Salty Caramel Popcorn

Posted May 10th, 2011 in Food No Comments »

D has been craving for this sweet and salty popcorn. Personally, I don’t really like too-sugary food, but I remember the popcorn sister-in-law brought us long time ago (post) and I decided to make some at home.

I have many machines and tools for the kitchen, but this popcorn machine has been one of the best-buy. (post) It makes popcorns using hot air (no oil), and they are my favourite healthy snack. I don’t add salt or butter to it. D, however, doesn’t seem to enjoy the plain non-flavour popcorn :p I’m the only one who uses this machine in this house now. It’s a shame, this machine looks so cute and works very well.

The caramel is sweet and sticky. I would probably get sick of it if it’s just sweet caramel popcorn, but because of the slight saltiness it became addictive delicious snack. It’s a great way to use up old popcorns (plain) too.

I tried the recipe from Best Recipes , and added salt once the caramel is cool.

Here is the recipe:

1/2 cups corn kernel – air popped
60g unsalted butter
1/2 cup white sugar
2 tsp honey
salt

Place the butter, sugar and honey in a small sauce pan, and bring to the boil. Cook until it turns to caramel colour without stirring.
Pour the caramel into a bowl of popcorns, and mix through quickly using a spatula.
Transfer the popcorns into baking sheet to cool down.
Break up the popcorn, and sprinkle salt. Mix through.

When handling caramel, be careful not to burn yourself as the caramel is very very hot. To wash the sauce pan, simply fill with water and bring it to boil. Caramel is very difficult to wash when it’s cold.