White Chocolate and Caramel Popcorn
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!
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
1. Chocolate: You can also use other types instead of white chocolate. Milk chocolate or dark chocolate.
2. Also tasty
- 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.
Nutrition
Calories: 355kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 153mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 38g | Vitamin A: 268IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Iron: 1mg
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