Sticky Caramel Popcorn Recipe
This healthy caramel popcorn recipe was a gift from heaven….or rather, from Australia. (One and the same???)
One of my Facebook fans, Dani, bless her heart, was kind enough to share this with me, and all of you!!
Everyone needs to thank this woman because this is some seriously good popcorn!!
Though I must admit that after testing this recipe (a few times…. ehem!), I think I need to do another No-Sugar challenge. But first, I gotta finish this bowl of popcorn…
Join me? I promise, it’s a worthwhile splurge. Perfect for a movie night with the family!
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Movie night just got a little sweeter! This caramel popcorn is perfect for snuggling in and watching a movie!
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Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 132kcal
Ingredients
- ¼ cup almond butter (or peanut butter if you prefer that flavor)
- ½ cup honey
- 10 cups air-popped popcorn
Instructions
- Read through the steps first. You’ll need to work quickly.
- In a small pot, warm the honey on high heat. Bring it to a boil.
- Let it boil up in the pot about 1 inch and then quickly remove from heat.
- Stir in nut butter with a whisk and whisk until smooth. Should be “pourable”.
- Pour over the popcorn and mix with a spoon. The mixture is hot, so don’t be tempted to mix with your hands. I learned that the hard way (Duh!!).
- Let it all sit and cool. To me, it tastes better cold. But that could just be me.
Notes
Please note that the nutrition data below is a ballpark figure. Exact data is not possible.
Nutrition
Calories: 132kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 3g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 91mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 20IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 0.6mg
This recipe from the Gracious Pantry archives, originally posted 6/18/11.
Caramel Popcorn is the bomb! Sugar-free is a bonus! Thank you for sharing this wonder. 🙂
Paula – You’re welcome! Hope you enjoy it as much as we did!
I made this and let it cool but it is still very sticky, not hard. What did I do wrong? Thanks!
Nothing, it’s a sticky pop corn. No way around that because there is no corn syrup in it to harden it. Should be pretty tasty though!
Can’t wait to try this. Thank you so much for posting this recipe.
Bonnie – You’re welcome! Enjoy!
Hey there! I hope everyone does enjoy this! You can always serve them in little mini muffin paper cups, I just teaspoon them in and the kids smash them!!!
Tiffany this is a great recipe addition to your fabulous “eating clean kids” section. I host frequent after school catch ups and to have this resource here is absolutely fabulous!! Maybe we put our thinking caps on and prep up a “eating clean kids party food menu” ;-)))
Thanks for being such a great experimental chef! XxDani
Dani – I think that is an excellent idea!! I’ve been wanting to do something like that for a while, but just have not gotten to it yet. Sounds like fun! Thanks again for sharing this recipe with me. My husband and munchkin thank you too! 😉
My kids will be so excited when I tell them about this recipe. Can’t wait to try it! Thank you Tiffany & Dani 🙂
Is there an easy way to pop popcorn w/out an air popper?
Tracy – If you have one of those little lunch size brown bags, put 1/4 cup of pop corn in there, close the end and microwave for approximately 3 minutes or until the popping starts to slow down. Just like regular microwave popcorn, but without the added gunk.
My popper broke a month ago 🙁 Time to call the in-laws to borrow theirs!! I don’t think I can pass up making this recipe…right now!!
Irene – See my comment above. All you need is a small brown paper bag!
My kids are eternally grateful! Thanks so much for this. One of my biggest challenges with clean eating is making sure the kids are happy and don’t feel deprived of things that other children are eating. I want them to understand that this is healthy eating and NOT a diet. I want them to learn alongside me and feel confident with their choices. You make this such an easy transition for them and we all appreciate you!
P.S. We don’t own a popcorn popper-I did ours on the stove.
P.S.S. I made about 8 cups of pop corn and mixed the “caramel” into half of it then added the rest and stirred. The caramel cools and hardens quickly, so this helped to balance it out.
Melissa – Fantastic! I’m so happy the kids enjoyed it! And yes, it does cool quickly. Thanks for the mixing tip!
Oh yummeeeee. Our kidlets will love this. I think they would eat popcorn every day if we let them. The nut butter will add some protein too.
Jodi – Yes! It’s a great way to add protein. Hope they enjoy it!
Thanks to both of you!!! I am actually in Jamaica at the moment – having a tough time eating well and my stomach is telling me so – but enjoying the sun and sand. However, when I get home, this will be a recipe I’ll be trying of the weekend.
From Jamaica…….
Stephanie
Stephanie – Wow! Jamaica! Enjoy it!! 🙂
Sigh. I don’t understand why caramel corn is clean but I can’t add a splash of half and half to my coffee and call it clean.
Sarah – Something like that really comes down to a personal choice. You have to remember that most people have coffee daily. That fat content really adds up. But caramel popcorn is a special treat and the fat in the peanut butter is far healthier for you than the saturated fat in dairy.
@Sarah, I still think if you can get real cream from the cow – is that not clean. I will never be totally clean, I like my half and half in my coffee and try to aim for only 1-2 cups a day. Clean is not fat free, it is unprocessed free as my understanding.
Rebecca – That is true. And that’s where the personal choice comes in. But clean eating does involved reducing fat intake. Not completely, but the fat that is consumed is typically healthy fats only.
Just made this and OMG!! It is sooooo good, I think it’s actually better than real caramel popcorn! Thanks so much for this recipe!
Krystle – You’re welcome! I think it’s better than the unclean stuff too. Glad it’s not just me who thinks so! 🙂
Good stuff! The family loved it! I have to admit, I’ve been staying away from sugar, so for me, it was a bit of a shock to me system as far as the sweetness.
Lynn – Yes, it would be!! It’s very sweet stuff. Clean, but sweet!
Oh my heck! This was divine! THANK YOU! I used agave, but it was fantastic.
Mygirlbrenna – Wonderful! I’m so happy you liked it!
Vanessa – Haha!! Glad you enjoyed it!
Oh this looks amazing!!! I can’t tell you why, because I am usually not a big popcorn eater (probably havent eaten any in a year) but I was CRAVING caramel popcorn today! This is so tempting.
Thecilantropist – Go for it!!! I promise, it’s yummy!
I have never been a popcorn fan until once I had caramel popcorn and its my favorite way to eat the stuff. I have been looking out for a recipe but all had all baking hours and caramel making etc To take a shortcut I met ready toffee or caramel candies and pour them over popcorn- fab! This is what I’m trying next
Kulsum – I hope you’ll enjoy it!