Peanut Butter Popcorn a Gourmet Popcorn Recipe (2024)
by Chantal Kirkland
Peanut Butter Popcorn is mouth watering. Especially if there’s a good movie on and blanket to snuggle under, this is the best to munch on.
There’s that sweet-salty nutty taste of peanut butter with the crispy pop of the popcorn. A perfect combination.
It’s a perfect snack to gnosh while you watch your favorite movie or binge a tv series or even while reading a good book. Plus, it’s shareable, though you might not want to share once you’ve tried it.
One time, when my cousin decided to visit with her 2 kids. All I had was a day notice and no ideas.
There was a pack of popcorn and I felt inspired to make something quick and easy. So I made a large batch of peanut butter popcorn, doubling this recipe. The kids never stopped coming back to refill their bowl. They enjoyed it very much–even taking some for the trip home, LOL!
There are only 4 ingredients to make it, so it’s pretty simple. You only need popcorn, corn syrup or honey, granulated sugar, and peanut butter. And if you don’t have those on hand, they’re pretty easy to find at the grocery store.
Pretty awesome for a gourmet popcorn recipe.
Oh, and so you can find it quick the next time you’re planning a movie night at home, don’t forget to pin this into your favorite movie night snack recipes Pinterest board.
Peanut Butter Popcorn
This is so delicious and tasty. A perfect snack for anyone whether you’re planning on watching a movie, just making an appetizer to share with friends, or stuffing your face while alone. HA!
What You Need to Make Peanut Butter Popcorn:
1/2 cup popcorn kernels to make around 6 cups of popped popcorn
1/3-1/2 cup corn syrup or honey
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter (or sunbutter, that will work fantastic too!)
How to make Peanut Butter Popcorn:
Pop your popcorn however you normally would. Air-popped is my favorite, but butter-free microwave popcorn will work just fine.
Spray your baking sheet with a thin coat of cooking oil and set aside.
Combine the corn syrup and white sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir continuously, until the sugar is completely dissolved and the mixture takes on a caramel color, about 3-4 minutes.
Add the peanut butter and stir it into the mixture completely. Continue to stir and cook for one additional minute before removing the homemade peanut butter sauce from the heat.
Immediately pour the peanut butter sauce mixture over the popcorn and folding it in to coat the popcorn completely.
Spread the popcorn in a single layer over the cookie sheet. Let the popcorn rest on the counter for 4 hours or overnight until it’s no longer tacky.
Break up the homemade PB popcorn and store it in an airtight container until you’re ready to serve.
Or just serve it immediately. Nom!
This appetizing and flavorful Peanut Butter Popcorn is a perfect snack for everyone whether while watching a movie with friends or just relaxing alone
Ingredients
1/2 cup popcorn kernels to make around 6 cups of popcorn
1/3-1/2 cup corn syrup or honey
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter
Instructions
Pop your popcorn as desired. Air-popped is best, but butter-free microwave popcorn works.
Spray a cookie sheet with cooking oil and set aside.
Place the corn syrup and white sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir continuously, until the white sugar is completely melted and the mixture takes on a caramel appearance, about 3-4 minutes.
Add the Peanut Butter and stir in completely. Continue to cook for one more minute before removing from heat.
Immediately pour the mixture over the popcorn and stir to coat completely.
Spread the Peanut Butter popcorn over the cookie sheet in a single layer. Let sit for 4 hours or overnight until no longer tacky to the touch.
Break up the Peanut Butter popcorn and store in an airtight container until ready to serve.
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You can use seasoning mixes or create your own by combining different spices. Some ideas for flavors include Classic Butter: Melted butter and a pinch of salt. Cheese Lovers: Sprinkle powdered cheddar cheese or nutritional yeast on the popcorn. Sweet & Salty: Mix caramel sauce with a dash of sea salt.
For savory popcorn: Olive oil, kosher salt, and nutritional yeast. Nutritional yeast is the perfect seasoning if you want cheesy flavor but also want vegan popcorn seasoning. For sweet popcorn: Olive oil, cinnamon, and a dash of brown sugar. This will satisfy your sweet cravings without making your teeth hurt!
The secret is to pop it in coconut oil and add Flavacol. Flavacol is a flavored salt that theaters use when popping the popcorn. You can buy Flavacol on Amazon.
The savory one includes smoked paprika, onion powder, a little cumin, a pinch of cayenne, and fine salt. Both are open to variation, depending on my mood and what's in the pantry. Another great flavor to add to popcorn is grated parmesan, but only if you've got the good stuff.
Butter & salt, but grated Parmesan cheese & melted butter works well. If I want something sweet, I would enjoy coating my popcorn with caramel and any nut, preferably macadamia. For savory, I prefer coating the popcorn with melted butter, garlic powder, dried parsley and some salt, sometimes cheese.
A good lid is important when making popcorn, but there's a bit of a strategy here. For the best results, and lowest number of un-popped kernels leave the lid open just a hairline amount. It allows any steam or moisture to get out as well, resulting in fluffy kernels.
The easiest way to flavor your popcorn is after popping. Before popping, popcorn is just corn with small, hard kernels. Each grain contains water, so heating them to a high enough temperature converts the moisture inside the kernels to steam, building the pressure.
Microwave the butter until it melts; about 30 seconds if whipped and 1 minute if cold. Place the popcorn you just popped into a bowl. Take out butter and pour over the microwave popcorn. Toss the popcorn to allow the butter to coat it evenly.
If you skip making Popcorn Butter, you MUST use normal oil to cook the popcorn, do not use normal butter. Then douse the popcorn with normal melted butter – but it does soften, and is certainly no good the next day.
The flavor all comes down to one ingredient: Flavacol. You've likely never heard of Flavacol because, really, only movie theaters use it. Essentially, it's butter-flavored salt. It's a really fine, bright orange powder that adds that buttery flavor you crave and the signature yellow color.
If left uncovered, popcorn will lose its natural moisture and get dry and stale. For an even tighter seal, cover the top of your container in a layer of plastic wrap before putting on the lid. After you secure the lid, place your container in your cupboard or pantry until you're ready to resume snacking.
Is Eating Popcorn Safe for Dogs? Yes and no. Plain, air-popped popcorn is safe for dogs to eat in small quantities. Buttered popcorn or popcorn with other toppings is not safe for your dog on a regular basis, although eating a few dropped pieces here and there probably won't hurt them.
Ghee is excellent for seasoning your popcorn without making it soggy since it retains its wonderful nutty, buttery flavor while having a very low moisture level.
Some place their kernels in coconut and canola oil before popping them, which gives them a unique taste and helps make them sweet. Other theaters cook their kernels in a mix of oil and real butter, helping to maximize that butter flavor and fine salt taste before the actual popcorn kernels are popped.
The best way to flavour popcorn is by using butter which has been melted with flavourings of your choice (salt, sugar, spices, cocoa powder, vanilla). Toss warm popcorn through the flavoured butter so that every freshly popped kernel is coated and serve immediately.
Place all of the flavoring agents into the liquid you are infusing and seal them in a sous vide bag, Mason jar, or heat-proof glass bottle. Heat the infusion in the water bath until the flavor profile you are seeking is achieved. This is usually 1 to 4 hours for vinegar or alcohol and 3 to 12 hours for oil.
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