Instant Pot Popcorn

This recipe for Instant Pot Popcorn is a simple and easy way to make your favorite movie-night snack. You need just 2 ingredients.

Course Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword instant pot, popcorn, pressure cooker

Prep Time 1

Cook Time 12

Total Time 13

Servings

Calories 139kcal

Set the pot on saute and immediately place the oil inside the instant pot.
Allow the oil to heat up for about 2 minutes, or until the instant pot displays the word “hot” before placing the popcorn kernels in the pot.
Stir for about 1 minute before putting a lid on the top you can see through.
In about 2-3 minutes of heating, while covered, you will start to hear the popcorn kernels popping.
Let it pop for about 5 minutes or until most of the kernels have popped. Serve and enjoy!

You’ll want to be able to see the popcorn kernels to ensure they’re not burning after a couple of minutes of popping. If you don’t have a glass Instant Pot lid, you’ll want to check every once in a while, under the lid.
If the popcorn kernels are older, they may not seem stale to you, but older kernels will not pop well, if at all, in the instant pot. Use fresh kernels.
I used avocado oil, which resulted in some luscious popcorn. However, you can use any oil you have on hand.
To get a more even pop, after every minute of popping, stir the popcorn or shake the instant pot to move around the popcorn. Unpopped kernels like to sometimes rest on already popped popcorn, which results in them not getting enough heat to pop. Moving the popcorn around helps these unpopped kernels get better heat.
If you want buttery popcorn, you can add 2 tablespoons of butter with the oil. Once it’s melted, you can add the popcorn kernels.