Sweet Popcorn
Crunchy, golden and glossy, with popcorn kernels coated in light caramel. It smells like street-stall snack time but comes together cleanly in a home pot. Sweet, light and dangerously snackable.
What you need
Ingredients
- 0.6 cupWhite Sugar
- 1 gTable Salt
- 2.5 tbspVegetable Oil
- 0.75 cupPopcorn Kernels
- 1 tspLemon Juice
- 3 tbspWater
Per serving
Nutrition
- kcal
- 287
- fat g
- 7.73
- carbs g
- 52.2
- fiber g
- 4.05
- protein g
- 3.3
Step by step
Preparation
- 1
Have a lined tray ready and measure the **popcorn kernels**, **oil**, **sugar**, **water**, **lime juice** and **salt**. Once the caramel is hot, there is no time to get creative.
- 2
Heat the **oil** in a large pot over medium heat. Add the **popcorn kernels**, cover and shake the pot now and then for **4 to 5 minutes**, until the popping slows almost completely.
- 3
Transfer the popcorn to a large bowl and discard any unpopped kernels. Leave the empty pot over low heat for **30 seconds** to dry it before making the caramel.
- 4
In the same pot, add the **sugar**, **water**, **lime juice** and **salt**. Cook over medium heat for **4 to 5 minutes**, without stirring too much, until the caramel is **light golden** and smells like toasted sugar.
- 5
Turn off the heat, return the popcorn to the pot and mix quickly to coat it with caramel. Spread it on the tray and let it cool for **5 minutes**, until **dry**, glossy and crunchy.