Mix all the seasoning ingredients in a small bowl until well combined. Set aside.
3 tablespoons nutritional yeast, 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt
Place a large pot or saucepan (that has a lid) with a heavy bottom over medium heat.
Add the oil to the pan and add two popcorn kernels.
2 tablespoons refined coconut oil, 1/3 cup popcorn kernels
Cover the pot with a well-fitting lid and wait until those two kernels pop. It should take only a couple of minutes.
While you wait, get a large serving bowl ready and set it near the stove.
Once those two kernels have popped, turn the heat off, remove the lid and cover the bottom of the saucepan with the remaining kernels.
Don’t add so many that you have a double layer because it will overflow. A nice solid layer is what you want for the perfect big batch of popcorn.
Allow the kernels to rest about 60 seconds so that your oil doesn’t get too hot before the kernels are ready to pop.
Cover the pot again, turn heat to medium and shake the pot to give those kernels a little breathing room.
It’s important to continue to shake the pot moving it around, back and forth, so you get perfectly even popped popcorn instead of burned kernels at the bottom of the pan.
Once the kernels start to pop rapidly, tip the lid a little to let out a little steam. If the lid rises and popcorn overflows, just dump a little out in the serving bowl and continue the popping process.
Continue to shake it throughout the popping process. The popping will start slowly then build. Once you hear a pause near the end, just keep it on the burner with a couple more shakes to get those last kernels popped and you’re done.
Remove the pan from the heat, sprinkle the seasoning over, put on the lid and give it a good shake. I don't have issues with the seasoning sticking, but if you do, do the next step: