Salted Caramel Popcorn (Lactose Free!)
Welcome back to another lactose free recipe. For this weeks recipe I wanted to do something quick and easy. Something that is both sweet and savory. Something that can be snacked on or easily gifted to your loved ones during this holiday season.   This is a recipe for delicious salted caramel popcorn. You can use pre packaged popcorn or make your own. I have tried both and they both tasted delicious.   The secret ingredient to this recipe is the baking soda. It makes the caramel bubble up and ensures that the caramel coats the popcorn easier.   Please remember you will be working with a very hot sugar glaze. Make sure you are careful not to spill any on yourself as the mixture will be very hot and sticky.   The recipes on this website have been tested with lactose free ingredients multiple times to ensure their success and deliciousness. As always, this recipe is lactose free providing you use the right ingredients. Always make sure your ingredients are safe.
Servings: 20 yield(s)
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 60 mins
Total Time: 80 mins
Ingredients
  • 11 cup Pre cooked Popcorn
  • 1 & 1/2 cup Brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup Glucose syrup
  • 2 tbsp Margarine (lactose free) (Brand Used - Nuttelex Original)
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Baking soda
  • Large baking tray
  • Baking paper
  • Large bowl (it needs to be big enough to hold the popcorn with enough food to stir the hot mixture in without any spillage)
  • Long handled mixing spoons
  • Long handled whisk
Instructions
  1. Pre-heat your oven to 100°C fan-forced and line a large oven tray with baking paper.
  2. Add your popcorn to a large bowl. You need enough room to mix the popcorn and not have any spill out.
  3. In a medium saucepan add the margarine, sugar and glucose syrup. Set on a low to medium heat.
  4. The mixture will look a little strange at first but eventually as it heats up it will liquify.
  5. When the sugar is dissolved and the mixture starts to boil reduce the heat to low and leave the mixture to bubble away for 5 minutes. Do not stir.
  6. Add in the vanilla and salt. Stir well.
  7. Add in the baking soda and whisk well. You will notice that the mixture bubbles up and changes. This is a crucial step. It ensures that the mixture will coat the popcorn easier.
  8. Pour the mixture on top of the popcorn.
  9. Carefully and quickly stir the popcorn as best as you can to coat it.
  10. Spoon the popcorn onto the baking tray and flatten the best that you can. Baking will eliminate the stickiness of the popcorn and ensure a lovely crispy candy coating.
  11. Place the tray in the oven for an hour or until the popcorn is no longer sticky. You will need to toss / stir the popcorn every 15 minutes to help coat the popcorn more evenly.
  12. Leave to cool down.
  13. Congratulations you have now made salted caramel popcorn. Perfect for any occasion.
  14. Serve, devour and enjoy.