ever since and still see mom’s joyful expression when I set ours going on the stove. Time for some popcorn right now! Colleen
John@Kitchen Riffs says
February 19, 2014 at 3:30 pmWe’re popcorn fiends too! We usually have ours with just a bit of salt and butter, but it’s so much fun to flavor it up, too. This looks terrific! Thanks.
Rocky Mountain Woman says
February 19, 2014 at 4:07 pmI love popcorn also and pretty much think that a movie without popcorn is like a margarita without tequila….
I will have to remember the Wabash Site this year when I’m getting ready for the holidays. I like giving people movie tickets for Christmas because it’s something most people will use, but think how cute it would be to get one of those cute gift baskets and just add the tickets to it?
I’m a big fan of just butter and salt, but sometimes I like a little Parmesan (the kind that comes in the green can). I’m going to try brown butter and parm, that looks perfect!
Maureen | Orgasmic Chef says
February 19, 2014 at 8:30 pmI’m not going anywhere without my whirley pop. I haven’t yet tried parmesan but that’s because I haven’t gone down to the kitchen yet. 🙂 yum
Karen (Back Road Journal) says
February 21, 2014 at 3:21 pmYour popcorn would be a big hit in our home. 🙂
meredith says
February 22, 2014 at 6:52 amthe Premium Popcorn & Seasoning Combination Gift Set looks fun!
Rhonda says
February 22, 2014 at 11:24 amOh how I love popcorn and oh how I love my Whirley Pop. So much so that I have two, one at the cabin (it’s red) and the same one as you at home. Their new product line is intriguing. Our favorite popcorn is truffle, sea salt and black pepper. The brown butter sounds delicious though, I’ll be giving it a try for sure!
Vickie says
February 22, 2014 at 1:54 pmYeah for popcorn!! love this snack more than any other – and that lemon yellow corn sounds wonderful. I looked at their site and immediately found the (GMO free!) Baby White popcorn that I love so much. I also found a tiny Lemon Yellow Heirloom that sounds delicious! I also see that they offer some other poppers since I got my Whirlypop. I’m craving that outdoor popper, now, for camping. Great find!
Lea Ann Brown says
February 22, 2014 at 1:58 pmI knew you’d be fond of this post. And thank you for the intro to that darn Whirley Pop. I love that thing.
Simply Sweet Justice says
March 2, 2014 at 5:09 pmI love popcorn, too! Sometimes, I’ll just have it for dinner! During the summer, I love popcorn with a peach. 🙂
Lea Ann Brown says
March 3, 2014 at 11:33 amok, I’m going to have to try popcorn and a peach. 🙂
Natasha Martin says
May 27, 2016 at 3:16 pmOh, woooow!
This is genius and looks so good! I have popcorn parties with my friends (I know, nerds), and I am thinking that this will be the idea I propose for our next one.
Thank you so much,
Natasha
Lea Ann Brown says
May 28, 2016 at 6:53 amThanks so much for the visit to my blog and your comment Natasha. I look forward to hearing how you like this combo.