Chocolate Caramel Popcorn

4.82 from 22 votes

Chocolate Caramel Popcorn is perfect to give in Christmas tins but it's also perfect to snack on during movies any time of year.

Prep Time10

Cook Time30

Total Time40

Course: Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: caramel popcorn, christmas, holiday, movie snack, popcorn, snacks

Servings: servings

Calories: 324kcal

Preheat the oven to 300°F.
Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper
Pop 10 cups of popcorn and place in a very large bowl.
In a small saucepan, melt the salted butter.
Add in the light brown sugar and stir until dissolved.
Bring the mixture to a low boil and add the corn syrup.
Boil for 4 minutes, stirring constantly.
Carefully remove the saucepan from the heat and pour a little at a time onto the popcorn.
Stir the popcorn and repeat. Take extra caution as the mixture and the saucepan will be very hot.
Stir to coat well and transfer the popcorn to the parchment paper-lined in a single layer.
Sprinkle the popcorn with sea salt.
Bake in the oven for 30 minutes.
Stir the popcorn every 10 minutes.
Chocolate Popcorn
After the popcorn comes out of the oven and has cooled, transfer half the popcorn to a large bowl.
Melt a dark chocolate melting bar or chips according to the directions on the package.
Drizzle the melted chocolate over the popcorn and stir to coat well.
Allow the chocolate to harden. Place the chocolate-covered caramel popcorn in the refrigerator will be quicker.
Once the chocolate has hardened, stir the two types of popcorn together.
Store in an airtight container.

This caramel popcorn can be enjoyed without the addition of the chocolate. Simply leave it out of the recipe.