Peanut Butter Popcorn

5 from 1 vote

Peanut Butter Popcorn a wonderful and delicious treat, perfect for peanut butter lovers! A tasty, sweet & salty homemade popcorn recipe that's ready in under 20 minutes.

Prep Time15

Cook Time5

Total Time20

Course: Snack/ Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Snickers Peanut Butter Popcorn

Servings: servings

Calories: 169kcal

Author: Jessica & Nellie

Ingredients

1 bag of microwave popcorn {or 1/4 cup popcorn kernels popped
½ cup corn syrup
¼ cup peanut butter
1 tsp vanilla
¼- ½ cups chocolate candy Reese's Pieces, M&M's, etc.
¼ cup salted peanuts optional
¼ tsp salt optional

Instructions

Popcorn: Get started by popping the popcorn and transferring it to a large bowl. You can accomplish this by using microwave popcorn for the fastest and easiest method. But if you have time and want an extra delicious way to make popcorn, check out these instructions for cooking popcorn on the stove, see our printable recipe here.
Coating: Next, in a small saucepan, combine the corn syrup and peanut butter. Cook over medium heat, melt the ingredients, and whisk gently until smooth. The mixture will begin to bubble up slightly, allow it to gently boil for about 3-4 minutes, then remove from heat. Now, add in salt and vanilla extract.
Assemble: Proceed to pour this mixture over the popcorn and gently stir to coat all the popcorn well. If you are adding peanuts, fold them into the popcorn at this time.
Continue to transfer the popcorn toa sheet of wax paper to cool fully. Sprinkle with chocolate candy, if you'd like, some mini Reese's Pieces would taste amazing in this treat. Serve once the popcorn has cooled and enjoy!

Notes

Peanut Butter Popcorn makes a fantastic and fun treat to serve to your family on your next game or movie night. This homemade popcorn recipe is so simple to make, it comes together easily and the results are absolutely amazing!

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