Snack

Marmite Butter Popcorn

Name: Marmite Butter Popcorn
Prep time: 6 min
Total time: 6 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 30 g Popcorn kernels; 8 g Butter; 1 tsp, about 6 g Marmite; A few grinds Black pepper

Popcorn popped dry in a heavy pan and tossed in butter with a teaspoon of Marmite melted into it. No nuts, no sesame, 190 kcal.

Calories: 190kcal
Protein: 6g
Fat: 8g
Carbs: 23g

Per serving, makes 1. 6 minutes of work. Published 8 September 2026.

Allergens

Gluten
Milk

Yeast extract from brewing carries barley. The maker says it is not suitable for coeliacs.

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Marmite Butter Popcorn, plated and ready to serve. — The finished recipe. Marmite Butter Popcorn

Ingredients 1 to 4 for marmite butter popcorn arranged separately on a dark worktop. — Ingredients 1 to 4. 30 g Popcorn kernels (Dry weight, before popping. Popped in a pan with no oil.). 8 g Butter. 1 tsp, about 6 g Marmite. A few grinds Black pepper

Marmite Butter Popcorn, preparation step 1: Put the kernels in a heavy lidded pan over medium heat with no oil. Cover and shake the pan constantly until the popping slows to a stop, about three to four minutes. — Step 1. Put the kernels in a heavy lidded pan over medium heat with no oil. Cover and shake the pan constantly until the popping slows to a stop, about three to four minutes.

Marmite Butter Popcorn, preparation step 2: Melt the butter in a small pan and stir the Marmite into it until it dissolves into a dark sauce. — Step 2. Melt the butter in a small pan and stir the Marmite into it until it dissolves into a dark sauce.

The finished marmite butter popcorn. — Step 3. Tip the popcorn into a bowl, pour the sauce over in a thin stream while tossing, and grind pepper over.

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Ingredients

Popcorn kernels30 g
Dry weight, before popping. Popped in a pan with no oil.
Butter8 g
Marmite1 tsp, about 6 g
Black pepperA few grinds

Method

Put the kernels in a heavy lidded pan over medium heat with no oil. Cover and shake the pan constantly until the popping slows to a stop, about three to four minutes.
Melt the butter in a small pan and stir the Marmite into it until it dissolves into a dark sauce.
Tip the popcorn into a bowl, pour the sauce over in a thin stream while tossing, and grind pepper over.

Worth knowing

Popped dry, which works in a heavy pan as long as the lid stays on and the pan keeps moving. A few kernels will not pop; that is normal.
No salt is added. The Marmite is salty enough for 30 g of kernels, and a second teaspoon is too much for most people.

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