Enjoy movie nights like never before with this tasty Caramel Apple Popcorn! It’s the perfect sweet & salty snack to share with your friends and family.
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Caramel Apple Popcorn
Caramel Apple Popcorn is where it’s AT this fall! Salty/sweet/apple perfection in every bite. This popcorn is a spin off of my Salted Caramel Popcorn that is the most perfect caramel corn recipe you’ll ever make. It’s totally foolproof, and this version turns caramel corn into a perfect fall treat!
I posted this 5 years ago, but since then I decided the photos needed a little updating along with the recipe. While the original recipe was amazing, Over the years I have PERFECTED caramel corn and I wanted to make this recipe as perfect as possible with the tricks I’ve learned. I know you will love it! It’s the perfect combo of salty/sweet…and the addition of Apple Chips and cinnamon gives it a fab fall facelift!
How to Make Caramel Apple Popcorn
Start with 1 cup of unpopped kernels. Or if you want to use microwave popcorn, pop about 3 bags.
I air-popped it into a large bowl…
Make sure you pick out any unpopped kernels. I’m trying to give you cavities here, not break your teeth.
I grabbed some apple chips at the supermarket…I used 3 (2.5 oz) bags.
Mix the apple chips in with the popped corn.
Then in a medium saucepan over medium heat mix up the caramel…
Seriously.
Boil that for about 5 minutes and then pour it all over your corn and apples.
Mix it up good…
It bakes up in just 30 minutes and cool fairly quickly. You’ll be eating your new fall snack in no time!
I make batches of this to take to soccer games as a sideline snack to share with other parents! You’ll have lots of friends in no time! Or I mean, you totally don’t have to share 🙂
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Caramel Apple Popcorn
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins
- Total Time: 40 mins
- Yield: About 15 cups 1x
- Category: Snack
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Description
Enjoy movie nights like never before with this tasty Caramel Apple Popcorn! It’s the perfect sweet & salty snack to share with your friends and family.
Ingredients
- 1 cup unpopped corn kernels
- 3 (2.5 oz) bags of apple chips
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1/3 cup light corn syrup
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300°F. Line a 15×18- inch rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat. Set aside.
- Pop the popcorn kernels using an air popper into a large bowl. Mix in the apple chips evenly. Set aside.
- In a small saucepan, combine the butter, brown sugar, corn syrup, and 1 teaspoon salt. Bring to a boil over medium heat and allow it to boil for 4 minutes without stirring.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the cinnamon and vanilla.
- Drizzle the caramel mixture onto the popcorn and stir to coat evenly.
- Pour the coated popcorn into the prepared pan, sprinkle evenly with the remaining 1 teaspoon salt and place the pan in the oven. Bake the popcorn for 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes.
- Spread parchment paper onto your counter and, when the popcorn is done baking, pour it onto the prepared counter. Allow it to cool completely.
- Sprinkle the popcorn with more salt if desired.
Notes
Store in an airtight container for about a week.
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 199
- Sugar: 15.2 g
- Sodium: 319.5 mg
- Fat: 12.6 g
- Carbohydrates: 21.7 g
- Protein: 1.1 g
- Cholesterol: 32.5 mg
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This was so good!!!!!!
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Truly appreciate the way you made this popcorn. Everything is so nicely described that really helped. I hope my next Friday night in theatre would definitely be more enjoyable with this lovely recipe. Looking for more such recipes in future too.
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I loved this! The only problem I had is that the apple chips burned so quickly (after 15 minutes in the oven) and I had to pull most of them out after and replace them. I was using freeze dried apple chips which may have been the problem. Any suggestions? Better to try baking them at 200 or 250?
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Hello there 🙂 ! Your recipe is so yummy! We’ve included it in our Top 5 popcorn recipes for a movie night 🙂 Hope you like the blog post! http://www.justmustard.com/blog/5PopcornRecipes/
I have made this before, and am making it as I type. It is AMAZING!! However, I do leave out the cream, and I use extra apples. Oh my gosh, the girls at work think I slaved for hours, and nobody needs to ever know that I didn’t. My mouth is in heaven.
wow they are looking like sweeet little bombs!! loved all your recipes as well dear!!
Tried this recipe, I think I didn’t bake it enough. Did bake it for about 45min. It was still a little sticky and chewy. Maybe I should have baked it another 10-15 min. It did taste good. Not sure I’d make it again.
Wow, I have got to make this for a movie night. And I think I have some caramel in the house – brilliant!