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    Home » Blog

    The Ultimate Salted Caramel Popcorn Recipe

    Published: Dec 3, 2022 by Heidi. This post may contain affiliate links 28 Comments

    I'm in trouble. I made a batch of salted caramel popcorn, and no one is home to help me eat it! Help! I don't think it's going to make it until my kids get home. No joke!

    Because you have to try this popcorn, I'm sharing the recipe today. You can thank me later. Keep reading for the full details necessary to create this salted caramel popcorn deliciousness?

    Oh my! This salted caramel popcorn is to die for! It's sweet, crunchy, and oh, so good! Do I have to share? {OneCreativeMommy.com} What a yummy snack idea! #saltedcaramel #caramelpopcorn #popcornrecipes

    Amazing Salted Caramel Popcorn

    RELATED: Caramel Apple Pops, White Chocolate Popcorn with Sea Salt

    Oh my! This salted caramel popcorn is to die for! It's sweet, crunchy, and oh, so good! Do I have to share? {OneCreativeMommy.com} What a yummy snack idea! #saltedcaramel #caramelpopcorn #popcornrecipes

    Who's ready for the best snack ever? Because my mom made the best caramel popcorn ever growing up, I consider myself somewhat of an expert popcorn taster. Her recipe was always the best, and I'm going to tell you her secret: After smothering the popcorn with gooey caramelly goodness, bake it in the oven to give it some crispiness. As a result, your teeth won't stick together when you eat this caramel corn. It's sweet, crunchy, and delicious.

    Ready to get started? It's a lot easier than you think, and it only takes a few ingredients.

    Salted Caramel Popcorn Recipe

    Ingredients:

    • 2 cubes of butter (1 cup)
    • 2 cups of brown sugar
    • ½ cup of light corn syrup
    • popped popcorn (pop about 1 cup of kernels)
    • sea salt to taste

    Directions:

    1. Preheat the oven to 250°.
    2. Pop the popcorn and remove as many unpopped kernels as possible. I prefer to use an air popper. This recipe makes quite a bit of caramel, so you'll need to pop about 1 cup of kernels. (You could cut the recipe in half, but I know you're going to want a ton of caramel popcorn!) You can adjust the popcorn-to-caramel ratio to your taste. The more popcorn you pop, the less caramelly your popcorn will turn out. Put the popped popcorn in a large bowl.

    Removing the unpopped kernels from the popped corn is such a pain! I figured out a trick to make it simple, so I created a little tutorial for you. Check out my popcorn life hack below.

    1. Melt the butter in a large saucepan. Stir in brown sugar and corn syrup until well blended. Bring to a boil. Boil while stirring constantly for 2 minutes. (Use your judgment on the temperature. I cook mine on medium-high to high heat because I am impatient, but I watch and stir constantly.)
    2. Pour the caramel over the popped corn. Sprinkle the popcorn liberally with sea salt and stir in the caramel.
    3. Spread the popcorn in a single layer onto two cookie sheets, and sprinkle it again with sea salt.

    1. Bake the caramel popcorn in the oven for 25 minutes, stirring the popcorn once in the middle of baking. (Add more sea salt at that time, if you wish.)
    2. Serve warm or cold. Enjoy!

    Entertaining? (Grab some cute popcorn boxes on Amazon here. *I am an Amazon affiliate.)

    Oh my! This salted caramel popcorn is to die for! It's sweet, crunchy, and oh, so good! Do I have to share? {OneCreativeMommy.com} What a yummy snack idea! #saltedcaramel #caramelpopcorn #popcornrecipes

    It's amazing, right? You'll never eat caramel corn without baking it again!

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    Comments

    1. Konstantina

      December 10, 2018 at 1:59 am

      Yesss!! I always prefe caramel popcorn especially home made. I actually did something a lot similar yesterday for our movie night.

      Reply
    2. Joyce

      December 10, 2018 at 3:02 am

      If I won the Instant Pot I'd make soup, soup, SOUP!

      Reply
    3. bestiesnotepad

      December 10, 2018 at 9:02 am

      I love love love caramel pop corns. Thanks so much for sharing the recipe, I am going to try this out.

      Reply
    4. Amber Myers

      December 10, 2018 at 9:11 am

      Yum, I'll try this out during our next movie night. We all love caramel popcorn. I've never tried to make it on my own before.

      Reply
    5. Patricia-Ann Que

      December 10, 2018 at 9:17 am

      this is my fave flavor of popcorn! love it while watching movie and great for serving guests as well! would love to try this!

      Reply
    6. Jessi Joachim

      December 10, 2018 at 9:49 am

      OoOoOo This salted caramel popcorn looks super delicious! I love popcorn, and there is something special about a salty sweet combo! I will have to make this with my kids for sure!

      Reply
    7. Tisha

      December 10, 2018 at 10:32 am

      Awesome giveaway you have going on here! I hear great things about the instant pot! Seems like it does it all!

      Reply
    8. Tara Pittman

      December 10, 2018 at 11:02 am

      This recipe is so easy. I need to make caramel corn for gifts and put it in those cone wrappers.

      Reply
    9. Alvern @ Success Unscrambled

      December 10, 2018 at 11:35 am

      I love popcorn. The only thing better than popcorn will have to be salted caramel popcorn and right next to that is the lime and salt popcorn.

      Reply
    10. Anna Nwa

      December 10, 2018 at 11:41 am

      This recipe looks so good! I'm always looking for new ones to try around the Christmas season. This would be perfect with some hot chocolate and a Christmas movie :)

      Reply
    11. What Corinne Did

      December 10, 2018 at 11:44 am

      I love popcorn and salted caramel is defo my fav! i always buy it but making it sounds much more rewarding!

      Reply
    12. Jessica Taylor

      December 10, 2018 at 6:23 pm

      Ouuuuu this looks so good! My daughter and I are both suckers for popcorn!

      Reply
    13. AnythingRad.Com

      December 10, 2018 at 10:08 pm

      This is perfect for our movie nights here at home!! Will definitely try this one out! Yay!

      Reply
    14. Devyani Ray

      December 10, 2018 at 10:12 pm

      I love how you started the post! That's some serious problem to have. I can't believe you made this in the IP. I am trying this for sure. My son will love it.

      Reply
    15. Carli

      December 11, 2018 at 8:14 am

      Wow that looks delicious!! I love popcorn and caramel corn, but I have never tried to make it at home. I do pop popcorn sometimes, but I have never thought to make caramel corn. This might just be my next project I work on with my daughter.

      Reply
    16. Pradnya

      December 11, 2018 at 8:33 am

      Oh my god I love salted caramel popcorn. Will be definitely trying this recipe. Thanks for sharing.

      Reply
    17. Rebecca Wilson

      December 11, 2018 at 9:33 am

      I am such a huge fan of popcorn and all the different flavors. This looks like it would be incredible!

      Reply
    18. Kaitlyn Nicole

      December 11, 2018 at 1:59 pm

      I love caramel popcorn and am so glad I now know how to make it! This is exciting stuff.

      Reply
    19. aisasami

      December 11, 2018 at 5:19 pm

      I want that small crockpot. But Japan doesn't sell those things, they don't really use it.

      Reply
    20. Kay

      December 11, 2018 at 7:56 pm

      I've been wanting an instant pot. This popcorn looks delicious. Very nice giveaway

      Reply
    21. Vanessa Mota

      December 11, 2018 at 9:10 pm

      My kids love caramel popcorn. I think I'll be trying to make it this weekend!

      Reply
    22. Bindu Thomas

      December 11, 2018 at 11:02 pm

      I love the way how it looks! I prefer home made caramel popcorn for movie nights.

      Reply
    23. Stephanie Parrell

      December 12, 2018 at 6:29 am

      This would be a great little gift to go with a movie or something like that. I dont know if I would be able to do it though without a pressure cooker :(

      Reply
    24. Hannah Marie

      December 12, 2018 at 7:32 am

      I did not knowing that making this flavor is such an easy step. I am really excited to try this! Yum!

      Reply
    25. Suzanne

      December 13, 2018 at 5:44 pm

      I love salted caramel popcorn! It is so good and what a fun giveaway this is! xo, Suzanne

      Reply
    26. Susan Christy

      December 16, 2018 at 8:50 pm

      The first thing I would make with the Instant Pot is a meatloaf.

      Reply
    27. Kelly

      December 17, 2018 at 2:59 am

      It looks so good! This salted caramel popcorn will be a big hit in my family. Thank you for sharing!

      Reply
    28. Toughcookiemommy

      January 06, 2019 at 9:08 am

      We love caramel salted popcorn in our home. It is the perfect treat for enjoying with the whole family during movie nights here at home.

      Reply

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