THE EASIEST AND SPICIEST SNACK RECIPE TO TRY FOR THE NBA PLAYOFFS: HOT HONEY BUTTER POPCORN FEATURING TABAÑERO SRIRACHA HONEY SAUCE
Hot Honey Butter Popcorn: the true MVP of the NBA Playoffs. Sorry, LeBron, but this snack wins every time. This popcorn is the perfect courtside companion with fewer than ten ingredients and is ready in only ten minutes. With Tabañero Sriracha Honey Sauce, every kernel is full of sweet, spicy, and buttery goodness. Forget bland popcorn — this recipe brings heat that’s as exhilarating as a buzzer-beater.
Hot Honey Butter Popcorn Featuring Tabañero Sriracha Honey Sauce
This hot honey butter popcorn is the easiest snack to make for game night. With a five-minute preparation time and a five-minute cooking time, this recipe is the snack equivalent of a three-pointer.
A quick tip: a one-thrid cup of popcorn kernels will produce about eight to ten cups of hot honey butter popcorn. This serving yields enough for about four people but can easily be doubled or tripled.
Equipment Used in this Recipe
- Small mixing bowl
- Whisk
- Deep saucepan
- Large serving bowl
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons of butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon of honey
- 1 tablespoon of Tabañero Sriracha Honey Sauce
- 3 tablespoons of coconut oil
- 1/3 cup of popcorn kernels
- Kosher salt to taste
Instructions
In a small mixing bowl, combine the melted butter, honey, and Tabañero Sriracha Honey Sauce. Whisk the sauce until well combined and set aside.
Heat the coconut oil in a deep saucepan over medium-high heat. Test the oil's temperature by adding one or two popcorn kernels to the pot. When the popcorn kernels pop, the oil is ready. If the oil begins to smoke, lower the heat. Once the oil is at perfect temperature, remove the test popcorn kernels.
Add the remaining popcorn kernels to the saucepan and arrange into an even layer. Cover the saucepan with a lid, leaving a small gap for steam to escape. Be careful not to leave the gap too wide to avoid oil splattering. The popcorn will begin to pop. Shake the saucepan gently until the popping slows.
Once the popping stops, transfer the popcorn to a large serving bowl. Drizzle the popcorn with the Tabañero hot honey butter mixture, gently tossing until evenly distributed. This step will prevent soggy spots and ensure the popcorn is evenly coated.
Season the popcorn with salt sparingly, then taste and adjust to avoid over-salting. Serve the hot honey butter popcorn warm. Store any leftovers (which are highly unlikely) in an airtight container for up to 24 hours.
Make Popcorn Hotter with Tabañero
Tabañero does hot sauce differently, providing an all-natural, gluten-free alternative to the vinegary nobodies of hot sauce. Now, with placements in grocery stores like Walmart, Meijer, and Winn-Dixie, Tabañero is bringing better hot sauce, taco sauce, and barbecue sauce to the masses. Whether a recipe calls for spicy, sweet, or zesty, Tabañero has the sauce.