Honey Peanut Butter Popcorn
When I was younger, I would go over to my best friend Dana’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!!
Peanut Butter Popcorn FAQ:
What kind of peanut butter should you use?
- 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.
How else can you make this easy peanut butter recipe?
- For an extra special treat, add in some salted roasted peanuts, chocolate covered candies, or even chocolate chips! The more the merrier, right?
How do you store peanut butter popcorn?
- 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.
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!
I have been thinking about making peanut butter popcorn! Great pick.
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.
This looks like the perfect snack for movie nights in. Yum!
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 🙂
Yes! This is good stuff. Glad the recipe is getting shared & good to see other people share our obsession.
Hmmm 🙂
I love how your wrote how much it yields. 😉 lol
Glad you liked the recipe! Definitely my favourite popcorn recipe ever!
I have never had pb popcorn, but it sounds like a GREAT idea.
I've made this once and it was amazing! Your pictures are great! Thanks for sharing 🙂
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 have never heard nor imagined PB popcorn! What a brilliant idea! Gorgeous job on your PB popcorn…it's super yummy looking!
This sounds great! I've never had peanut butter popcorn…definite must try! Great SRC pick!
This sounds absolutely delicious – yum! Will definitely have to try this soon!
Oh my … I love peanut butter … and this sounds like a wonderful use for it! Great SRC pick!
I have a feeling my kids would love this popcorn!
I've made Anne's Peanut Butter Popcorn before too, and it is delicious. Great pictures. 🙂
I've made Anne's Peanut Butter Popcorn before too, and it's delicious. Great Pictures. 🙂
Peanut butter and popcorn, WOW. I can't wait to try this recipe, great choice!
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.
This totally sounds like a must try recipe…like as soon as possible!!!
Yummy! We always have popcorn on Friday nights and I’ll have to try this recipe soon!
Oooooh, my kids would just gobble this up!
Oh yum! It reminds me of popcorn balls!
We love popcorn here, I have to try this!
OH Yeah…..now that’s what I’m talking about!!!
I’m a popcorn addict. I can’t wait to try this.
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!
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!
Salty, sweet, crunchy, I’m in!
Oh my goodness this sounds and looks amazing. Right up my ally.
Perfect for family movie night. We love popcorn and peanut butter. Can’t wait to try them together.
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.
I’ve done honey popcorn. I’ve done peanut butter popcorn. There’s no way this honey peanut butter popcorn can be bad!
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.
This was addicting for sure. Such a unique treat. Will be making again.