In collaboration with Butterkist.
Crunchy, chewy, sweet and salty – this really is the ultimate Friday night movie night sharing snack. It’s so quick and easy to make that even the kids can help!
We’ve teamed up with Butterkist, the nation’s favourite popcorn brand, to jazz up a bag of their delicious Sweet Cinema Style Popcorn. When I was a child growing up in Canada, I had a terrible sweet tooth and fondness for toffee popcorn. I still do, if I am to be honest. This recipe is an adaptation of one my mother used to make at Halloween time. She’d make great big batches of this and bag them up to hand out to the trick or treaters.
This really is a quick and easy recipe to make. Simply preheat the oven to a low setting, heat the toffee ingredients in a pan and leave it alone for a few minutes while it bubbles and simmers. Pour it over the popped popcorn, arrange in a single layer on a baking tray and pop into the oven for an hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
Add some roasted, salted peanuts for the final 15 minutes of cooking for a sweet and savoury snack that is oh so incredibly moreish!
If you don’t fancy making a mess in the kitchen you could always buy a ready made flavoured variety. Butterkist have a wide variety of flavours available from sweet to salted (or a combination of both if you can’t decide!) to some more extravagant creations like toffee, salted caramel or, their newest addition: choco mallow! True story – chocolate and marshmallow! I’ve tried it. It’s awesome. Keep an eye out for their different flavours in your local supermarket.
Do you like to jazz up popped popcorn? What’s your favourite recipe? Let me know in the comments! Check out the Butterkist recipe page for inspiration!
Toffee Popcorn with Peanuts
Ingredients
- 60 grams butter
- 100 grams dark brown soft sugar
- 40 grams golden syrup
- 1/8 tsp Shetland sea salt
- 1/8 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 100 grams Butterkist Sweet Cinema Style Popcorn
- 80 grams roasted, salted peanuts
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 120 C/ 250 F.
- Combine the butter, sugar, golden syrup and salt in a large, heavy based saucepan and bring to a boil over a medium high heat.
- Allow to boil for 3 to 5 minutes without stirring.
- Remove from the heat, add the bicarbonate of soda and vanilla and stir well. Add the popcorn and stir to coat.
- Spread the toffee covered popcorn out in a single layer on a large baking sheet and bake in the centre of the preheated oven for 60 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes.
- Add the peanuts for the final 15 minutes of cooking.
- Will keep for a few days if stored in an airtight container (not the fridge!).
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This is a commissioned recipe for Butterkist, although all thoughts and opinions expressed are our own. Thank you for supporting the brands who make it possible for me to do what I love: mess up my kitchen and share recipe stories.
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Wow! I think I just died and went to snack heaven. This sounds amazing
This pretty much looks like the yummiest family movie night snack I’ve ever seen! And the addition of the peanuts? Genius. x
It looks delicious, well the toffee bit does, I’m not so keen on peanuts, but maybe they do add to it? 🙂 x
This looks like the most perfect movie snack. So yummy!
oooo yum I do like popcorn and this sounds like a great recipe I’ve not made any like that at home although I do make mine from scratch.
Looks yummy – can’t beat some popcorn of a Friday night – has to be accompanied by big slurp of cola too!
I just love the sound of this – it looks fabulous and I bet it tastes amazing! Thanks for the idea, bring on the next movie night!
Wow! That is absolutely looks delicious. I would love to give it a try. Glad you share this with us
I normally prefer salty popcorn, but this looks like a nice sweet idea for every once in a while.
I can’t get enough of popcorn at the moment, I#m constantly snacking on it! x
This looks really nice and fab for a cozy night in with a film
I have always loved toffee popcorn and this sounds delicious. Especially with the peanuts added in. I will need to try this over the holiday x
This looks amazing, I bet it tastes great too. Yummy!! I could just grab an handful now 🙂 We love popcorn here.
This looks really delicious, what a lovely idea! I love popcorn!
Oh yummy! I love popcorn, it’s totally addictive. Would have to leave the peanuts out as we have a peanut allergy in the family but I’m sure it’s fab as is.
o wow this sounds lovely! I just love popcorn so will have to make this
Gosh I think I am in toffee heaven! My son would love this, may have a movie night when he’s back from uni and treat him
This is such a great twist! I love the depth of flavour you get with roasted nuts!
We love mixing our popcorn with sweet and salty! This looks like a novel idea! Never thought about using peanuts!
Now this is my idea of amazing popcorn for sure and I am not usually the biggest fun x
That looks delicious. We made popcorn in a pan for the first time last Friday and I am now addicted but ready for a new recipe!
This looks so tasty! I only ever do simple things with popcorn but this looks really easy. Perfect for a movie night in with my son!
That does look like an amazing Friday night treat. I never thought about adding peanuts to Popcorn x
These look amazing and would make the perfect treat to munch on whilst watch a good soppy movie.
I wish I liked popcorn because this looks delish! I’ll just have to make it for my boyfriend instead.
I don’t usually eat popcorn but it was actually my dinner last night (cinema!) but this does look lovely! Like the nutty addition.
Yummmmmmmm! This looks so good! I love toffee, I love popcorn, i love peanuts. Dream in a bowl! x
I’ve never thought of adding peanuts i bet its a lovely combination perfect formovie night.
This sounds delicious. I’m a huge fan of Butterkist popcorn. Jo x
Oh. My. God. That looks amazing. I am slightly worried about making it though, as I wouldn’t be able to stop eating it.
Oh yum! Not what I needed to see while on a diet haha
I’ve never thought about adding roasted peanuts to popcorn but it looks like a delicious treat.
That looks positively delicious! I know what i’m making next movie night! 😉
Now this a popcorn treat I bet those flavours go so well together.