Put a layer of popcorn on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Sprinkle the popcorn with sugar and bake it for 10 to 15 minutes, or until the sugar has melted and covered the popcorn. Drizzle maple syrup or honey over popped popcorn and sprinkle brown sugar.
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Things You Should Know
- Make a sugar and butter mixture to pour on top of your popcorn for an added sweet taste.
- Mix together coconut oil, cane sugar, and ground cinnamon for a cinnamon sugar popcorn perfect for fall.
- Pour homemade caramel over plain popcorn for a delectable caramel popcorn.
- Melt semi-sweet chocolate to coat your popcorn with for a bitterly delicious treat.
Each recipe makes about 8 c (1,024 g) of popcorn
- ½ c (64 g) of popcorn kernels
- 3 tbsp (44 mL) of vegetable oil
- 3/8 c (75 g) of sugar
- ⅓ c (43 g) of butter
- ½ c (64 g) of popcorn kernels
- ¾ c (177 mL) of coconut oil
- ¾ c (96 g) of pure cane sugar
- 3 tsp (14 g) of ground cinnamon
- 8 c (1,024 g) of plain popped popcorn
- 3.5 oz (100 g) of sugar
- 7 oz (200 g) of water
- 0.5 oz (15 g) of butter
- ⅛ tsp (0.6 g) of salt
- ⅛ tsp (0.6 g) of baking soda
- ½ c (64 g) of popcorn kernels
- 1 c (128 g) of semi-sweet chocolate
How to make sugar popcorn
FAQ
What makes sugar stick to popcorn?
Melt sugar in large pot on low over stove, stirring so a brown liquid forms. Then add in popped corn and stir so all sides of each puff get coated. While the sugar is still hot, sprinkle salt on top of the popcorn so it gets stuck in the sugar.
How do you add sugar to popcorn after popping it?
Once most of the kernels have popped, add granulated white sugar to the pan and shake well to mix it. Turn off the stove, and dump the popcorn into a bowl after it’s been coated evenly with sugar.
How do you get ingredients to stick to popcorn?
The way that we do this is to spray our popcorn with any of the following—-cooking oil spray in a variety of choices—-canola, corn or olive oil or butter spray. Otherwise, toss the popcorn with melted butter and then sprinkle your favorite seasoning on it. Butter/oil is the usual method.