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What Is Popcorn, popped and How Can I Use It?

Here's everything worth knowing about popcorn, popped and how to pick it, what it is, how to store it, and what to use instead, plus 66 recipes to cook tonight.

popcorn, popped

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 cup (8g)
Amount per Serving
Calories 30Calories from Fat 3
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 0.4g 1%
Saturated Fat 0.0g 0%
Trans Fat ~
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 0mg 0%
Total Carbohydrate 6.2g 2%
Dietary Fiber 1g 5%
Sugars 0.1
Protein 1.0g
Vitamin A 0% Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 0% Iron 1%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your caloric needs.

Where found

Popcorn, popped is usually found in the snacks section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.

Food group

Popcorn, popped is a member of the Snacks US Department of Agriculture nutritional food group.

How much does popcorn, popped weigh?

Amount Weight
1 cup 8 grams
1 ounce 28 grams

Snacks

In Chinese:爆米花,弹出
British (UK) term:
en français:pop-corn, sauté
en español:palomitas, hecho estallar

Recipes using popcorn, popped

There are 66 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Homemade Coconut Pani Popcorn

Homemade Coconut Pani Popcorn

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Homemade coconut pani popcorn coats popped corn in a glossy coconut-treacle caramel, then presses it into chewy-crisp squares. A Sri Lankan sweet that beats any bagged caramel popcorn.

Double Peanuts & Honey Christmas Popcorn Balls with Sesame Coating

Double Peanuts & Honey Christmas Popcorn Balls with Sesame Coating

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Peanut butter, peanuts, honey and sesame seeds, hard to be not delicious with these ingredients together. The popcorn balls are nutty, sweet, and crunchy. They are great snacks at any occasion especially at Christmas.

Rum & Raisin Christmas Popcorn Balls

Rum & Raisin Christmas Popcorn Balls

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Rum and raisin are a classic combination. Use both of them to give these popcorn a tasty twist. Make sure that you make enough, there will be lots of people who comes for a second or a third one...

Halloween Popcorn Peanut Pumpkins

Halloween Popcorn Peanut Pumpkins

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Shape popcorn into pumpkins, these cute pumpkins are a great treat at your Halloween party!

Best Beer Cheese Soup

Best Beer Cheese Soup

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Beer cheese soup blends sharp cheddar with a full bottle of beer, chicken broth, paprika, and Tabasco for a Wisconsin-style pub bowl. Finished with heavy cream and topped with buttered popcorn. The bar-snack take on cream soup.

Cranberry & Ginger Christmas Popcorn Balls

Cranberry & Ginger Christmas Popcorn Balls

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Cranberry, ginger white chocolate chips and marshmallows make these delicious mouth-watering popcorn balls that are perfect snacks for Christmas.

Superbowl Popcorn

Superbowl Popcorn

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Make this quick, easy yet tasty popcorn for your superbowl Sunday. It's cheesy, flavorful and very tasty. Make sure to make plenty, people will ask for more.

Mexican Chocolate & Spiced Christmas Popcorn Balls with Cinnamon Sugar

Mexican Chocolate & Spiced Christmas Popcorn Balls with Cinnamon Sugar

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Some cocoa powder, a little bit cayenne, cinnamon and nutmeg make these popcorn balls taste uniquely delicious. They are chocolaty with a little bit spicy. The cinnamon sugar gives the warm crunchy coating.

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Gumdrop Peanut Popcorn Cake

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No-bake gumdrop peanut popcorn cake: a Bundt-shaped tower of popcorn, peanuts, and rainbow gumdrops bound by melted marshmallows and butter. A retro birthday party showpiece.

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Popcorn Snowmen

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Popcorn snowmen stack three marshmallow-popcorn balls into edible snowmen decorated with gumdrop hats, fruit leather scarves, and candy buttons. A fun Christmas kid craft snack.

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Popcorn Surprises

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Popcorn surprises made with candy-coated popcorn ground fine and mixed into melted chocolate, then molded or cut into shapes. A unique candy that makes about 50 pieces.

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Super Crunchy Snack Mix

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No-cook snack mix with popcorn, Golden Grahams, marshmallows, chocolate pieces, peanuts, and raisins. Makes 12 cups of sweet, salty, crunchy trail mix in about 10 minutes.

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Savory Popcorn Macaroons

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Popcorn macaroons whip egg whites with toasted nuts and crushed popped corn into a savory five-ingredient cookie. Light, crunchy, unusual cocktail party bite.

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Peanut Butter Popcorn

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Peanut butter popcorn coated in a sticky honey and sugar syrup with whole peanuts and vanilla. Sweet, salty, crunchy, and impossible to stop eating.

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Popcorn Snowman

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Popcorn snowman craft built from hard-ball-stage caramel popcorn, stacked into a holiday centerpiece with gumdrop features and raisin buttons. A sweet, edible Christmas decoration kids can help make.

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Whole Wheat Popcorn Bread

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A fat-free whole wheat bread machine loaf with real popped popcorn kneaded right into the dough. Honey-sweetened with a subtle corn flavor and a surprisingly tender crumb.

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Quacker Jacks

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Homemade Cracker Jack-style caramel popcorn with peanuts, brown sugar, butter, and corn syrup. A crunchy, sweet snack that comes together in just 15 minutes.

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Popcorn Crunch

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Caramel popcorn crunch with pecans and almonds, coated in homemade caramel and optionally dipped in chocolate. Crispy, crunchy, and impossible to stop eating.

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Nacho Popcorn

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Nacho popcorn baked with corn chips, taco-seasoned butter, and melted shredded cheese for a crunchy, cheesy snack ready in under 20 minutes.

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Garlic Popcorn Balls

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Invite vampires you know over for dinner so they can try this delicious dish made with garlic, popcorn and shredded cheddar cheese.

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Favorite Popcorn Drops

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Popcorn drop cookies with ground popcorn folded into stiff egg whites for a light, airy meringue-like cookie. A naturally gluten-free novelty cookie with a corny crunch and only six ingredients.

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Halloween Popcorn Crunch

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Halloween popcorn crunch: popped corn, pumpkin seeds, dried cranberries and banana chips coated in hard-crack vanilla caramel. The fall snack mix that puts caramel corn to shame.

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Caramel-Nut Corn

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Homemade caramel nut corn with walnuts, pecans, or almonds coated in a brown sugar and corn syrup caramel, then baked low and slow until crunchy. Addictive snack for gifting.

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Curry Buttered Popcorn

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Curry buttered popcorn tossed with golden raisins and fresh diced apple. A sweet, savory, and warmly spiced snack ready in 10 minutes flat.

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Kids Snackin' Corn

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Peanut butter popcorn baked until crispy with just three ingredients: popped corn, peanut butter, and butter. A quick, crunchy, kid-approved snack with a toasty peanut coating.

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