BUTTER TOFFEE POPCORN
This popcorn is a crowd pleaser! It has the sweet and salty taste that everybody loves and is much easier than caramel corn. No one can turn down this great snack!
Provided by Kaitlyn
Categories Desserts Candy Recipes Popcorn Candy Recipes
Time 20m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Pop popcorn in an air popper according to manufacturer's instructions.
- Combine sugar, corn syrup, butter, and water in a heavy saucepan over medium heat; cook until toffee syrup temperature reaches 280 degrees F (138 degrees C) using a candy thermometer, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract.
- Mix toffee syrup with popcorn in a large bowl until evenly combined.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 303.7 calories, Carbohydrate 50 g, Cholesterol 30.5 mg, Fat 12.1 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 1.6 g, SaturatedFat 7.3 g, Sodium 95.1 mg, Sugar 30.7 g
AUNT ROSE'S FANTASTIC BUTTER TOFFEE
I don't live in the country, but I love everything about it-especially good old-fashioned home cooking! Every year, you'll find me at our county fair, entering a different contest. This easy toffee recipe is a family favorite. -Kathy Dorman, Snover, Michigan
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 40m
Yield 32 pieces
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. In a shallow baking pan, toast almonds until golden brown, 5-10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Cool. Pulse chocolate in a food processor until finely ground (do not overprocess); transfer to a bowl. Pulse almonds in food processor until coarsely chopped. Sprinkle 1 cup almonds over bottom of a greased 15x10x1-in. pan. Sprinkle with 1 cup chocolate., In a heavy saucepan, combine butter, sugar and water. Cook over medium heat until a candy thermometer reads 290° (soft-crack stage), stirring occasionally., Immediately pour mixture over almonds and chocolate in pan. Sprinkle with remaining chocolate and almonds. Refrigerate until set; break into pieces.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 177 calories, Fat 13g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 17mg cholesterol, Sodium 51mg sodium, Carbohydrate 14g carbohydrate (12g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.
NUTTY TOFFEE POPCORN
"I use holiday tins to deliver this sweetly coated popcorn-nut crunch to family and friends on my Christmas list," notes Glenna Hale of Sceptre, Saskatchewan.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Snacks
Time 15m
Yield about 2 quarts.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine popcorn and nuts. In a small heavy saucepan, combine the brown sugar, butter, corn syrup and cream of tartar; stir until sugar is dissolved. Cook, without stirring, over medium heat until a candy thermometer reads 300°-310° (hard-crack stage). , Remove from the heat; quickly stir in baking soda and extract until mixture is light and foamy. Immediately pour over popcorn mixture; toss gently. Spread into two greased 15x10x1-in. baking pans. Press gently to flatten. Cool completely. Break into pieces.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 666 calories, Fat 45g fat (16g saturated fat), Cholesterol 61mg cholesterol, Sodium 476mg sodium, Carbohydrate 65g carbohydrate (48g sugars, Fiber 5g fiber), Protein 7g protein.
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