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Posted by on Jun 8, 2013 in Desserts, Nutritarian Recipes, Snacks | 0 comments

Poly(nesian) Popcorn

Poly(nesian) Popcorn

It only makes sense that two of our most favourite foods: Popcorn & Coconut combined, would have the synergy necessary to take family movie night to a whole new level! We love this combination so much, when we think popcorn, we no longer think “butter”…instead it’s always “coconut, Coconut, COCONUT!” haha.

Although this is not the ideal nutritarian snack, I have no problem feeding it two my kids as we consider it a great treat on occasion and a much healthier alternative to butter and heavily salted popcorn. Not to mention that the kids love it so much that the switch from the conventional took place without even a blink. In fact, there must be little hungry ghosts in our kitchen because before we actually start the movie, usually about half the popcorn is already gone. Hmmmm….

popcornfingers

 

brownbag

We also love popping our popcorn in a simple brown paper bag in the microwave. It takes less than two minutes and requires no additional kitchen appliances. Even my husband who seems to be the popcorn connoisseur of the family is more than satisfied with how it turns out when cooked this way and gets gratification out of the fact that we no longer pay more for convenience packaging and extra chemicals.

So next time you get set for a kids movie night in, try our family favourite Poly(nesian) Popcorn instead of buttered popcorn and while your at it, why not switch the conventional soda pop for a nice cold Coconut Water?

popcorn party

Note: As you may now know, we make it a goal to reduce the amount of salt, refined sugar, concentrated oil, dairy and other animal products that we put into recipes. This is not to say that we don’t ever eat animal products but the role they play in our cooking has switched from one of being the main dish itself to acting more like an occasional condiment. In addition, if we do choose to use a small amount of oil we prefer cold pressed, raw virgin coconut oil or first cold pressed extra virgin olive oil.

Poly Popcorn
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Serves: 1 or 2
 
A movie night favourite gone tropical. The perfect combination of sweet & salty in this healthier twist on conventionally buttered & salted popcorn.
Ingredients
  • 1 brown paper lunch bag
  • ¼ cup popcorn kernels
  • 1-2 TB raw virgin coconut oil (melted)
  • 1-2 tsp unrefined coconut sugar
  • pinch of sea salt
Method
  1. Add ¼ cup popcorn kernels to a brown paper lunch bag
  2. Close and fold over the opening two times
  3. Place in microwave and cook for approximately 1 minute and 30 seconds. (***This varies depending on your microwave, ours for example is exactly 1 minute and 22 seconds).
  4. To find out how long to cook in your microwave, set the time for 1 minute 30 seconds and listen carefully for the pops to slow down to around one pop a second and then turn off immediately and note the time. Never leave unattended and you must be careful as it goes from perfect to burnt VERY QUICKLY. Do NOT over cook. It took us a few times to figure out the perfect time for us.
  5. Transfer popcorn into a bowl sifting out any left over un-popped kernels
  6. Add the melted coconut oil, sprinkle on the coconut sugar & pinch of salt and toss to mix.
  7. Adjust seasonings to taste.
  8. This makes one big serving or two small servings for kids.
  9. You can reuse the brown paper bag for multiple batches or you can serve the popcorn in the bags and use multiple bags, one per person.
Notes
We find using a brown paper bag to be a quick and convenient way of popping popcorn. Alternatively you could use your traditional air popper or what ever method you prefer and then adjust the seasonings according to your batch size.

What kinds of toppers do you put on your popcorn? We’d love to know so please leave a comment below 🙂

 

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