• FOOD
  • HOME
  • SELF
  • HEALTH
  • FAMILY

Natural New Age Mum

Happy. Healthy. Holistic.

  • Home
  • Recipes
  • Shop
  • About
    • Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions

Salted Caramel Popcorn

October 25, 2013 · 33 Comments

Salted Caramel Popcorn NNAM

 

Popcorn is one of the most favourite snacks in our house.

It’s gluten free and it tastes yummy. I jazzed up our normal, plain popcorn with this sticky salted caramel sauce.  A bit of a treat and dead easy to make when you get a yearning for something sweet late at night.

 

Salted Caramel Popcorn

Vital Stats: Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Vegan, Naturally Sweetened, Nut Free, Egg Free

 

Okay, so this is what’s in it:

6 cups popped organic popcorn

1/4 cup organic maple syrup

1/4 cup virgin, organic coconut oil

1 tablespoon organic coconut sugar

1 scraped vanilla pod (or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract)

1 – 2 teaspoons pink Himalayan salt

 

Okay, so this is how you do it:

Pop your popcorn and chuck it into a large stainless steel or glass bowl.

Mix all other ingredients in a saucepan and heat over a medium temperature.

Cook it for about five minutes or until it has reduced a little and is all gooey and syrupy thick.

Resist urge to pop finger in and test – this stuff burns!!

Pour over popcorn and mix well with a large metal spoon.

Let it cool down before chowing down. Refer to above advice.

 

Tips:

♥ Using organic popping corn means you don’t have to worry about GMO corn. Get it at your health food store or online here.

♥ Popcorn is actually pretty good for you – it contains lots of fibre and the antioxidant polyphenols.

♥ Use an electric popcorn machine  or pop it the old fashioned way on the stove. Microwave popcorn is nasty!

♥ If you want to get fancy, add in some coconut, nuts or fruit and press it into a slice tin or roll into balls.

♥ You can totally swap out the maple syrup for rice malt syrup if fructose bothers you or honey if you prefer. And if you are okay with dairy, try it with some organic, grass fed butter instead of coconut oil.

 

Related

Sharing is caring!

1.9K shares
  • Share1.1K
  • Tweet
   

Filed In: FOOD / Tagged: caramel, dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, halloween, healthy, kid's party, kid's snack, Naturally Sweetened, nut-free, popcorn, vegan

Comments

  1. Robyn (Modern Day Missus) says

    October 25, 2013 at 2:33 pm

    Yummmmmmmm, I am going to have to try this… in fact I can taste it in my mouth now!

    Thanks for the shout out. 🙂

    Robyn xx

    Reply
    • Natural New Age Mum says

      October 25, 2013 at 6:38 pm

      No probs – will try yours on the kids this weekend 🙂

      Reply
  2. Brenda says

    October 25, 2013 at 7:51 pm

    Savoury and sweet together = heaven on earth. Popcorn brittle is on the menu for my DIY Christmas workshop!

    Reply
    • Natural New Age Mum says

      October 25, 2013 at 8:07 pm

      oh that sounds interesting ! would so love you to bring out an ebook of our Chrissy workshop!

      Reply
  3. Ellen says

    October 25, 2013 at 8:57 pm

    Who needs to buy lolly gobble bliss bombs with this recipe! Yummy!

    Reply
    • Natural New Age Mum says

      October 25, 2013 at 10:29 pm

      that’s what they taste like !!! gosh, flashback to the 80’s!

      Reply
  4. Elysia says

    October 26, 2013 at 6:47 pm

    Made this for our movie night. Nom, Nom!!Really caramelly….

    Reply
    • Natural New Age Mum says

      October 26, 2013 at 7:16 pm

      Awesome Elysia – it sure is !!! I reckon that sauce might be nice in a milkshake too?? hhhmm

      Reply
      • Elysia says

        October 26, 2013 at 9:10 pm

        With cashew milk. Or with activated mixed nuts and roasted in the oven….Yummo 🙂

        Reply
        • Kirsten McCulloch says

          October 27, 2013 at 11:07 am

          Oh, now that sounds even better. Hmm, might need to plan a movie night in the not too distant future 🙂

  5. Kirsten McCulloch says

    October 27, 2013 at 11:06 am

    Yum! I must say, that does sound awfully good!

    Reply
  6. Amanda says

    October 29, 2013 at 3:50 pm

    Hi
    I have tried using another (healthy) caramel sauce recipe on popped corn…. and the popped corn just fizzles back to nothing?! Is there a trick to it? Should the corn be completely cooled? Thanks! Im dying to make this 🙂

    Reply
    • Natural New Age Mum says

      October 29, 2013 at 3:51 pm

      Hhmm.. that’s weird! I guess my popcorn was pretty cool as it was sitting under the ceiling fan! try that !

      Reply
    • Jennifer says

      October 14, 2014 at 8:35 pm

      maybe the sauce a tiny bit too hot?

      Reply
  7. Sian says

    October 29, 2013 at 4:02 pm

    Hi there – I was wondering if you knew anything about the Basco brand of ‘healthy’ microwave popcorn? Does it have the same hideous chemicals in it that other brands do? http://www.basco.com.au/product-popcorn/

    Reply
    • Natural New Age Mum says

      October 29, 2013 at 4:19 pm

      Hi Sian. I personally wouldn’t eat this. The vegetable oil is most likely canola oil and the ‘flavour’ often is hidden msg. Plus the bags usually contain plastic inside, which is not good heated in the microwave – they leach chemicals out onto your food.

      Reply
    • melanie says

      November 8, 2013 at 4:55 pm

      Hi… we just pop regular popcorn in the microwave. Put it in a pyrex bowl and off you go!

      My sister puts hers in a brown paper bag and does the same? (I can’t see the point of the bag… )

      Reply
      • Natural New Age Mum says

        November 8, 2013 at 6:42 pm

        it’s a very quick way to do it 🙂

        Reply
  8. Jolene @ Yummy Inspirations says

    October 29, 2013 at 4:59 pm

    Can’t wait to try this! Think I’ll make it as tomorrow’s snack for the kids.

    Reply
    • Natural New Age Mum says

      October 29, 2013 at 5:06 pm

      would love to know what you think Jolene!

      Reply
  9. Lara @ This Charming Mum says

    November 5, 2013 at 4:35 pm

    That looks amazing! Can’t wait to try this one 🙂

    Reply
    • Natural New Age Mum says

      November 6, 2013 at 9:10 am

      let me know what you think Lara 🙂

      Reply
  10. Jessie says

    November 21, 2013 at 6:03 pm

    Oh my. I can’t wait for my kids to go to bed so I can utterly treat myself with this popcorn and a good book.

    Reply
  11. Anne-Marie says

    May 13, 2014 at 11:12 pm

    This is even better if you bake it in a low oven aferwards, stir every 15 mins

    Reply
    • Natural New Age Mum says

      May 14, 2014 at 10:19 am

      Thanks for the tip Anne-Marie!! 😀

      Reply
  12. Kate says

    July 14, 2014 at 11:11 pm

    Just wondering if you could use raw honey instead of maple syrup? OR would it be too sticky and not set?

    Reply
    • Natural New Age Mum says

      July 15, 2014 at 8:31 am

      HI Kate, yes it would be fine I imagine. It doesn’t really set as such 🙂

      Reply
  13. Jennifer says

    October 14, 2014 at 8:33 pm

    What can I substitute for the coconut sugar? Can you leave it out?

    Reply
    • Natural New Age Mum says

      October 14, 2014 at 9:06 pm

      Hey Jennifer, use rapadura sugar 🙂

      Reply

Trackbacks

  1. 1st Birthday party for a conscious kid | says:
    November 25, 2013 at 5:29 pm

    […] This was adapted from the Natural New Age mum blog – Instead of using popcorn I went with puffed corn, which you find in the health food isle at the supermarket (its like a cereal) – thought I might change things up, less chance of getting it stuck in your throat! recipe can be found here […]

    Reply
  2. 30 Super Healthy Lunch Box Snacks | Natural New Age Mum says:
    January 18, 2014 at 8:23 pm

    […] 2. Popcorn. It’s a wholegrain and surprisingly healthy! Just don’t buy the microwave packets – buy an organic popcorn and pop it in some coconut oil or use a popcorn machine. Jazz it up a bit with Herbamare, organic spice mixes or try my Salted Caramel Popcorn. […]

    Reply
  3. Healthy Kid's Party Food - Natural New Age Mum | Natural New Age Mum says:
    July 5, 2014 at 11:00 am

    […] ♥ Salted Caramel Popcorn. […]

    Reply
  4. The big list of healthy and eco-friendly Halloween ideas - Natural New Age Mum says:
    October 16, 2017 at 7:32 pm

    […] recycle your toilet paper rolls!! (fill it with my Salted Caramel Popcorn) […]

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

I’M A VIRTUAL ASSISTANT

PEOPLE I RECOMMEND

 

Search

Categories

  • FAMILY
  • FOOD
  • HEALTH
  • HOME
  • SELF

PRAISE

Archives

Copyright © Natural New Age Mum | Branding + Site by Robyn Birkin