Stovetop Old-Fashioned Caramel Popcorn
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recipe by Sophie H.
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- Total Time
- 9mins
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- Serves
- 8
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- Calories
- 397
Classic old-fashioned caramel popcorn. The key to making perfect stovetop popcorn is coconut oil. Because it has a high smoke point, your popcorn is less likely to burn. Be sure to keep shaking the pot of kernels when cooking and watch as the kernels magically begin to pop! The simple caramel sauce makes for a deliciously comforting and sweet snack.
Inspired by: https://www.twosisterscrafting.com/easy-homemade-caramel-corn/recipe updated 9 Oct 2019
Ingredients
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- Coconut oil
- 60 ml
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- Popcorn kernels
- 85 g
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- Salt
- 1 ½ teaspoons
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- Salted butter
- 230 g
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- Light brown sugar
- 195 g
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- Vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons
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- Bicarbonate of soda
- ½ teaspoon
Tools
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Wooden spoon
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Stove
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Dutch oven
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Baking sheet - 18 x 13"
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Saucepan
Step preview
- Add coconut oil to a clean Dutch oven
- Cover
- Heat - medium-high heat
- Add popcorn kernels to the Dutch oven
- Set aside and cover
- Wait - 30 sec
- Return
- Cook - approx 2 min
- Shake continuously
- Remove lid
- Remove
- Season with salt
- Add salted butter to a clean saucepan
- Melt - medium heat
- Add light brown sugar to the saucepan
- Stir until completely mixed
- Stir continuously until boiling
- Cook without stirring - 4 min, medium heat
- Add vanilla extract to the caramel
- Stir
- Cook - 1 min
- Add bicarbonate of soda to the caramel
- Stir
- Pour caramel into popcorn
- Fold gently until covered
- Line a clean baking sheet with foil
- Transfer popcorn to baking sheet
- Let cool
- Serve