Salted Caramel Popcorn
The easiest and most deliciously simple salted caramel popcorn recipe. Satisfy your biggest cravings with a bowl of delicious homemade Salted Caramel Popcorn (you won't even need to turn the oven on!).
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Servings: 8 serves
Calories: 275kcal
Equipment
- Stove-top or Thermomix
Ingredients
- 4 cups popcorn cooked
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 125 g butter
- 2 tbs honey or rice malt syrup
- pinch of salt
- ½ cup chopped nuts pecans, peanuts - optional
Instructions
Conventional Method
- Cook popcorn according to the packet instructions and place into a large bowl.
- Melt the brown sugar, butter, honey and salt in a saucepan over a low heat until the sugar has dissolved.
- Simmer, uncovered, for 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Pour the caramel sauce over the popcorn and use a spoon to stir it through until all of the popcorn is completely covered (if using chopped nuts, add them in before stirring).
- Spoon the mixture into one even layer onto a baking paper lined tray.
- Set aside to cool completely.
- Once completely cooled, break the popcorn into pieces and store in an airtight container.
Thermomix Method
- Cook popcorn according to the packet instructions and place into a large bowl.
- Place the brown sugar, butter, honey and salt into the TM bowl. Mix for 4 minutes, 70 degrees, Speed 2. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
- Mix for 8 minutes, Varoma, Speed 2.
- Pour the caramel sauce over the popcorn and use a spoon to stir it through until all of the popcorn is completely covered (if using chopped nuts, add them in before stirring).
- Spoon the mixture into one even layer onto a baking paper lined tray. Set aside to cool completely.
- Once completely cooled, break the popcorn into pieces and store in an airtight container.
- * Note: you can mix the popcorn with the caramel sauce in the Thermomix on Reverse Speed 1, however I find it easier to stir it in a separate bowl - and the pieces stay together better too!
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Notes
Popcorn - cook your popcorn kernels according to the packet instructions or my simple stovetop method that you can find here.
Storage – Keep in an airtight container up to 5 days.
Nuts – Can use any chopped or small nuts, such as pecans, peanuts, cashews, or pistachios.
Other options – Small chocolate candies can be a good addition, but add them after the caramel cools so they don't melt.
Nutrition
Calories: 275kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 118mg | Potassium: 78mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 401IU | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 1mg
