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Air Fryer Popcorn

A super easy and totally customizable air fryer popcorn recipe! It is so fun to do at home or on the road with your portable air fryer and you can control the butter, salt and calorie content by making homemade popcorn.
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Course: Snack
Cuisine: American
Servings: 2 people
Author: Sara Ayesh

Equipment

  • 1 air fryer
  • 1 Sheet of Tin Foil

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup popcorn kernels
  • 2 tablespoon melted butter
  • pinch flaky sea salt

Instructions

  • Preheat the air fryer to 400 degrees for 5 minutes
  • Take the bottom of your air fryer basket and either wrap it in tin foil or press the sheet of foil into the bottom and let it come up the sides a bit.
  • In a small bowl combine the popcorn kernels and ½ the melted butter. Toss.
  • Add the kernels to the air fryer basket and make sure they are spread out evenly.
  • At 400 degrees, cook the popcorn for 5-6 minutes.
  • Remove the basket and spoon out the popped kernels.
  • Return the basket to the air fryer and continue for another 5 minutes to pop the rest of the kernels.
  • Top the popcorn with remaining butter and flaky sea salt!