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A Sweet and Salty Popcorn Bowl consisting of layers of caramel corn, chocolate drizzle, mimi M&Ms and mini pretzels.

Sweet & Salty Popcorn Bowl

This Sweet & Salty Popcorn Bowl is perfect for movie night or a magical anytime snack!
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Course: Dessert, Snack
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 8 cups popped popcorn (¼ cup of unpopped Jumbo kernels is approximately 8 cups when popped)
  • salt (salt the popcorn to your tastes)
  • 1½ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted
  • variety of sweet & salty toppings (for this recipe I chose mini M&Ms and mini pretzels but feel free to mix things up and use your favorites!)
Caramel Coating
  • 3 tbsp light corn syrup
  • 6 tbsp unsalted butter
  • ¾ cup packed brown sugar
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract

Method
 

The Popcorn
  1. Pop the popcorn (or buy it, no judgement here!)
  2. Salt the popcorn to your taste and set it aside for the moment.
Caramel Coating
  1. Preheat the oven to 250°.
  2. In a small saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat.
  3. Stir in the brown sugar, corn syrup and salt. Continue stirring until mixture begins to bubble.
  4. Stir frequently for approximately 3 minutes, until the caramel is smooth and slightly thickened.
  5. Remove from heat. Stir in baking soda and vanilla. (Don't worry if it foams a little bit!)
  6. Immediately pour the caramel over the popcorn and stir until it is evenly coated.
  7. Spread the popcorn in an even layer on a parchment covered baking sheet and bake for 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes.
  8. Remove from oven and stir one last time to prevent large clusters of caramel corn (small ones are great!) Let it cool completely.
Assemble the Bowl
  1. Put 1 cup of caramel corn in each of 4 bowls. (Use bowls that will hold 3-4 cups so there will be room for all of the fixings.)
  2. With a spoon, drizzle several tablespoons of melted chocolate over the popcorn in the bowl.
  3. Sprinkle some mini M&Ms and pretzels (or whatever add-ins that you choose) on top of the chocolate.
  4. Repeat the last 3 steps to create a second layer to the bowl. Enjoy your delicious Sweet & Salty Popcorn Bowl!