Honey Peanut Butter Popcorn
When I was younger, I would go over to my best friend’s house and her mom would make us some really special popcorn. Peanut Butter popcorn to be exact. A whole roaster pan of it. And through the sleep-over party we would no doubt eat the entire thing. Yes, 2 pre-teen girls + a roaster pan full of popcorn. It was amazing and delicious and sooo addictive.
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I have always made this with corn syrup before, but as I was pouring the corn syrup in I always cringed a little (and then promptly forgot about it as I was stuffing my face). But in my quest to help my family eat a little less processed, I decided to make this version with no corn syrup and instead use another sweet and sticky substitute – honey!
This quick and easy popcorn recipe makes one heck of a treat – chewy and gooey with just her with hint of sweetness. Peanut butter and honey popcorn is a perfectly addictive and the perfect movie night snack!
So invite some friends over, pick out an awesome movie, and indulge in some of this popcorn!!
This recipe only takes about 10-15 minutes to make, so its a perfect quick recipe for when you need a tasty treat asap!
How to make peanut butter popcorn
This recipe is simple to make! For the full set of directions, please scroll down to the recipe card below. This is just a general overview on how to make it to help you plan.
- If you are making homemade popcorn, pop it. Then sift through it and make sure you remove all the un-popped kernels. You can also use plain store-bought popcorn. Place the popcorn in the largest bowl you own – I often use a turkey roaster!
- Heat the honey and sugar together in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring frequently and allowing them to melt and come to a gentle simmer.
- Simmer for 3 minutes, stirring often.
- Whisk in the peanut butter and vanilla, and stir well to combine.
- Remove from heat and pour the sauce over the popcorn, mixing well until the popcorn is evenly coated.
- Dig in!
Recipe Notes:
- You can use either Crunchy or Creamy Peanut Butter here! I have also tested this recipe with “conventional” peanut butter and organic, needs to be refrigerated peanut butter, and both have turned out stellar results. So go ahead and use whichever kind you want.
- For an extra special treat, add in some salted roasted peanuts, chocolate covered candies, or even chocolate chips! The more the merrier, right?
Storage Information
If you place this in an tightly sealed container the peanut butter coating will stay softer and stickier. If you place this in a loosely covered container, the peanut butter coating will turn a bit harder and more resemble a peanut butter caramel corn.
It will keep for up to 4 days, if you can even make it last that long.
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Honey Peanut Butter Popcorn
Ingredients
- ¾ cup popcorn kernels
- ½ cup honey
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup peanut butter
- ½ tsp vanilla
Instructions
- Pop the popcorn.
- Sift through all the popcorn and make sure that you remove any unpopped kernels.
- Put the popcorn in the largest bowl you own (this will help with the mixing)
- In a medium saucepan, melt the honey and the sugar together, stirring occasionally, until simmering.
- Allow to simmer for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, over medium-low heat.
- Add the peanut butter and vanilla and stir until combined well.
- Remove from heat and pour the sauce over the popcorn.
- Mix well until the popcorn is evenly coated.
- Enjoy!
This was addicting for sure. Such a unique treat. Will be making again.
This popcorn is AMAZING! I made it for the Super Bowl party and it was delicious! It’s an easy recipe. I used 2 bags of popcorn instead of popping my own and added peanuts. SO good! I highly recommend giving it a try.
I’ve done honey popcorn. I’ve done peanut butter popcorn. There’s no way this honey peanut butter popcorn can be bad!
Honey and peanut butter is such a classic combo. I love making special homemade popcorn for movie night. I bet pretzels and chocolate candies would be a great addition to this for an extra special treat.
Perfect for family movie night. We love popcorn and peanut butter. Can’t wait to try them together.
Oh my goodness this sounds and looks amazing. Right up my ally.
Salty, sweet, crunchy, I’m in!
Popcorn and peanut butter happen to be two of my weaknesses. I can see why a roaster of the original would disappear and I love the honey update!
What a great recipe! I haven’t heard of peanut butter popcorn, but I love the idea! I bet it was fun when your friends mom used to make it for you!
I’m a popcorn addict. I can’t wait to try this.
OH Yeah…..now that’s what I’m talking about!!!
We love popcorn here, I have to try this!
Oh yum! It reminds me of popcorn balls!
Oooooh, my kids would just gobble this up!
Yummy! We always have popcorn on Friday nights and I’ll have to try this recipe soon!
This totally sounds like a must try recipe…like as soon as possible!!!
OMG. I just made this and the peanut-buttery caramel (I boiled it a bit longer to make harder when set) is so good that I legitimately sustained an injury trying to scrape it off the bottom of the popcorn bowl! Like, blood and a bandaid and everything. Which is to say, THIS IS DELICIOUS.
Peanut butter and popcorn, WOW. I can't wait to try this recipe, great choice!
I've made Anne's Peanut Butter Popcorn before too, and it's delicious. Great Pictures. 🙂
I've made Anne's Peanut Butter Popcorn before too, and it is delicious. Great pictures. 🙂
I have a feeling my kids would love this popcorn!
Oh my … I love peanut butter … and this sounds like a wonderful use for it! Great SRC pick!
This sounds absolutely delicious – yum! Will definitely have to try this soon!
This sounds great! I've never had peanut butter popcorn…definite must try! Great SRC pick!
I have never heard nor imagined PB popcorn! What a brilliant idea! Gorgeous job on your PB popcorn…it's super yummy looking!
Ooo!! This sounds SO good! Too bad my little one has a peanut allergy… oh how I miss peanut butter. I'm a total popcorn addict so this sounds right up my alley. Oh and I had your blog this month! I loved looking around your site. Everything here looks SO good! You made it very hard to decide 😉
I've made this once and it was amazing! Your pictures are great! Thanks for sharing 🙂
I have never had pb popcorn, but it sounds like a GREAT idea.
Hmmm 🙂
I love how your wrote how much it yields. 😉 lol
Glad you liked the recipe! Definitely my favourite popcorn recipe ever!
Yes! This is good stuff. Glad the recipe is getting shared & good to see other people share our obsession.
I am a peanut butter addict so probably would have chosen the same recipe given the choice. I love that it brings back childhood memories for you 🙂
This looks like the perfect snack for movie nights in. Yum!
I love all flavoured popcorns, and peanut butter is an awesome flavour. It's so cool that it's the same recipe after all this time.. I wonder where they both got it from.
I have been thinking about making peanut butter popcorn! Great pick.