Caramel popcorn recipe easy to make without corn syrup.I love caramel popcorn since my childhood days as my mother used to buy me a pack of these whenever we pass by the popcorn shop.After I started to try homemade popcorn, I never look back buying them outside as the kids are fully satisfied with it.I often make it for their snackbox or for our movie time at home 🙂
After trying out popcorn recipes at home, I wanted to try caramel popcorn but I was a bit hesitant as making caramel is always a nightmare to me.But yes finally I tried it last week and came out perfect..yayy!!
Caramel popcorn recipe
Ingredients
For making popcorn:
- 1/4 cup corn kernels
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 tsp vanilla essence
- 2 tsp butter
- 1/8 cup water
Instructions
- Take a sauce pan, add sugar and water.
- Add butter.Let it melt and boil.
- It will become frothy and slightly change color. Do not mix, do not use spoon.Just swirl the pan and cook in low flame.
- Add vanilla essence. It will become more frothy and the color changes from light shade to dark color.
- When it forms a thick sauce and is dark golden in color switch off and immediately add it to popcorn. Do not burn, this is the correct stage.
- Mix it , it will form thick threads, don't worry keep mixing. It will be sticky, transfer to a foil or baking sheet.Allow it for 5 mins then separate the chunks.Cool down then store.
Notes
- While making the sauce, DO NOT MIX,DO NOT USE SPOON.
- Be careful while pouring the sauce to popcorn.
- Make sure not to burn the sauce, when it turns to golden brown switch and immediately add it else it will harden then you can;t mix it.
- You can even use 1/2 cup sugar for a more sweeter version.But I feel this is perfect.Usually the ratio is 1:2(corn kernels:sugar).
Steps to make caramel popcorn recipe:
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- Make sure to buy popcorn kernels and not normal corn kernels.Take a wide thick bottomed pan with lid, I used my pressure pan.Add oil to it.
- Swirl the pan so that oil is evenly distributed.
- Heat oil in medium flame,then add 2 corn kernels it will pop up in few seconds.This is the right temperature we need.Now measure popcorn kernels.
- Add it,give a quick stir and cover it with a lid.Simmer the flame to the lowest.Now lift the pan from flame and shake it for 2 seconds then place in flame.Repeat this until all the kernels are popped out at regular intervals.
- Once the popping sound is stopped, you can switch off flame and remove it.Set aside.
- Make sure to buy popcorn kernels and not normal corn kernels.Take a wide thick bottomed pan with lid, I used my pressure pan.Add oil to it.
- Take a sauce pan, add sugar and water.
- Add butter.Let it melt and boil.
- It will become frothy and slightly change color. Do not mix, do not use spoon.Just swirl the pan and cook in low flame.
- Add vanilla essence. It will become more frothy and the color changes from light shade to dark color.
- When it forms a thick sauce and is dark golden in color switch off and immediately add it to popcorn. Do not burn, this is the correct stage.
- Mix it , it will form thick threads, don’t worry keep mixing. It will be sticky, transfer to a foil or baking sheet.Allow it to rest for 5 mins then separate the chunks.Cool down then store.
Serve !
Crispy and yummy homemade caramel popcorn ready to munch!
Can we avoid vanilla?
yes you can skip it