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Rocky Road Caramel Popcorn

Caramel popcorn with marshmellows and chocolate chips
Course Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword caramel apple, popcorn, rocky road
Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 7 cups
Cost $7

Equipment

  • popcorn popper (or pot with lid)
  • large pan or skillet

Ingredients

  • 6 cups freshly popped popcorn
  • ½ cup vegan butter if you don’t need non-dairy you can do regular butter
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ cup chocolate chips I like this vegan option
  • ½ cup toasted almonds roughly chopped
  • ½ cup mini marshmallows

Instructions

  • First, you are going to start with 6 cups of freshly popped popcorn (you’ll use a little less than ¼ cup of kernels to get 6 cups). Set popcorn aside.
  • Add your butter to a pot and let it melt over medium heat. Once melted, add in your brown sugar and mix them to combine.
  • Let your butter and sugar melt come to a boil over medium heat while stirring and then and let it boil for 4 minutes without stirring. After 4 minutes, add your vanilla and stir. Wait one more minute and then add in your baking soda and stir.
  • Let your butter and sugar melt come to a boil over medium heat while stirring and then and let it boil for 4 minutes without stirring. After 4 minutes, add your vanilla and stir. Wait one more minute and then add in your baking soda and stir.
  • Pour the caramel over the popcorn while you gently mix the popcorn around (you want to kind of fold it in) and let it cool slightly. I like to do a few shakes of salt at this point as well to get that salty/sweet combo.
  • Now, here’s a part where you can decide what you want to do. If you want some melted chocolate and malted marshmallows in your popcorn, you’ll want to add half of each in now while the popcorn is still warm so they will melt and coat some of the pieces.
    Then, once the popcorn is totally cool, you can add in the rest of your ingredients so those won’t be melted. If you do the melty method, depending on the chocolate chips you use, they may remain a little melty once the popcorn has cooled. But you can pop the popcorn into the fridge for a few minutes to let it set.
  • If you aren’t doing the melty method, just allow the popcorn to cool and then mix in your marshmallows, toasted nuts, and chocolate chips. Eat within a day or two and store in an airtight container (mine actually kept pretty well in a metal tin in the fridge for a few days).