Honey and Cinnamon Caramel Popcorn
A caramel popcorn recipe made with honey, cinnamon, nutmeg and pecans. No corn syrup. Simple, delicious and perfect for parties!
Ingredients
- 1 cup popping corn
- 1 cup pecans
- 1/3 cup unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup liquid honey
- 3/4 cup brown sugar lightly packed
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
Instructions
- Prepare popping corn in extra-large bowl (*metal if possible). Add pecans.
- Preheat oven to 250°F.
- Combine butter, honey, brown sugar and salt in a heavy saucepan. Heat and stir over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil. Turn down heat to low and boil without stirring for 3 minutes.
- Turn off heat and stir in cinnamon and nutmeg. Add vanilla.
- Remove from heat and stir in baking soda (mixture will expand). Pour over popcorn and toss together until popcorn and pecans are evenly coated.
- Spread on 2 large ungreased pans and bake for 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes and rotating pans. *As an option, prepare popcorn mixture in an extra-large metal bowl and there's no need to transfer to pans before baking.
- Remove popcorn from oven, stir and cool for 5 minutes. Break apart (if necessary) and allow to fully cool. Transfer to an air-tight container (if there's any left).
Notes
Use the best quality ingredients possible. I recommend using a hot air popper (no pre-packaged microwave popcorn). Try different varieties of honey, such as wildflower or clover, to change up the flavor. Choose organic and non-GMO (if that's what you believe in).