marshmallow popcorn balls, baked caramel corn or black and white caramel corn (zebra corn)!
There's no such thing as a movie without popcorn in this household...or a car ride, or an after dinner snack. We are big popcorn fans and love making it in a variety of ways; air popped, kettle corn, popcorn, balls, in our movie theater popper, or in the microwave. Today I'm sharing a delicious and addicting adaptation of a recipe that my friend Keiko shared with me.
The best part? It's made in the microwave! No fussing over sugar temperatures, bringing to a boil, or baking. It is a recipe that we've made with our air popper, but have made with microwave popcorn too. Equally delicious.
You can dig right in if you want the warm ooey-gooey popcorn, or wait about 10 minutes for it to slightly set up. This won't ever set up like baked caramel corn, it will always have a soft, chewy texture.
Grab the entire bowl to share as a family, or divide into individual servings!
Sticky, sweet, buttery, marshmallow caramel corn made in the microwave. Can be made with air-popped popcorn or microwave popcorn.
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Marshmallow Caramel Corn
Marshmallow Caramel Corn Ingredients
½ cup popcorn kernels (or 2 bags popped microwave popcorn) ½ c. butter ½ c. brown sugar 15 jumbo marshmallowsDirections
- Pop popcorn in air popper or microwave.
- Melt butter and sugar in a microwave safe bowl for 60 seconds. Stir.
- Add marshmallows and microwave in 30 second intervals for 90 seconds, stirring after each interval.
- Stir and pour over popcorn. Mix thoroughly.
Marshmallow Caramel Corn
Sticky, sweet, buttery, caramel marshmallow caramel corn made in the microwave. Can be made with air popped popcorn or microwave popcorn.
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Servings: 6
Calories: 310kcal
Equipment
- popcorn popper
Ingredients
- ½ cup popcorn kernels or 2 bags of microwave popcorn
- ½ cup butter
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 15 marshmallows (regular) or 2 ½ cups mini marshmallows
Instructions
- Pop popcorn. Make sure you use a large bowl.
- Melt butter and brown sugar together in a microwave safe bowl for 1 minute. Stir.
- Add marshmallows and microwave in 30 seconds intervals (stirring in between) until melted and smooth (about 90 seconds).
- Pour marshmallow caramel over popcorn and stir to coat evenly.
- You can dig right in if you want the warm ooey-gooey popcorn, or wait about 10 minutes for it to slightly set up. This won't ever set up like baked caramel corn, it will always have a soft, chewy texture.
Nutrition
Calories: 310kcal
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Samantha K says
As a huge caramel fan, I need to try this over the weekend! It looks delicious! #client
Marcia says
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Glenda says
Sounds delicious! Can you tell me how much air popped popcorn you'd need if you wanted to make t0 that way? Thanks so much!
Brandy says
Hi Glenda! I usually pop 1/2 cup of kernels for each batch! Enjoy! 🙂