Nutella Popcorn

Want a "SMACK YOUR MAMA GOOD" treat?? I had to come up with something yummy for YW tonight for a treat and looked for something made with Nutella. I found this Nutella Popcorn delight!!


I think if you wanted a stronger flavor, you could probably increase the amount to 2/3 or even 3/4 of a cup and still have a caramel with the right consistency.

But hey - "experimenting" will just give you a good reason to eat a bunch of caramel corn.

What could be wrong with that?

Nutella Caramel Corn

• 4 quarts plain popped popcorn*
• 6 T. butter
• 1/2 C. light corn syrup
• 1/2 C. brown sugar
• 1/2 C. Nutella spread (see note above)
• 1/2 t. salt
• 1/4 t. baking soda
• 1/2 t. vanilla

Place popcorn in large roasting pan and preheat oven 250 degrees. (I covered my pan in foil first to minimize cleanup).

In medium saucepan over medium heat, melt butter, corn syrup, brown sugar, Nutella, and salt, stirring to blend. Bring to a boil, then boil five minutes while stirring constantly. You will see large bubbles in the mixture.

Remove saucepan from heat, then stir in baking soda and vanilla until combined. Mixture will become light and foamy. Pour over popcorn, and mix with a spatula to coat. You will be cooking & stirring the popcorn a few more times, so don't be too concerned with covering all the corn fully at this point.

Bake 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Line your countertop with a few sheets of waxed paper and dump corn out onto paper. Being careful not to burn your fingers, separate the pieces as desired. Store in an airtight container.

*Note: 2/3 C. of unpopped popcorn should yield 4 quarts of popcorn for you. You could also use microwave popcorn, but just make sure you get one that's plain NOT buttered.


PS - I just used microwave popcorn - 2 bags. Made sure to eliminate all the unpopped kernals.
Then stirred in the mixture with the popcorn and spread it out on two cookie sheets covered in foil. I put them in the oven on 250 degrees. About every 7 minutes I pulled them out and stirred them a bit. I did this about 3 times.

YUMMY!