Here is my homemade caramel popcorn from scratch using a frying pan. We used white sugar to make this. Any pot can be used especially heavy base pots.
Watch me make this caramel popcorn from scratch. You can watch on YouTube and subscribe for updates like this or watch the video I posted below. You can also use the written recipe down there to easily make your popcorn with ease at home.
Caramelized popcorn is kids’ favorite and I always wondered why it’s more expensive than normal popcorn because making caramel popcorn is as easy as ABC.
INGREDIENTS FOR CARAMEL POPCORN
I used just three ingredients to make this caramel popcorn:
1. Popcorn maize
2. Soya oil
3. Sugar
The caramel popcorn video above shows me making this from scratch using a frying pan in my kitchen.
STEPS TO MAKE HOMEMADE CARAMEL POPCORN RECIPE FROM SCRATCH
1. First place a frying pan or any large heavy-based pot on a stove.
2. Next, drop some vegetable oil on the bottom of the pan as shown in the video above. I used soya oil but, you are free to use any vegetable oil.
3. Thirdly, sprinkle some maize in the pan. Just a few grains. The popcorn will rise and fill the pop once it starts popping so, you don’t want to put too many grains in there. You can see in the video how the few grains I placed on the bottom of the frying pan poped and filled everywhere before we even caramelized the popcorn.
4. After adding the little popcorn, stir to mix with the oil and turn on the heat.
5. Cover the pan or cooking pot with a lid and wait till you hear popping sounds before checking.
6. Once all or most of the popcorn maize has popped, you can turn down the heat and sprinkle in the sugar. I used white sugar to make this caramel popcorn and it really really did an amazing job at caramelizing this popcorn the way I like it.
7. As soon as you add the sugar, keep stirring in very low heat until the sugar becomes liquid. Once it begins to brown, start flipping the popped corn and mixing. Be fast about that so your sugar doesn’t burn.
8. Another thing I do when the sugar turns brown is to turn off the heat completely. I quickly mix and empty the caramel popcorn into a bowl to prevent burning.
SUMMARY ON HOMEMADE CARAMEL POPCORN
The best homemade caramel popcorn can be achieved without using a popcorn machine. Look at the popcorn picture above and even the video. Doesn’t this popcorn look great and amazing? The video above confirms to us all that I just made this caramel popcorn without using a popcorn machine. I easily made this caramel popcorn in a frying pan on my stove.
Now the delicious caramel popcorn is ready and the movie can begin already. Let the kids have fun popping and watching some TV.
So, those are my simple steps to prepare homemade caramel popcorn in a frying pan.
HOW TO MAKE CARAMEL POPCORN ON A STOVE
All you need to make the best caramel popcorn on a stove is just the stove, a pot or frying pan, some vegetable or olive oil, and some sugar to caramelize the popcorn. YI did not use many ingredients to make this caramel popcorn on my stove. Just three ingredients and the best popcorn is ready and waiting to be enjoyed.
Making caramel popcorn on a stove is as easy as making any simple snack. Anyone can make caramel popcorn on their stove, it doesn’t require any cooking or baking experience. I learnt to make this without any training. The first time that I made popcorn on a stove was after watching a YouTube video and replicating it. My first attempt at making homemade popcorn was amazing.
To make caramel popcorn with white sugar like I just did, you have to let the granulated sugar melt into a syrup first, turn down the heat of the stove and let it brown a little without burning. I used only white sugar to make this caramel popcorn and it turned out great. You can do the same and I promise you that you will enjoy the snack.