Nacho Cheese Vegan Popcorn
August 1, 2016
This vegan popcorn with nacho cheese flavors is absolutely mind-blowing. It is rich, cheesy, tangy, spicy, and hard to quit eating. Perfect for movie night!
Nacho Cheese Vegan Popcorn
This vegan nacho spicy cheese popcorn from Jason Wrobel’s Eaternity cookbook is a delicious healthy snack.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 7 minutes
Total Time 12 minutes
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons grapeseed oil
- 3/4 cup raw organic or non GMO popcorn seeds
- 1/4 cup organic melted virgin coconut oil
- 1/4 cup nutritional yeast, plus more to taste
- 1 tablespoon chili powder, plus more to taste
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin, plus more to taste
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder, plus more to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon Celtic sea salt, plus more to taste
- Pinch of cayenne pepper, plus more to taste
Instructions
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In a large saucepan over medium-high heat, warm the grapeseed oil. Add the popcorn seeds and place the lid on the pan. 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. Remove the pan from the heat, remove the lid, and transfer the popcorn to a large bowl.
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In a small bowl, combine the nutritional yeast, chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, salt, and cayenne pepper.
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Toss the melted coconut oil and spice mixture through the hot popcorn, and serve immediately.
Recipe Notes
Recipe from Eaternity by Jason Wrobel (Hay House Inc, 2016).
Photo by Trent Lanz; styling by Alicia Buszczak