Cheezy Popcorn

Vegan and down-right delicious, this popcorn is a much better alternative to the microwave or butter-laden variety.

Cheezy Popcorn

1/2 cup of unpopped popcorn kernels
oil of your choice (neutral tasting is best)
nutritional yeast*
sea salt
onion powder

1. Pop corn kernels using an air popper. (This is better than the traditional stovetop method because the oil is not heated—which may cause it to become carcinogenic. You can also put some kernels in a paper bag with the top folded and microwave it. I haven't had much of luck with this method, as I usually get a lot of unpopped kernels.)

2. Drizzle or spritz with cold-pressed oil (try to use as little as you can but still enough so that the seasonings adhere to the popcorn). Toss oil with popped corn using your hands.

3. Sprinkle on nutritional yeast, sea salt, and onion powder to taste. (You may wish to omit the onion powder; if you do include it, keep in mind that it imparts a very strong flavor and you will want to start out lightly. I find the onion powder gives it that "sour cream and onion" flavor.) Once again, mix the popcorn with your hands in a large bowl until the seasonings are equally distributed and coat each popped kernel of corn.

4. Munch away!

*Nutritional yeast is a seasoning that you should be able to find at your grocery store—trust me, if I could find it where I live (in the middle of nowhere), you should be able to find it, too! If not, order it online. Besides being a tasty addition to almost any dish, nutritional yeast (or as some call it, “noosh”) is a great source of B vitamins and protein.

P.S. I write “cheezy” not because I can’t spell but to avoid confusion with dairy cheese. ; )