How do I flavor popcorn with a minimal amount of fat?

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I have a popcorn machine that produces popcorn without using fat. It basically blows hot air over the kernels, and after 2 minutes they start popping.

You're not supposed to add any flavoring agent (salt, sugar, ...) in the machines as it's not made for that. So when I want to add flavor, I spray water onto the popcorn right after it has popped, and then scatter the flavoring agent. This works relatively well.

The downside:

  • the popcorn can become damp (I solve this by leaving the machine on, which blows hot air over the popcorn)
  • you can waste some flavoring agent (not all of it sticks to the popcorn, some of it falls on the bottom of the bowl)

The upside:

  • no fat used, healthier and your fingers will be less "greasy"

Any other ideas how to flavor your popcorn using no fat or a minimal amount of fat?

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Best Answer

Don't spray with water with a standard squirt bottle. Get an olive oil spritzer. It's pressurized, so you get an almost aerosol-fine mist, which prevents the kernels from getting soggy. It also adds flavor, in addition to the powdered seasonings you add with it. Or you could use an infused oil and skip the powdered seasoning altogether.



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Quick Answer about "How do I flavor popcorn with a minimal amount of fat?"

  • Spices and Herbs—Sprinkle dry spices on your popcorn to give it a boost of flavor. ...
  • Olive Oil—Adding just one tablespoon of butter to your popcorn adds an additional 100 calories and 12 grams of fat to your snack. ...
  • Trail Mix—Mix up your popcorn by tossing in your favorite trail mix.


    • How can I add flavor to popcorn without butter?

    My favorite, healthy popcorn seasonings
  • Cinnamon.
  • Cocoa powder.
  • Chili powder.
  • Minced lemon or lime zest.
  • Garlic powder.
  • Black pepper.
  • Curry powder.
  • Nutritional yeast.


    • What is the healthiest way to flavor popcorn?

    Seasoning popcorn without fat or butter
  • Water (or saltwater)
  • Vinegar.
  • Soy sauce.
  • Lime juice.
  • Tabasco.
  • A mix of the above (you can use water to dilute any of the flavors for a more mild taste)


    • How do you Flavour popcorn without oil?

    Herbs, especially when picked fresh, add a bright flavor to popcorn without adding calories. Heather Mangieri, R.D.N. and founder of Nutrition CheckUp, usually goes with thyme or rosemary, while Nora Minno, R.D., C.D.N., says oregano and dill are good choices, too.


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    More answers regarding how do I flavor popcorn with a minimal amount of fat?

    Answer 2

    My fat-free flavoring of choice is a bit of lime juice and chile powder tossed with the popcorn in a large bag. Sometimes I toss by hand in the bowl. I find the lime juice doesn't dampen the popcorn as much as water and adds a nice flavor.

    Answer 3

    While movie theaters do often add flavoring agents (e.g. Flavacol) during cooking, that's not all they do for seasoning— they also use popcorn salt which is simply extremely finely ground plain salt. Morton, among other salt companies, package it for sale in grocery stores. It sticks perfectly to popcorn with absolutely no liquid or fat whatsoever. If you can't find any, and don't feel like ordering it online for some reason, putting salt into a high speed blender, spice grinder, mortar and pestle, or some other grinding device does the trick.

    For a sweeter corn, you can use a shake of confectioners sugar. It would be great with a shake of cinnamon.

    I love to add a touch of garlic powder and a shake of smoked paprika to mine! My wife absolutely swears by brewers yeast for her popcorn... she even brings a little jar of it with her to the movie theater.

    Good luck and happy popping!

    Answer 4

    I use a little spritzer bottle that I fill with Braggs aminos or nama shoyu or coconut enzymes. Just spay a little on as it comes out of the popper. It provided a tad of moisture to then sprinkle on other spices that stick. No fat!

    Answer 5

    Spritz your popcorn with vinegar, and whatever seasonings you enjoy with it. My personal guilt-free snack is salt & vinegar popcorn! :)

    Answer 6

    A popcorn gift pack that I recieved a few years ago came with a "grape seed oil" spray bottle (along with several flavorings powders). The grape seed oil seems to work quite well when administered in very low quantities. Not "no fat" but it is at least 'minimal'.

    Answer 7

    I used to use the cheese flavouring packets that come with macaroni and cheese making mix. Took the popcorn, put in a big bag, poured in the cheese mix and shook it all up. Works pretty good.

    Answer 8

    I use brown lunch bags with virgin olive olive oil. It works good and adds flavor.

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