Sweet & Salty Popcorn

Photo Credit - Popcornopolis

Growing up, my mom made lots of stove top popcorn. She served it with real butter and salt. However, I have never been much of a regular popcorn lover. But, when I tried Sweet & Salty Popcorn (or kettle corn) for the first time, I fell in love with it. There is something about that touch of sweetness that transforms regular popcorn into an entirely different snack for me.

Lately, I have been making this Sweet & Salty Popcorn quite a bit. Three times in the last week to be exact! Although this is perfectly good plain, we have found that we also really like to flavor it with cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, or cocoa powder.  All flavors are gobbled up at my house, but my favorite is the pumpkin pie spice.  If you can’t get everyone to agree on a single flavor, each person can season their own portion to taste.

Sweet & Salty Popcorn

¼ cup butter

1 Tbsp. olive oil

¼ cup white sugar

½ cup popcorn kernels

1 tsp. salt

Cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, or cocoa powder (optional)

In a large pot, melt butter and olive oil together over medium high heat. Add sugar and heat until it just begins to brown, stirring constantly. Add popcorn and stir. Cover and continue to cook until all of the popcorn has popped, occasionally shaking the pan to keep it from scorching. Remove from the heat, transfer to a large bowl, and toss with salt and additional seasonings, if desired. Yeild: 8 cups popcorn.