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OMG! This Clean eating 3 ingredient caramel popcorn is delicious and a little decadent. But not soooo naughty that you have to feel guilty about taking a gigantic handful out the bowl.
Is it okay to eat caramel popcorn?
It’s okay to eat caramel popcorn occasionally and you can read about why we didn’t quit sugar when we started Clean eating here. This is a healthier option than the bagged version, especially if you opt for popping 100% wholegrain, non-GMO & organic popcorn.
This is a perfect treat to make for a kids birthday party or just an any-time treat.
This caramel corn contains honey. And yes, honey is sugar. It’s got a few health benefits too, but our body still treats it like sugar.
If you follow my blog at all, I may have mentioned that we don’t do the ‘quit sugar thing’.
You can read more about it here, but (there is always a but), in our home, Sugar is not an everyday kind of food. It’s a treat. As soon as you start to see it in that way, you naturally start to manage how much of it you eat.
Clean Eating doesn’t mean cutting out whole food groups. It’s about moderation and making healthier choices on a daily basis.
Little things, like making your own Caramel corn cuts out the toxins you put into your body, gives you control over the amount of sugar you are eating and the quality of ingredients in the food you are feeding your family. You’re not missing out, you’re just doing things differently.
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Easy caramel popcorn
This caramel popcorn is easy. And easy’s good.
For some reason or other, there seems to be A LOT of birthdays in August and September. Rewind 9 months and you hit the New Year / Christmas festive Season. This could explain some things…. I have one such August baby:)
This means, you guessed it – Birthday Parties!! And More Birthday Parties (If you’re a little over the whole Birthday Party Planning thing – and I don’t judge, coz’ I’m a bit like that too – after 4 Kids I’m officially over it! – you can get my {Free Printable} 20 Page Party Planner here. It takes the headache out of planning and organizing any kids birthday party.
This Caramel Corn Recipe is always on my party menu. It’s sweet, but not too sweet and if you want to tone it down, just go for a ‘Sweet and Salty’ Popcorn option and mix it together with an additional 4 cups of plain salted Popcorn.
More Birthday Party Ideas:
A Kitchen Must Have
OK, it’s not so much a hack as it is pure convenience. I purchased a popcorn maker from target years ago and I freakin’ love it!
This little machine has done some miles in our home. The kids have been operating it themselves since they could reach the kitchen bench top.
I whip this little fella out for after school snacks, movie night and if I need to add something extra to the school lunch box (and I’ve run out of baked goods).
Did I Mention it’s a Ridiculously Cheap Snack?
The thing I love most about popcorn (and no, it’s not the healthy thing) – it’s so cheap! It’s a snack that really suits my frugal nature. One little bag makes 20 or more little bags of lunchbox sized servings (depends on how much you pack for the kids).
I get that smug, fuzzy feeling when I walk past down the snack aisle in the supermarket and see pre-popped ‘gourmet’ bags of popcorn for $5 each.
They way I see it, is this DIY Caramel Corn recipe saves me a fortune!
How To Make 3 Ingredient Caramel Popcorn
Ingredients
- 4 cups air popped corn
- ¼ cup butter
- ¼ cup honey
Instructions
- n a popcorn maker: Add popcorn and oil and turn on (I like this method the most :) Turn off when popping corn slows down.
- In a pot on the stove: Add popcorn and oil to large pot. PUT THE LID ON. Heat on stove at med – high heat. Shake the pan around a bit to make sure the kernels don’t burn. Remove from heat when the popping corn slows down.
- Caramel Instructions
- Heat butter and honey in a pot. Bring to the boil and then allow to simmer for approx 5 minutes. STIR THE ENTIRE TIME. Caramel with thicken and darken slightly.
- Pour caramel over popped corn and stir through.
3 Ingredient Caramel Popcorn Recipe
3 Ingredient Caramel Popcorn
Ingredients
- 4 cups air popped corn
- ¼ cup butter
- ¼ cup honey
Instructions
- n a popcorn maker: Add popcorn and oil and turn on (I like this method the most :) Turn off when popping corn slows down.
- In a pot on the stove: Add popcorn and oil to large pot. PUT THE LID ON. Heat on stove at med – high heat. Shake the pan around a bit to make sure the kernels don't burn. Remove from heat when the popping corn slows down.
- Caramel Instructions
- Heat butter and honey in a pot. Bring to the boil and then allow to simmer for approx 5 minutes. STIR THE ENTIRE TIME. Caramel with thicken and darken slightly.
- Pour caramel over popped corn and stir through.
