Perfect for fall snacking, Cinnamon Popcorn is a vegan, sugar-free treat that is as fast and easy to make as it is irresistable. Sweetened with stevia leaf powder and the warmth of cinnamon, it’s sure to satisfy and be enjoyed.
Now that fall is here, I am ready to enjoy anything cosy, fuss-free and cinnamon flavored. My favorite fall snack is popcorn because it is so satisfying, calming and healthy as well. I make it a few times a week and even occasionally for dinner if I’m feeling especially lazy. I sometimes flavour it with nutritional yeast, but recently I wanted something sweet and had read about people drizzling maple syrup on their popcorn. It sounded yummy, but I try to avoid sugar most of the time, so I came up with this sugar-free alternative.
Cinnamon Popcorn tastes great and besides being sugar free, it can easy be made on the stove or in a silicone popcorn popper in the microwave. It can be made with lots of butter or oil or very little depending on your preference. It fully satisfied a craving for sweetness with a touch of cinnamon warmth that’s just perfect for chillier days and nights.
Making Cinnamon Popcorn
Making Cinnamon Popcorn is really easy and well worth the five minutes of effort it requires. You just need a few basic ingredients and stevia leaf powder, which can be found in most health food stores or online.
● For those who don’t know what stevia leaf powder is, Stevia is a leafy herb that is 200 times the sweetness as sugar. The leaves are dried and then ground into powder. There is nothing added to the powder, and because it’s an herb, it has zero calories. I use it every day in my tea, to sweeten cereal, oatmeal, my morning chia pudding or homemade chia jam. A tiny pinch equals a full teaspoon so a little goes a long way.
Instructions
Step 1: Measure out the popcorn, organic oil (preferably canola or avocado), and the cinnamon and stevia leaf powder. Set aside.
Step 2: Over medium-high heat, add the organic oil and swirl the pan to ensure the bottom is coated. Add the cinnamon and stevia leaf powder. With a wooden spoon stir until well mixed with the oil. Then add the popcorn. Swirl once or twice to ensure that all the popcorn is covered by the oil and cinnamon mixture. Put the lid on the pot.
Step 3: Let pot sit until you hear the first kernel pop. Once it does, shake the pot back and forth on the burner as the rest of the kernels pop. Once the popping slows down, gently bang it on the burner a a few times to ensure the unpopped kernels get popped. Once the popping stops completely, immediately remove it from the heat. Let it sit covered for a minute or so to ensure no more kernels will pop.
Step 4: Pour popcorn into a serving bowl and enjoy. It tastes best fresh but you can refrigerate it for later.
Making popcorn great again
Now that I’ve discovered how easy it is to make flavoured popcorn, I’m really excited to try other flavour combination. I still love nutritional yeast as a topping, but now I have options and ideas, and I can hardly wait to try some of them. Taco mix popcorn? Korean-style spicy popcorn with sesame oil? Vegan hot chocolate mix? Or maybe a ranch-style popcorn with coconut powder and garlic and onion powder?
So many options and I definitely want to try them all. I hope you’ll give this recipe a try and are as delighted by it as I was. Enjoy and have a great fall!
More Cosy Fall Recipes
Fall is a busy time for most people, so it helps to have healthy, yummy and easy-to-make recipes on hand for those times you just want something super cozy, satisfying, warming and delicious. Here are some of my favorites:
Popcorn Cauliflower with Buffalo Sauce
A whole foods vegan diet is healthy, kind to animals, and kind to the planet. It is also delicious and affordable. If you like this recipe, please share! ~Una
Cinnamon Popcorn
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unpopped popcorn
- 2 tablespoons organic canola or avocado oil
- 1/4 teaspoon stevia leaf powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Measure out the popcorn, organic oil, cinnamon and stevia leaf powder. Set aside.
- Over medium-high heat, add the oil to a medium-sized pot with a lid, and swirl the pan to ensure the bottom is coated.
- Add the cinnamon and stevia leaf powder to the oil. Stir with a wooden spoon until well mixed with the oil.
- Add the popcorn to the pot. Swirl once or twice to ensure that all the popcorn is covered by the oil and cinnamon mixture. Put the lid on the pot. Let the pot sit until you hear the first kernel pop.
- Once the popcorn starts to pop, shake the pot back and forth on the burner as the rest of the kernels pop. Once the popping slows down, gently bang it on the burner a few times to ensure all the unpopped kernels get popped. Once the popping has almost stopped, immediately remove it from the heat.
- Let pot sit covered for a minute or so to ensure no more kernels will pop.
- Once the popping has completely stopped, pour popcorn into a serving bowl and enjoy. It tastes best fresh but you can refrigerate it for later.
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