White Chocolate and Caramel Popcorn is a delicious, sweet snack perfect for movie nights and parties. The popcorn is crispy, sticky, and light. The caramel gives a rich, buttery sweetness that is delicious with the subtle creamy flavor of the white chocolate. And that combination ensures that you can't get enough of it!
Caramel Popcorn with White Chocolate
Sometimes, we have a movie night with the family. We chill out on the couch, watch an excellent movie, and have snacks. Of course, that always includes popcorn. I almost always make it myself because it's a piece of cake.
It starts with the corn that you shake in the hot oil. After a minute, the popping can begin. The sound of the corn kernels popping is a harbinger of the delicious snack you are making. You can serve it just like that with powdered sugar, but we will make it even more fun.
We pour the caramel over the popcorn and bake it in the oven to make it nice, crispy, and airy. Then, we collect all the popcorn in a container and grate the white chocolate over the warm popcorn. And then we take a bite. Enjoy the flavors of this delicious popcorn!
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📖 Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons sunflower oil
- 1¾ oz popcorn kernels
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1½ tablespoon honey
- ½ cup dark brown sugar
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 oz white chocolate
Ingredients you need per step are listed below the step in Italic
Instructions
- Preheat oven to
320 °F or 280 °F - Put a pan (with lid) containing 2 tablespoons of sunflower oil on the fire and heat until the oil is hot.2 tablespoons sunflower oil
- Add the kernels, turn down the heat, and put the lid on the pan.1¾ oz popcorn kernels
- After about 3 minutes, you hear popping sounds, at first slowly and then faster and faster until they stop. Then, quickly remove the popcorn from the heat. The popcorn is ready.
- Put the popcorn in a large bowl and remove the kernels that aren't popped.
- Put the honey, butter, and brown sugar in a saucepan and bring, while stirring the mixture, to a boil.3 tablespoons butter, 1½ tablespoon honey, ½ cup dark brown sugar
- Reduce heat to low and simmer while stirring for about 4 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and add the vanilla extract first, then the baking soda (the mixture changes color and foams a bit), stirring well.¼ teaspoon vanilla extract, ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- Pour the caramel over the popcorn and mix well so that all the popcorn is coated.
- Spread the popcorn on the baking sheet and cook for 15 minutes in the oven.
- Put back in the bowl and scrape white chocolate on the popcorn. Again, mix well and serve!1 oz white chocolate
Notes
- Salt: Sprinkle a pinch of sea salt through the caramel
- Spicy: Add a pinch of cayenne pepper to the caramel for a spicy twist. The combination of sweet and spicy is surprising and delicious.
- Nuts: Finely chop walnuts, pecan nuts, or pistachios and mix them into the popcorn at the same time as the white chocolate. This way, they stay nice and crispy.
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