Sea Salt Caramel Popcorn Recipes

SALTED CARAMEL POPCORN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F.
• Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat. Set aside.
• Pop popcorn kernels using air popper into a large bowl.
• In a small saucepan melt butter, brown sugar, corn syrup and 1 teaspoon salt together over medium heat. Bring to boil. Boil for 4 minutes without stirring. Remove from heat and let it cool for 2 minutes. It needs to stop boiling before you pour it on the popcorn.
• Pour caramel mixture over popcorn and stir to coat evenly.
• Pour popcorn into lined pan, sprinkle remaining salt on top (1/2 tsp - 1 tsp depending on your personal taste preference) and place in oven. Bake for 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes.
• Allow popcorn to cool on a parchment lined counter.

SEA SALT CARAMEL POPCORN

Steps:

• Line a large (17-by-12-inch), rimmed baking pan with foil and spray lightly with cooking spray; set aside. Spray a large bowl (not plastic) with cooking spray and place popcorn and nuts in it.
• In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, butter and corn syrup. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Clip on a candy thermometer and boil, stirring occasionally, until temperature reaches 290 F (about 15 minutes). Remove candy thermometer and stir in vanilla.
• Pour mixture over popcorn and stir to coat well.
• Spread popcorn mixture in an even layer into prepared baking pan. Sprinkle with sea salt. Let cool completely before breaking into pieces to serve. Store in an airtight container.