Salted Caramel Corn
What could I do? I needed caramel popcorn for my popcorn ice cream recipe. Sigh. It is a tough job, but someone has to do it. My gift to you!
This fun recipe has a lot to answer for. We made an amazing Caramel Popcorn Ice Cream as part of The Whole Scoop and of course, I decided that it needed caramel popcorn as part of it. Thanks Bree, you made the best caramel popcorn recipe ever. We had to send this out of the test kitchen to prevent it being eaten in a single afternoon. It is really very good on it's own, and if you agree, then stir it through the Caramel Popcorn Ice Cream and send me love letters. It is really something.
You have been warned. Think rehab, it's the only suggestion I have to avoid eating too much of this.
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Need
- 2 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) BUY
- 1/3 Cup popping corn (or more for a lighter coverage of caramel)
- 100 Grams butter BUY
- 220 Grams brown sugar
- 170 Grams golden syrup
- Pinches pink salt flakes BUY
- 1 Teaspoon vanilla bean paste BUY
- 1/2 Teaspoon baking soda
Do
- 1
Preheat oven to 110°C. Line 2 oven trays with baking paper.
- 2
Drizzle EVOO into a large saucepan over medium heat. Add 3 kernels popcorn. When they pop, add in remaining popcorn. Shake pan to spread corn out evenly. Cover with a lid.
- 3
When the popcorn starts popping in earnest, shake the pot gently constantly.
- 4
Remove from heat when the popping stops (when you can count to 3 between pops) and transfer to a bowl immediately to prevent burning. Set aside.
- 5
To make the caramel, melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add sugar, golden syrup and salt. Stir until just combined.
- 6
When it starts to bubble, let it go for 4 minutes, Do NOT stir. Then take pan off the heat.
- 7
Quickly whisk in vanilla and baking soda until combined. Pour caramel over the popcorn and toss for approximately 2 minutes or until caramel cools and feels firmer.
- 8
Spread popcorn over 2 trays. Bake for 1 hour. Toss every 15 minutes.
- 9
Remove from oven and leave to cool. Break up into individual pieces if you wish. You could also salt the popcorn immediately after removing it from the oven if you wish.
Served with
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Bree is a mum who has always loved cooking and baking and became a big Tenina fan when she got her first Thermomix. She was on the very first foodie trip as a customer and hasn't looked back, working for Tenina for over 5 years as a recipe tester and developer, branching out into video master for all of Tenina's lives! She still runs her baking business, creating amazing cakes and macarons for her customer list.
