as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and our recent self-isolation we have discovered that pretty much everyone in our house (with the exception of erim) absolutely ADORES popcorn!
we started out making it once or twice a week on movie nights as a treat. at that time we were using a neat air popper i purchased a couple of years ago. then we perfected making it with olive oil and sea salt on the stovetop- delicious. this caused our popcorn consumption to skyrocket and become a daily thing.
i frequently added copious amounts of ground curry, cumin and turmeric to my share; which i have to tell all you spice lovers, is a wonderful way to eat popcorn.
and then this week, as part of our “enjoy what we have challenge” we decided to attempt caramel popcorn. i have to admit i really thought this was going to be a major flop… i was WRONG!!
this recipe is super simple, it didn’t take us too much longer than our usual popcorn time, and we even ended up with a little leftover caramel for dipping apple slices the next afternoon.
so if you, like us, are craving caramel… we highly recommend this popcorn. but i will warn you, it is truly addictive!
ingredients-
a big bowl of air popped popcorn (made from about 1 cup unpopped kernels)
1 cup unsalted butter
2 cups brown sugar
2/3 cups heavy cream
instructions-
preheat oven to 150 degrees celsius
line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper
pop popcorn and spread on baking sheet in an even layer
in a medium saucepan melt butter over medium heat
add brown sugar and cream- whisking constantly until all ingredients are combined
bring to a boil and boil for 5 minutes- stirring continually
remove from heat and allow to cool for 5 minutes
pour over popcorn and mix well
place in oven for 10 minutes or longer depending on how crunchy you like your popcorn
remove from oven, mix well and allow to cool for at least 5 minutes
good movie, glass of wine… sit down and enjoy while fresh!
a certain slant of light 