How to make popcorn in an oil-free fryer

31/12/2023 You can completely make delicious popcorn at home like in the restaurant with just an air fryer. Refer to the article below to learn how to make popcorn with an air fryer
! If you are a die-hard fan of popcorn at the cinema. But don't always have time to go to the cinema. Refer to the article below to learn how to make popcorn with an air fryer below!


Making popcorn with an air fryer is super easy.

Ingredients needed to make popcorn

  • 200 grams of American corn. This type of corn can be used to make popcorn. American corn is easily purchased at supermarkets, grocery stores...
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 80 grams margarine
Note:
If you like, you can add chocolate, cheese or matcha to add another flavor to make the popcorn more delicious.

How to make popcorn with an air fryer

To make delicious air fryer popcorn at home, you need to follow these steps:

Heat the butter and sugar before making. 

Step 1: Melt butter and sugar

Take about 100-120 grams of butter and put it in the air fryer. Then, you start choosing the temperature of 200 degrees for 5 minutes to heat the butter to melt.
Check if the butter has melted completely, then continue to add 1 spoon of sugar and stir well. If you like sweet food, you can add 2 spoons of sugar.

Once the popcorn has popped evenly, you can check the flavor. 
 

Step 2: Start making popcorn with the air fryer

After the butter and sugar have melted, add all 200 grams of corn and use chopsticks to stir evenly so that the butter and sugar stick evenly to each corn kernel. Then, close the lid of the air fryer and set the temperature to 180 degrees for 10 minutes.
When the pot signals the end of the time, open the lid and stir evenly. Then, continue baking for another 15 minutes at 180 degrees so that the corn expands evenly and is cooked.

Step 3: Check the finished popcorn product

After finishing 2 times of baking, open the pot to check if the corn has fully popped. Check if the sweetness of the popcorn is as desired. If you find it a bit bland, you can sprinkle more sugar on top. Or if you want to mix in flavors like cheese, matcha or caramel like in the cinema, do it while the popcorn is still hot. You can add these flavors to the corn and shake well to have extremely crispy and delicious popcorn.

Some notes when making popcorn with an air fryer

Although the air fryer is very easy to use and the way to make popcorn is quite simple, to avoid cases such as: burnt corn, corn that does not pop, corn that smells burnt, corn that is not crispy, ... You should also have some notes when doing it as follows: 
In terms of supporting tools: You need to prepare an air fryer with guaranteed quality. This will help you set the correct temperature as well as the correct time for the corn to pop as desired.
In terms of ingredients: You need to buy the exact ingredient which is dried American corn specifically used to make popcorn. Because if you buy regular corn, the corn kernels will not pop. Even if you set the temperature and time correctly.
Dried American corn specifically used to make popcorn can now be easily found in supermarkets or convenience stores. However, when buying, you need to pay attention to the expiration date, you should choose large, plump, even corn kernels, no worms, no mold.
When making popcorn: You just need to divide the amount of dry corn kernels into the fryer. Do not pour it all at once, as this will cause the corn kernels to not fully expand, or the corn will not absorb the butter to expand evenly.
In addition to the traditional way of making popcorn, you can add new flavors such as caramel, cheese, chocolate, etc. to make the popcorn more delicious and attractive.
Popcorn made with an air fryer will be very delicious, with little oil. If you know how to do it correctly, it will not take too much time, you just need to set the temperature and time. Then everything will be done by the air fryer.

Conclusion:

It is undeniable that the oil-free fryer with its outstanding features has been and is a product loved by many customers. Hopefully, the above article has helped you know how to make popcorn with the most delicious and standard oil-free fryer!