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Just buy some paper lunch bags and a tub of plain popcorn kernels and you’re on your way to making your own homemade microwave popcorn bags.
Video: DIY Microwave Popcorn Bags
Making Homemade Popcorn
You can just take plain popcorn kernels, toss them in a paper bag, and pop them yourself in the microwave. Really. It works!
You get wonderful, fresh popcorn, just like out of a hot-air popper, in about two-three minutes. It’s hardly any extra effort, it’s less expensive, and you end up with a wonderful healthy snack.
Instead of dousing my bowl of popcorn with butter, I’ll use an olive-oil mister to lightly coat it so my toppings will stick. I have topping ideas below.
So don’t be fooled by the microwave popcorn in the store — you can make your own at home to save money, your health, and the environment. It’s a win-win-win!
Oh, but if you don’t have any brown paper lunch bags and you want to make popcorn right now, you absolutely can make popcorn in a pot on the stove.
How To Use A Paper Bag To Microwave Popcorn:
Step #1
Measure ¼ cup popcorn kernels.
Step #2
Put them into a regular paper lunch bag.
Step #3
Make a ¾-inch fold at the top of the bag and then fold it over 5-7 times. It’ll unroll a bit. No worries.
Step #4
Put the bag in the microwave. Set the microwave for 4 minutes. Let it pop until there is a pause in the popping. You want to listen for it because the cooking time with different microwaves varies.
Note that when you microwave popcorn in a paper bag like this, there is more of a chance of burning the popcorn than with the store-bought version. Once you’ve done it a few times though and get to know your microwave, you’ll have perfect popped popcorn every time.
As the bag was microwaving, it unrolls some more. Again, no worries.
Step #5
Open the bag very slowly and carefully. It’s super steamy and hot in there!
There it is. Easy and good. No lies here.
Flavor Your Homemade Popcorn
I’ve kept it simple and healthy for this recipe with just a little oil and salt at the end, but you can play around with the flavors. You can also toss the popcorn kernels with a very small amount of oil before popping if you’d like.
After it’s popped? My favorite topping is Nutritional Yeast. It has a wonderful nutty, cheesy flavor — and it’s good for you, too!
You could also go for a classic movie theater popcorn by drizzling on some melted butter. Or go sweet by tossing the popcorn with a little cinnamon sugar. You can also play around with savory seasonings like garlic powder, chili powder, or our homemade salt and vinegar seasoning.
Let me know in the comments how you like to season your popcorn.
Podcast Episode About Making Homemade Microwave Popcorn
Listen to our editor, Christine Pittman, explain briefly about how to make this recipe, with some great tips along the way, by clicking the play button below:
Listen to more Recipe of the Day episodes here.
PrintHomemade Microwave Popcorn Recipe
Contributor: Andrew Wilder
Just buy a stack of paper lunch bags (cheap!) and a tub of plain popcorn kernels (cheap! cheap!) and you’re on your way to making your own microwave popcorn bags.
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Prep Time:
0 minutes
Cook Time:
4 minutes
Total Time:
4 minutes
Yield:
7 cups
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Method:
Microwave
Cuisine:
American
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popcorn kernels
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This post originally appeared in September 2015 and was revised and republished in October 2023.
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