Caramel Puff Corn Recipe (Straightforward & Scrumptious!)

This caramel puff corn recipe is the right candy and salty snack for film night time, sport day, or present giving! It’s like caramel popcorn, nevertheless it’s fluffier, and also you don’t have to fret about unpopped kernels. Nobody can cease consuming it!

PUFFCORN = INSTANT FAVORITE

My white chocolate puffcorn is such successful each Christmas that I made a decision it was time to attempt one other variation. This one is extra like crunchy caramel corn, and it’s simply as effectively obtained by mates and neighbors.

We hand out about 50 plates of do-it-yourself goodies to neighbors, and I at all times embrace a gluten free choice for mates who can’t have it. However gluten illiberal or not, EVERYONE raves over the puffcorn treats.

So in order for you a straightforward snack that everybody from little children to grandparents go loopy for, give this puffed caramel corn a attempt!

What’s puffcorn?

Puffcorn (typically referred to as corn puffs or corn pops) is a crunchy snack that tastes like popcorn, however has a extra ethereal texture. It’s constituted of cornmeal, so that you don’t have to fret about popcorn hulls.

Mainly it is sort of a puffy Cheeto with out the cheese. It’s bought on the chip aisle at my native grocery retailer, however across the holidays typically they place it on an endcap.

Easy methods to make caramel puffcorn

1. PREP – Dump the puff corn into a big heat-safe bowl. Spray a big baking dish with sides (or massive roaster pan) with cooking spray. Preheat oven to 250°.
2. SAUCE – Deliver butter, brown sugar, and corn syrup to a boil in a big pot over medium or medium excessive warmth. Boil for two minutes, stirring always. Take away from the range and stir within the vanilla and soda. The soda will make it foam up fairly a bit.
3. COAT –  Pour the caramel combination over the puffcorn and stir to coat.
4. BAKE – Unfold puffcorn within the ready pan. Bake at 250 levels for 35-40 minutes, stirring each 10-Quarter-hour.
5. COOL – Unfold onto silicone liners or parchment. When cool sufficient to the touch, break aside into small items so it’s simpler to eat.

 You may retailer caramel puff corn at room temperature in an hermetic container for a number of weeks.

PRO TIPS:

• Don’t stress an excessive amount of while you toss collectively the puffcorn combination. It’s fantastic if not all of the items are coated evenly, as a result of you’ll proceed to stir it as it’s baking.
• It’s easist to stir the puffcorn should you bake it in a single layer in a big pan with sides. It’s a bit of trickier with a half sheet pan, nevertheless it’s completely doable – simply stir rigorously.
• Don’t overlook to interrupt it into items earlier than it cools fully. It’s a lot simpler to eat if it’s in small chunks as a substitute of all clumped collectively.

CARAMEL PUFF CORN RECIPE VARIATIONS:

• For a much less candy deal with, you need to use a bigger bag of puffcorn. I’ve even made it with a 15 ounce bag, and it isn’t fairly as decadent, however it’s nonetheless spectacular!
• For a heat fall taste, you’ll be able to add 1/2-1 teaspoon of floor cinnamon with the brown sugar. For a spicy candy mixture, add a pinch of cayenne pepper.
• After it cools, you’ll be able to drizzle it with melted chocolate. I like semi candy or darkish chocolate to stability out the sweetness.
• It’s superb with some salted, roasted peanuts stirred in with the puffcorn earlier than you add the caramel sauce.

MORE EASY SWEET TREATS:

Buttery caramel corn puffs are simple to whip up, and make a candy and salty deal with that’s arduous to withstand!