Butter Toffee Popcorn is a family snack favorite and a personal love of mine. You can use microwavable buttery popcorn for that extra buttery flavor and coat in a simple toffee caramel sauce to give the popcorn that sweet and salty flavor combination.
Butter toffee popcorn strikes the ideal balance between rich, buttery notes and the sweetness of toffee. The popcorn provides a light and airy base, while the toffee coating adds a decadent flavor and a satisfying crunch. The subtle saltiness enhances the overall taste, creating a truly addictive snack.
Easy to Make at Home
One of the best things about butter toffee popcorn is its easy to make at home. With just a few simple ingredients and minimal effort, you can have a fresh batch ready in no time. While there are different methods for preparing this treat, using microwavable popcorn offers a convenient and hassle-free option. Simply pop the popcorn according to the package instructions and then coat it in a luscious toffee sauce.
Tips for Making the Best Butter Toffee Popcorn
Use high-quality ingredients: Opt for good-quality popcorn kernels and butter for the best flavor and texture.
Don’t overcook the toffee: The key to a perfect toffee coating is to cook it to the right temperature. Overcooking will result in a hard and brittle texture.
Line your baking sheet: To prevent the popcorn from sticking, be sure to line your baking sheet with parchment paper or wax paper.
Let it cool completely: Allow the butter toffee popcorn to cool completely before storing or serving. This will help it retain its crunch.
Get Creative with Your Butter Toffee Popcorn
While the classic butter toffee popcorn recipe is delicious on its own, you can also get creative and add your own twist.
Here are a few ideas:
Drizzle with melted chocolate: For an extra touch of indulgence, drizzle your butter toffee popcorn with melted chocolate.
Add nuts or sprinkles: For added texture and visual appeal, sprinkle chopped nuts or colorful sprinkles over the popcorn.
Mix in other treats: Combine your popcorn with other sweet treats, such as pretzels, marshmallows, or M&Ms.
Recipe partially adapted from Mel’s Kitchen Cafe
Commonly Asked Questions
Yes! I have added a few times toffee bits, a little drizzle of chocolate by melting some semi-sweet chocolate chips, and/or a sprinkle of sea salt for a sweet and salty combination.
I’m sure a candy thermometer wouldn’t hurt to make this recipe, but I have been fine without using one.
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Butter Toffee Popcorn
- Total Time: 1 hour 25 mins
- Yield: 18 cups 1x
Description
Try Butter Toffee Popcorn as an awesome snack and to give away for gifts. This is the perfect sweet and salty combination for popcorn. Try this Butter Toffee Popcorn today!
Ingredients
- 4– 3 oz. bags microwave popcorn (lightly salted)
- 2 sticks butter
- 2 1/4 cups light brown sugar
- 3/4 cup dark corn syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2–3 cups roasted, salted peanuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 250 Degrees and butter a large rimmed baking sheet and set aside. Pop the popcorn in the microwave.
- Sift the bag of popcorn and remove as many unpopped kernels as possible and place the popped popcorn in a large bowl along with the peanuts. Set the popcorn and peanuts to the side to the side.
- Melt the 2 sticks of butter in a medium saucepan on medium heat, add the brown sugar, corn syrup, and salt and constantly stir as it begins to slightly boil. Allow boiling while constantly stirring for 3 minutes.
- Remove from heat and add the vanilla extract and baking soda. The baking soda will cause the caramel mixture to bubble up a little bit but keep stirring until it completely dissolves. Pour the toffee mixture over the popcorn and the peanuts using a rubber spatula, toss carefully until the popcorn mixture is covered.
- Place popcorn onto the prepared baking sheet or silpat silicon sheet and spread out evenly and bake for 1 hour.
- Once finished baking, allow to cool for 25 minutes, break apart, and store in an airtight container or serve!
Notes
If you have a hot popcorn popper, you can pop 3/4 c. uncooked popcorn kernels instead of the original recipe. I just thought this may be a little easier.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 75 mins
- Category: Snacks
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Oh, wow! Have to try this!
Let me know when you do!
Hi, Nicole. Love this recipe and made it a few times already but it’s been ages. Now I’m a bit puzzled. The temp in the oven is 250 degrees Fahrenheit right? Not Celsius. Thanks
Yes.
This is the first time I’ve made butter toffee popcorn and OH EM GEE! Phenomenal, stupendous, fantastic, PERFECTION!
YAAAAAY!!!!
Ingredients and proportions make delicious popcorn. I like to add a tablespoon of local honey, or orange blossom honey at the end, right before adding the vanilla and baking soda. Also, once mixture begins to boil, I stop stirring. I’ve found that constantly stirring causes crystallization, producing a grainy coating in the end…like, every time. Of course, I stir in the final ingredients, but only then. Also, during the oven phase (as it were), I pull the sheet pans out every 20 minutes and fold everything over and together, replace, and repeat until the hour is up. Furthermore, I flick out a popcorn pop/kernel/whatever to let cool on my counter while awaiting the next 20 minutes, just to test “doneness”. =]
Awesome!
This is amazing! I popped the popcorn kernels in a microwave safe bowl covered with a microwave safe plate. Followed the advice of one reviewer and didn’t stir while it was boiling. I ended up with the most delicious caramel mixture.
Yay!
I wonder if this same method will work for peanuts and nuts? I need a recipe for toffee crunch nut mix.
Hmmm. I don’t see why not. I would try it and let me know how it comes out!
I’ve made this at home several times with no issues and it’s fabulous! I try to make it at work and it almost burnt part of it during the baking process. I’m going to guess it was because these ovens are older than the hills. I want to try again at work so they get a better representation of the heaven that is this popcorn. I want to try in our convection oven. What is your recommendation for time and temp in a convection oven?
This is great Annie! I am so glad you have a great experience with this recipe!
My first time ever making Carmel popcorn and this recipe was very easy to follow and very DELICIOUS!!!! Thank Yiu for sharing!
No problem! Thanks for trying!
Can this be rolled into popcorn balls?
I don’t think it will stick together and the caramel may burn your hands.
I’m excited to try this. One question. How much is 2 sticks of butter in cups? Our sticks here in Canada come in different sizes.
2 sticks is one cup, 16 tablespoons.