Best Kettle Corn Ever Recipe
Best Kettle Corn Ever. The secret is to bake it! Delicious kettle corn in 15 minutes. Outrageously easy and clean up is a snap.
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 195kcal
Ingredients
- 8-10 cups popcorn (2 bags microwave popcorn)
2 ½ Minute Syrup:
- 1/3 cup corn syrup (Karo)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 T . water
- 2 T . sugar (for sprinkling)
- coarse salt to taste (opt)
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line with foil and grease or vegetable spray an 18" x 9" pan cake pan.
- Spread popcorn on foil in pan.
- In a deep 16-24 oz micro-proof cup or bowl, stir together corn syrup, sugar and water.
- Heat sugar mixture in microwave on high for 1 minute.
- Gently Stir.
- Microwave again 1 minute and stir.
- Microwave 30 seconds more till syrup is foamy. Syrup will be extremely hot. Use caution in handling.
- Quickly and thinly drizzle syrup evenly over popcorn.
- Sprinkle with 2 T. additional sugar.
- Sprinkle with coarse salt if desired.
- Bake in oven for 5 minutes.
- Stir with large spoon and bake 3- 5 more minutes. Do not allow popcorn to scorch.
- Remove from oven and flip onto wax paper or baking parchment.
- Cool completely and break apart before serving. 6 servings.
Notes
Baker’s secrets: Change up the flavor by stirring in ½ tsp. flavoring like vanilla or almond into syrup just before pouring on popcorn. Try any of the following mix-ins: sprinkle in 1/4 cup sliced almonds or pecans and (or) ¼ cup coconut as you put it in the oven. Drizzle 1/3 cup melted chocolate chips over batch as it cools or any flavor melted candy coating that appeals to you.
Please note that Karo Corn Syrup is not the same as High fructose corn syrup.