Best Vanilla Popcorn Recipes

VANILLA POPCORN

Steps:

• Place popcorn in a large bowl; set aside. In a saucepan, combine the sugar, butter and corn syrup. Bring to a boil over medium heat; boil and stir until mixture is golden, about 2 minutes. , Remove from the heat; stir in baking soda and vanilla. Pour over popcorn and toss to coat. Cool slightly; break apart while warm. Store in an airtight container.

CRISPY VANILLA-CARAMEL POPCORN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300ºF. In a 4-quart Dutch oven, heat and stir the brown sugar, granulated sugar, vegetable oil spread, and salt over medium heat until just boiling and sugar is dissolved.
• Stir in vanilla.
• Add popcorn and toss to coat.
• Spread coated popcorn in a shallow roasting pan.
• Bake, uncovered, for 15 minutes, stirring once.
• Transfer popcorn to a large piece of foil or a large roasting pan to cool.

WARM SPICED VANILLA POPCORN

Steps:

• Mix the sugar, salt, and cinnamon together in a small bowl and set aside. Place a rimmed baking sheet or a large paper bag on the work surface.
• Heat the coconut oil in a large heavy-bottomed pot or Dutch oven over medium heat for 1 minute. Add 2 popcorn kernels. Once they pop, add the scraped vanilla seeds and stir. Immediately stir in the remaining popcorn kernels, wait 10 seconds, then quickly stir in the sugar-cinnamon mixture. Cover the pot, leaving the lid slightly askew (and facing away from you) to allow steam to escape. Use oven mitts to protect your hands as you shake the pot constantly over the burner. Keep shaking until most of the popcorn has popped and you hear 1 to 2 seconds between pops.
• Immediately turn off the heat, uncover the pot, and carefully dump the popcorn out onto the baking sheet or into the paper bag. Let cool at least 5 minutes before eating (be careful-the sugar makes the popcorn extremely and hot!).

SKINNY CRISPY VANILLA-CARAMEL POPCORN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F. In a 4-quart Dutch oven, heat and stir the brown sugar, granulated sugar, vegetable oil spread, and salt over medium heat until just boiling and sugar is dissolved. Stir in vanilla. Add popcorn and toss to coat.
• Spread coated popcorn in a shallow roasting pan. Bake, uncovered, for 15 minutes, stirring once. Transfer popcorn to a large piece of foil or a large roasting pan to cool.

VANILLA POPCORN

Steps:

• Place popcorn in a large bowl; set aside.
• In saucepan, combine sugar, butter, corn syrup and baking soda. Bring to a boil over medium heat; boil and stir until mixture is golden, about 2 minutes.
• Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. Pour over popcorn and toss to coat. Cool slightly; break apart while warm.

VANILLA POPCORN

Steps:

• Heat corn oil in a large pot over medium-high or high heat for a minute. Add one kernel of popcorn to the oil. When the kernel pops, pour in the remaining popcorn and the vanilla bean. Place a lid on the pot, and shake gently until the corn starts to pop. Shake vigorously until the popping subsides.
• Remove from the heat, and pour into a large bowl. Remove the vanilla bean from the corn. Scrape seeds from the vanilla bean, and mix with sugar. Stir sugar, salt and melted butter into the corn until evenly coated, and serve.

VANILLA FLAVORED POPCORN

Steps:

• Pop the popcorn and set aside in a large bowl.
• Combine the sugar, butter, and corn syrup in a heavy saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat.
• Allow to boil for about 2 minutes, stir occasionally.
• The mixture will be a light golden color.
• Remove from the heat and add in the baking soda and vanilla extract.
• Stir until the baking soda is mixed in evenly.
• Pour the mixture over the popcorn.
• Stir until the popcorn is evenly coated.
• Pour coated popcorn out onto a surface lined with wax paper.
• Break the popcorn into smaller pieces and then allow to cool.
• Store in a sealable plastic bag or an airtight container.
• If stored in a cool dry area, the popcorn should stay fresh for up to 2 or 3 weeks.

EASY VANILLA CARMEL POPCORN

Steps:

• 1. In a medium saucepan, over medium/high heat, melt the butter.
• 2. Add the vanilla, salt, and light brown sugar. Stir until well incorporated.
• 3. Add the heavy cream. Stir constantly until caramel reaches 235-240 degrees (soft ball stage). Should take about 10 minutes.
• 4. When soft ball stage is reached, remove saucepan from heat immediately. Let sit for a moment or two.
• 5. Make sure that your popcorn is in a ginormous bowl so that you have plenty of room for stirring.
• 6. Pour about half of the caramel over the popcorn and stir until all clumps are gone. Add the rest of the caramel and stir until every piece of popcorn is coated.
• 7. Now it's time to sprinkle on the awesome!! I guess the sprinkles aren't ABSOLUTELY necessary?? But I think you can really taste the magic...

WARM SPICED VANILLA POPCORN

Steps:

• Mix the sugar, salt, and cinnamon together in a small bowl and set aside. Place a rimmed baking sheet or a large paper bag on the work surface.
• Heat the coconut oil in a large heavy-bottomed pot or Dutch oven over medium heat for 1 minute. Add 2 popcorn kernels. Once they pop, add the scraped vanilla seeds and stir. Immediately stir in the remaining popcorn kernels, wait 10 seconds, then quickly stir in the sugar-cinnamon mixture. Cover the pot, leaving the lid slightly askew (and facing away from you) to allow steam to escape. Use oven mitts to protect your hands as you shake the pot constantly over the burner. Keep shaking until most of the popcorn has popped and you hear 1 to 2 seconds between pops.
• Immediately turn off the heat, uncover the pot, and carefully dump the popcorn out onto the baking sheet or into the paper bag. Let cool at least 5 minutes before eating (be careful-the sugar makes the popcorn extremely and hot!).
• Recipe courtesy of Melissa d'Arabian

CRISPY VANILLA-CARAMEL POPCORN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300ºF. In a 4-quart Dutch oven, heat and stir the brown sugar, granulated sugar, vegetable oil spread, and salt over medium heat until just boiling and sugar is dissolved.
• Stir in vanilla. Add popcorn and toss to coat.
• Spread coated popcorn in a shallow roasting pan. Bake, uncovered, for 15 minutes, stirring once.
• Transfer popcorn to a large piece of foil or a large roasting pan to cool.

GLUTEN-FREE HONEY VANILLA POPCORN BALLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and move a rack to the middle of the oven. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Heat the oil in large heavy-bottomed pot with a lid over medium heat. Add the popcorn kernels and place the lid slightly ajar on top of pot. Cook until most of the kernels pop, 7 to 10 minutes (the popping sounds slow down when it's almost done). This will make 10 to 12 cups of popcorn.
• While the popcorn is popping, melt the butter, honey, vanilla and salt in a small saucepan over low heat until the mixture is uniform. Transfer the popcorn onto the prepared baking sheet. Discard any unpopped kernels that settle at the bottom of the pot. Pour the butter mixture evenly over the popcorn. Toss the popcorn with two spatulas until coated. Bake, stirring every 5 minutes, until the popcorn is a deep caramel color, 20 minutes.
• Remove the baking sheet from the oven and cool for 5 minutes. Wearing clean plastic gloves, use your hands to press the popcorn into 2-inch balls. Towards the end you may need 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of extra honey to act as the "glue" for the balls.

VANILLA POPCORN

Steps:

• Heat corn oil in a large pot over medium-high or high heat for a minute.
• Add one kernel of popcorn to the oil. When the kernel pops, pour in the remaining popcorn and the vanilla bean.
• Place a lid on the pot, and shake gently until the corn starts to pop.
• Shake vigorously until the popping subsides.
• Remove from the heat, and pour into a large bowl.
• Remove the vanilla bean from the corn.
• Scrape seeds from the vanilla bean, and mix with sugar.
• Stir sugar, salt and melted butter into the corn until evenly coated, and serve.

SWEET VANILLA PEANUT POPCORN

Steps:

• Place the popcorn in a large bowl. Sprinkle the peanuts, sugar and salt over the popcorn and toss well.
• Stir together the vanilla extract and melted butter and drizzle over the popcorn. Toss again to coat. Season to taste with additional salt, if needed.