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a black bowl of popped popcorn made in an instant pot.

Instant Pot Popcorn + 6 Popular Flavorings

Chef Markus Mueller
Make popcorn in your Instant Pot at home. Fast, easy and best of all cheap! A fun and (somewhat) healthy snack to make on the fly!
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Prep Time 4 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 9 minutes
Course Snack Food
Cuisine American, Canadian
Servings 4 portions
Calories 887.9 kcal

Equipment

nstant Pot Duo 7-in-1 Electric Pressure Cooker, Slow Cooker, Rice Cooker, Steamer, Sauté, Yogurt Maker, Warmer & Sterilizer
Instant Pot
Tight Fitting Glass Instant Pot Lid or Other Lid
Oven Gloves

Ingredients
  

Popcorn Ingredients

Instructions
 

Instant Pot Popcorn Instructions

  • Turn on the Instant Pot and press 'saute'. Hit 'adjust' to turn up the heat to 'more'. Let the pot preheat until the display reads 'HOT'
  • Add 2 tablespoon of extra virgin coconut oil to the pot and let it melt.
  • Add half a cup of popcorn kernels and stir them around with a wooden spoon.  Stir and evenly spread the kernels over the bottom of the Instant pot for about a minute. You will hear them start to sizzle. 
    coconut oil and popcorn kernels in an instant pot, ready to be popped.
  • Place a glass lid over the Instant Pot. An official Instant Pot Lid is available though not required. Any Large lid will do.
    A glass lid covering an instant pot containing popcorn kernels.
  • Let the popcorn pop for about 5 minutes. When the popping slows to one pop every 15 seconds, shake the pot and let any uncooked kernels pop. Remove the lid and using an oven mitt or dry towel, pour the freshly popped popcorn into a serving bowl.
  • Season the Instant Pot popcorn with melted butter or your favorite seasoning blend. (See the post for 6 popular flavor combinations!)

Video

Notes

Trouble Shooting:
  • Oils such as canola, peanut, corn, or olive oil may all be used as well, but they have varying smoke points and may heat differently, resulting in less evenly popped corn, or burnt kernels.
Another reason the kernels may not be popping popping is that :
  1. your instant pot heats higher then mine (try doing this on a lower temperature setting)
  2. you have old popcorn kernels.
Popcorn pops because the moisture trapped inside heats, and when the pressure becomes to much, POP, the kernel pops. Old kernels or ones which have been stored to long and have dried out will not pop.

Nutrition

Calories: 887.9kcal

Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.

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