If you have a multicooker at home, then with this miracle, you can cook anything miracle. We have already learned how to cook condensed milk in a slow cooker, bake a pie and fry free potatoes, and now let's prepare everyone's favorite simple dish - popcorn in a slow cooker.

As soon as we come to the cinema to watch an interesting film or cartoon with children, they offer to taste popcorn. Probably, it is already impossible to imagine how you can enjoy watching the film and abandon popcorn? Most mothers who care too much about the health of their children believe that this dish harms the children's body. But it turns out, the opposite is true. The popcorn contains a large number of antioxidants that remove toxins and other harmful substances from the body.

It is still reliably unknown when people began to eat corn grains. If you believe in stories, then popcorn was popular a few millennia ago, and for the first time they discovered this interesting and useful plant of Indians from America. They also discovered that the grains of a certain variety of corn, if they are heated, begin to swell. This is due to a special grain structure, since it has a little wet starch. When the grain heats up, it expands, and its shell is revealed. As a result of heat treatment, grain acquires an interesting shape, unusual taste and consistency. By the way, the grain of corn in itself, if you cook it without additives (even without salt), will be almost tasteless, but if you cook popcorn grains in a slow cooker with certain ingredients, you can get many different types of popcorn.

How to choose the right ingredients

Since the main component in cooking is corn grains, they must be selected according to all the rules. It has long been known that not all corn grains will be disclosed when heated, so the first rule is to acquire special grains. If you buy a semi -finished product at the supermarket, pay attention to the packaging, the manufacturer indicates all the information of interest to the consumer: “rice corn”, just “popcorn” or “corn grains for cooking popcorn”. You just have to make the right choice. You can go the other way and stock up on the necessary amount of corn grains for popcorn (for the whole winter) in advance, if you plant corn on your summer cottage in the spring.

The next ingredient for cooking popcorn is vegetable oil. Further, depending on your taste preferences, you can cook sweet popcorn in a slow cooker or salty, as well as add other ingredients.

Popcorn in a slow cooker

It is best to cook popcorn in coconut oil. Since it is difficult for many inhabitants of Russia, it can be replaced with ordinary corn, just choose oil, marked “refined”. Well, if you have the opportunity to buy at least a little coconut oil, we suggest preparing a real popcorn in a slow cooker.

Ingredients for cooking dishes:

• corn grains - a package or a handful of grains;
• coconut oil - 1 tbsp.;
• small salt is to taste.

How to cook popcorn in a slow cooker:

1. Corn grains for cooking popcorn are not only a delicious dish, but also excellent savings. From one ears, you can prepare 2-3 plates of crispy and delicious popcorn.
2. We will make the preparation of popcorn in a slow cooker: pour a small amount of vegetable oil at the bottom of the dry and clean multicooker bowl. If you have a coconut oil, we lay out the right amount in the working bowl of the electrical appliance. By the way, coconut oil for residents of tropical countries is not uncommon, women have long been accustomed to cook almost all dishes on it and know its unusual taste. We will discover a new taste for ourselves - if you prepare a popcorn in a multicooker in coconut oil, then its aroma will fill the entire kitchen and your home will definitely look into the kitchen and take an interest when it will be possible to taste a new dish.
3. After you put a little butter on the bottom of the multicooker bowl, we put corn grains and close the multicooker lid.
4. We activate the “Soup”, “Frying” or “Baking” mode, set the time at our discretion, depending on the number of grains. On average, you can put the time for cooking popcorn in a slow cooker - 7 minutes.
5. We wait for the cooking process. When the grains begin to open, you will hear a characteristic crack - this means that the grains burst and bounce inside the multicooker.
6. We wait for the noise to stop - this means that all the grains have already opened and hasten to turn off our device. It is very important not to miss the moment, since the finished popcorn will be fried, and then soak in a slow cooker.
7. Open the multicooker lid and transfer the popcorn into a spacious container. A large dish with wide sides or any container (for example, a lettuce) is suitable. It is important that the dishes are clean and dry.
8. Now our task is to give popcorn prepared in a slow cooker, a special taste. Since we are preparing salty popcorn, which will make a “company” beer, we add only small salt.
9. We just take a handful of salt and trigger a warm popcorn. It remains only uniformly mixing corn grains and is more convenient to sit in front of the TV screen.

By the way, for children, salty popcorn is not the best option, so make sure that your kids do not eat a large portion of corn grains. Take care in advance about the drink. If cinemas offer visitors to buy a jar of Coca-Cola, then we can prepare a useful drink in the same multicooker-compote from fresh fruits. If you add a small amount of sugar to the drink, you can just enjoy a pleasant viewing of an interesting film along with a popcorn prepared in a slow cooker.

Sweet popcorn in a slow cooker

You can cook popcorn in the oven, directly on gas or in the microwave, but when there is a multicooker, you do not need to monitor the preparation process - just put the necessary ingredients, set the program, cooking time and close the lid. It remains only to wait until the popcorn in the slow cooker will be ready. We offer to prepare corn grains with the addition of sugar or powdered sugar. Your children will like such a dish, they will be happy to eat popcorn, and they will even have time to argue who will get the last portion.

Ingredients for cooking popcorn in a slow cooker:

• corn grains - 25 g;
• vegetable oil (olive, corn or sunflower) - 1 tbsp;
• sugar powder or sugar to taste.

The process of cooking popcorn in a slow cooker:

1. As mentioned earlier, cooking popcorn is very simple. Even the schoolboy will cope with this task, provided that he knows how to use electrical appliances.
2. So, at the bottom of the multicooker bowl, pour a tablespoon of oil.
3. We lay out a portion of popcorn. Here you need to be very careful, do not be greedy, because from a small handful of grains you get a large portion of the finished dish. Of the 25 g of popcorn, the output will be - 1 liter (in volume). So if you have a multicooker with a small volume of a working bowl, then you need to put less popcorn.
4. Immediately spread sugar (2 tbsp) and do not forget to mix all the ingredients with a plastic spatula well.
5. Now we close the multicooker lid, install the program “Baking” or “Frying”. We set the cooking time - 5 minutes. Close the lid.
6. You can go about your business or wait for popcorn in a slow cooker. And it will be noisy to prepare, so do not be scared in advance. As soon as the “stir” stops inside the multicooker, this means that each grain has already opened. Now we open the lid, remove the finished popcorn and transfer it to a spacious container.

By the way, if you are one of the stocking people, then you probably brought a bucket from the Popcorne from the cinema. If so it is, lay out the popcorn cooked in a slow cooker and enjoy its taste. Enjoy your meal!

Karamel popcorn in a slow cooker

The correct solution is to prepare a portion of popcorn in a slow cooker yourself. If we calculate how much funds will be spent on the purchase of grains, oils and additives, and then compare with a portion of popcorn, which you would buy in the cinema, then the savings will be decent. So go for products to cook caramel popcorn in a slow cooker.

Products:

• corn grains - 1/4 cup;
• refined vegetable oil - 3 tbsp;
• sugar - 1 cup;
• water - 2 tbsp.;
• lemon juice - a few drops;
• butter - for taste 1 tbsp.;
• soda food - 0.5 tsp.

How to cook popcorn in a multicooker with caramel:

1. Preparation of popcorn in a slow cooker is not complicated, the main thing is to make a caramel right. There are no difficulties if you adhere to all recommendations.
2. First, we will prepare popcorn - pour 2 tbsp into the multicooker bowl. vegetable oil. Pour corn grains into the container and close the lid. Prepare popcorn in a slow cooker for 7 minutes under a closed lid. When the noise subsides, you can turn off the device and transfer the finished popcorn into a spacious container.
3. The cup of multicooker is now free and we can begin to prepare caramel. Pour a portion of sugar to the bottom of the bowl, pour water and add a few drops of lemon juice. Mix.
4. We do not close the cover yet, turn on the “Extinguishing” or “Soup” program and observe the process. First, the sugar will begin to melt on the sides of the multicooker capacity, do not rush to move it with a spatula, even if it itself is slowly mixed with still unexplored sugar. It is allowed to help the process a little, only very carefully move the top layer with a spatula.
5. Why is it so important to adhere to all the recommendations? Caramel can either burn or crystallize - this means that the products are spoiled, and you can’t return everything back. Using such a product is also unacceptable. Therefore, we are not in a hurry. If you did everything right, then you should get a thick brown mass with a pleasant smell. Just at this moment you can add butter, but make sure that the sugar does not start crystalling.
6. Now attention - you need to remove the container with a caramel from the multicooker and put it next to the finished popcorn. Now your actions are as follows: we pour into a caramel a soda and see how the mass increases in volume and begins to foam.
7. At this moment, pour the finished popcorn with our caramel and quickly mix the silicone spatula so that each grain gets a uniform portion of caramel.
8. Now it is important not to leave popcorn in a large bowl, but to lay it out on a flat surface. You can cover the table with parchment and lay out the caramel popcorn with a thin layer. We wait until the popcorn cooked in a slow cooker will completely cool (only 5-7 minutes) and you can tast a self-cooked dish.

Popcorn in a slow cooker with caramel is ready. His taste and crispy crust will be exactly the same as that of the store product. We warn you that if you tastes at least a little of such popcorn, it will be very difficult to stop. Help yourself!

Cheese popcorn in a slow cooker

For lovers of different additives, we offer to cook corn grains with cheese. The recipe is extremely simple while your relatives gather in front of the TV, you will have time to cook popcorn in a slow cooker.

Ingredients:

• corn grains - 30 g;
• butter - 30 g;
• hard cheese - 150 g.

How to cook popcorn in a slow cooker:

1. The recipe for the preparation of classic popcorn in a slow cooker does not differ from the above methods. In a clean and dry multicooker bowl we spread the butter. Now you need to turn on the slow cooker in the "extinguishing" mode and wait for the oil to melt.
2. Now you can lay out the grains of corn and carefully mix the contents. We do not add salt, since the cheese will give our dish a special taste and aroma.
3. We turn on the slow cooker for a high -temperature mode - this is “frying” or “baking”, the time of cooking popcorn in a slow cooker is 5 minutes.
4. Close the cover of the device and wait for the noisy cooking process to begin.
5. While the grains burst inside the multicooker, we are just having time to cook cheese. Rub it on a fine grater. To prepare popcorn in a slow cooker with the addition of cheese, it is better to use solid varieties, such as Parmesan or Chedder.
6. As soon as you hear that the grains no longer explode into the multicooker container, just wait 20 seconds and you can open the lid.
7. We do not hasten to lay out the finished popcorn, pour the cheese and quickly mix the grain with a spatula.
8. When the cheese melts, and this will happen very quickly, we shift the popcorn prepared in a multicooker in a comfortable dish, and enjoy a great taste.

Chocolate popcorn in a slow cooker

According to this recipe, you can cook popcorn in a slow cooker with children. Trust them the most important thing - laying grains and adding chocolate. Your kids will be happy that they managed to cook a delicious treat.

Ingredients:

• rice corn grains - 40 g;
• corn console oil - 2 tbsp;
• black chocolate - 200 g;
• white chocolate - 50 g.

The process of cooking popcorn in a slow cooker:

1. To prepare this dish, chocolate will have to be melted on the stove. And first, prepare the popcorn - pour half a portion of vegetable oil to the bottom of the multicooker pots.
2. We lay out half a portion of corn grains, since the multicooker capacity will not allow you to prepare a large portion of popcorn at once.
3. We close the multicooker lid. Turn on the "Frying" mode for 5 minutes.
4. When the grains stop exploding, you can open the lid and shift the finished popcorn into another dish.
5. In the same way, we will prepare the 2nd portion of popcorn.
6. While the grains are prepared, you can melt the chocolate. Ask your child, let him break chocolate tiles into small pieces.
7. Melt black chocolate in a comfortable container over low heat.
8. When the popcorn is ready, transfer it to a spacious bowl, and pour it on top with melted black chocolate and quickly mix so that each grain is “redeemed” in chocolate. This part of the work can be entrusted to your child.
9. We lay out the popcorn cooked in a slow cooker on a parchment of 1 layer so that the chocolate grabs.
10. Now you need to melt the second portion of white chocolate in a separate bowl and pour the finished popcorn with white melted chocolate.

We will wait when the glaze cools down and it will be possible to transfer the popcorn into any container. Everything, you can treat your relatives with a delicious popcorn prepared in a slow cooker.

Dietary popcorn in a slow cooker

For those who follow their figure and cannot afford at least a little fat, we offer a simple recipe for cooking popcorn in a slow cooker. The corn contains many useful substances, so for those who “sit” on a diet, it is allowed to eat a small portion of delicious popcorn.

Products:

• corn grains - 20 g.

Preparation of dietary popcorn:

1. As you can see, the ingredient for the preparation of popcorn in a slow cooker is only one - this is corn grains, oil (vegetable or creamy) we will not add.
2. Such popcorn will taste no worse than cooked with oil.
3. So, at the bottom of the dry pots of multicooker we put a handful of corn grains and close the lid.
4. We turn on the program "Frying" for 4 minutes.
5. As soon as you hear that the grains are no longer “shooting”, you can open the multicooker lid (just do not forget to turn off the device first) and shift the finished dish.

If desired, you can add a little salt or powdered sugar to hot popcorn. A portion of antioxidants is ready, you can turn on your favorite movie and taste popcorn, your own hand -prepared in a slow cooker.

Honey popcorn in a slow cooker with nuts

Prepare at home a delicious and healthy snack - popcorn with honey and nuts in a slow cooker. The taste of this dish will be as saturated as that of the store, so it is almost impossible to distinguish both products.

Products for cooking popcorn in a slow cooker:

• corn grains - 60 g;
• liquid coconut oil (or corn) - 1 tbsp.;
• butter - 2 tbsp.;
• liquid honey - 2 tbsp.;
• nuts - 60 g (you can take walnuts, peanuts, cashew or almonds);
• salt - 0.5 tsp

Preparation of popcorn in a slow cooker:

1. And again nothing complicated when there is a multicooker at home. You can cook a delicious portion of fresh popcorn even on vacation if you take a slow cooker with you.
2. At the bottom of the multicooker bowl, pour a spoonful of oil, lay out half a portion of corn grains. Close the cover of the device. Popcorn in a slow cooker will be prepared in the "baking" mode for only 4 minutes.
3. We transfer the finished popcorn to the dish and make a second bookmark.
4. While corn grains are preparing, we will have time to grind nuts and melt honey if he managed to crystallize. Only to bring it to a liquid state can be in a water bath, it is forbidden to use a microwave oven.
5. Also, while the popcorn is being prepared, it is necessary to melt the butter. It can be mixed with warm honey.
6. As soon as the popcorn is ready, we transfer it into a spacious bowl, spray with a mixture of honey with butter and sprinkle with chopped nuts. It remains to mix popcorn so that nuts and honey with butter are evenly distributed.

Popcorn in a slow cooker with spices

We suggest you cook a festive popcorn, which is very fond of cooking in Europe for Christmas. This dish gets a special taste and aroma, thanks to correctly selected spices. Salt when preparing popcorn can be placed immediately with grains, but spices - only after preparing grains, since the taste and aroma can change a lot.

Products:

• corn grains - 30 g;
• olive oil - 1 tbsp.;
• salt - to taste;
• dried cloves - 6 pcs;
• bay leaf - 3 pcs;
• zest of 1 lemon and orange;
• cinnamon - a pinch;
• nutmeg - a pinch;
• vanilla pod - 1 pc.

Preparation of popcorn in a slow cooker:

1. Prepare popcorn in the usual way. Pour olive oil into the multicooker bowl, put a handful of corn grains, salt and mix with a spatula.
2. Turn on the "Frying" or "Baking" mode for 5 minutes.
3. While popcorn will be prepared, we must grind all the spices in the coffee grinder.
4. We take out the finished popcorn and mix with spices.

The festive popcorn in the slow cooker is ready - we try our dish and enjoy an unusual taste. Help yourself!