This easy peanut butter drizzled popcorn uses just 3 ingredients and comes together in 5 minutes. The perfect sweet-salty snack for movie night, game day, or gifting.
Peanut butter drizzled popcorn is a 3-ingredient, 5-minute snack that delivers serious sweet-salty satisfaction without corn syrup, candy coatings, or a hot stove. Just pop, melt, drizzle, and devour. Unlike heavily coated versions that set hard in the bowl, this method keeps the popcorn light and fresh! Perfect for movie night, game night, or a quick afternoon snack. It’s one of those recipes readers have been making for decades and never get tired of.
Ingredients
- Popcorn kernels: while you could use unflavored microwave popcorn, I’d recommend popping kernels on the stove or in a popcorn popper! Yellow or white popcorn will work.
- Peanut butter: A perfect balance of nutty, sweet, and salty flavor while also being a great source of protein.
- Salt: Enhances the flavors of the peanut butter and popcorn.
Which Peanut Butter Works Best?
Creamy natural peanut butter (just peanuts and salt) melts beautifully and drizzles smoothly. Avoid peanut butters with added oils or stabilizers that can seize up. Do NOT use crunchy peanut butter here: it clogs a spoon and won’t coat evenly. Natural PB also keeps the recipe cleaner and the macros better, which is the whole point!
How to Make Peanut Butter Drizzled Popcorn
Step 1. Start by popping your popcorn kernels either on the stove or in an air popper.
Step 2. Then pour the popcorn into a large bowl.
Step 3. Sprinkle with some salt to taste.
Step 4. Put the peanut butter in a microwave safe bowl for about 30-40 seconds to melt it, then drizzle it over the top of the popcorn.
Step 5. Stir or toss well until popcorn is evenly coated.
Drizzle until coated to your liking, serve, and enjoy! Peanut butter drizzled popcorn is best served still warm.
More Easy Snacks
- Oven Roasted Chickpeas
- Classic Hummus with Toasted Pine Nuts
- Air Fryer Sweet Potato Chips
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Energy Balls
- Baked Pita Chips with Za’atar
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Ingredients
Instructions
- Pop kernels with your favorite air-popper then place popcorn in a large bowl.1/2 cup popcorn kernels
- Place peanut butter in a microwave-safe bowl and heat until melted, 30-40 seconds.1/2 cup creamy natural peanut butter
- Drizzle popcorn with melted peanut butter and toss well to coat. Sprinkle with salt to taste and serve immediately.salt to taste
Liz’s Notes
Nutrition
Frequently Asked Questions
There are all sorts of sweet and salty combos you can try. The classic butter is an easy go-to, or I also have a chocolate peanut butter popcorn recipe as well! You could always throw some chocolate chips in with this peanut butter popcorn for a classic combo.
Use clarified butter, or ghee, as it has less water than regular butter!
Just pop in the microwave according to the instructions, then empty into a bowl and drizzle as instructed above. I would recommend only using lightly salted or unflavored microwave popcorn.
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