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Home » Recipes » Appetizers & Snacks » Easy Salted Butterscotch Popcorn

Easy Salted Butterscotch Popcorn

January 31, 2013 9 Comments

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Easy Salted Butterscotch Popcorn is a sweet and salty snack recipe that is perfect for your parties and movie nights with only 4 ingredients.

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This Easy Salted Butterscotch Popcorn is perfect if you like sweet and salty snacks!  You’ll love this Easy Salted Butterscotch Popcorn that only has 4 ingredients and can be ready in no time!  Don’t worry, you don’t need to make your own butterscotch and no need for candy thermometers!  It’s a quick snack perfect for movie nights or even your Super Bowl parties this weekend! 

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Making your own caramel or butterscotch can be messy and time-consuming.  So instead, I thought I’d crush some hard butterscotch candies and melt them with a little butter and salt in the microwave.

You may have to adjust the quantities of the ingredients for your personal preferences.  This Salted Butterscotch Popcorn is quick and easy!  I put some Werther’s Original candies in my food processor and crushed.  No need for the food processor though.  You can just crush the candies a little bit in a small bag with a meat mallet or something hard.

Easy Salted Butterscotch Popscorn | SnappyGourmet.com

Put the crushed candy, butter, and salt in a microwave safe bowl, cover it, and microwave for 30 second intervals until it’s all melted and smooth.  The candy may get a little clumpy and if that happens just continue microwaving and it will come together.  Pour it quickly over some popped popcorn.  I used mushroom popcorn that I had ordered awhile back from Just Poppin.  They have all sorts of popcorn!

Easy Salted Butterscotch Popscorn | SnappyGourmet.com

Let the popcorn cool for a few minutes and that’s it!  It’s ready to go!

Easy Salted Butterscotch Popscorn | SnappyGourmet.com

You can use other varieties of hard candy for a whole new flavor! Hope you enjoy this Easy Salted Butterscotch Popcorn!

Easy Salted Butterscotch Popscorn | SnappyGourmet.com

Hope you enjoy!

Easy Salted Butterscotch Popscorn | SnappyGourmet.com

You might also like this easy Italian Brown Paper Bag Microwave Popcorn.

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Easy Salted Butterscotch Popcorn

Quick & Easy Popcorn that is ready in minutes!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 3 minutes
Total Time 13 minutes
Yield 4 -5 (Makes about 10 cups)
Author Lisa Huff

Ingredients

  • 10 cups popped popcorn (such as mushroom popcorn)
  • 5 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1/4 cup crushed hard butterscotch candy (such as Werther's Original)
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt

Instructions

  • Pour popcorn onto a baking sheet to single layer.
  • Place butter, crushed candy, and salt into microwave safe bowl; cover bowl. Microwave on high in 30 second intervals, stirring after each interval until mixture is smooth, about 2-3 minutes.
  • Quickly drizzle hot butterscotch mixture over popcorn. Mix with a spoon. Cool before serving.

Notes

SNAPPY TIPS: The melted candy mixture will be VERY hot, so be careful.
SNAPPY SUBSTITUTIONS: I used mushroom popcorn, but you can use any variety. You can also substitute your favorite hard candy in different flavors for a whole new snack. 
Course: Snack
Cuisine: American
Keywords: after school snack, movie snack
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Tags: butterscotch, popcorn, recipe, snack, Super Bowl Categories: Appetizers & Snacks, Recipes

About the Author

Lisa Huff is a Cookbook Author, Freelance Recipe Developer, Food Photographer, Blogger/Writer, and award-winning home chef. She loves creating unique recipes from healthy to decadent including cocktails, appetizers, main dishes, dessert recipes and more and has appeared on various shows, publications, and websites. <More about Lisa Huff>

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  1. Valerie says

    March 22, 2015 at 9:36 pm

    This looks like the perfect snack! I love microwave recipes and also love anything sweet and salty! Thanks, Dorothy!

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  2. Dorothy at Shockingly Delicious says

    March 22, 2015 at 10:46 am

    That is dangerously easy. :)

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  3. NaanBread says

    February 8, 2013 at 9:49 pm

    Wow! What a great recipe for any adult or kid party! Bookmarking this one!

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  4. Beth @ Hungry Happenings says

    January 31, 2013 at 4:47 pm

    So clever. I love Werther’s candies and popcorn, so I’m sure I’d love them even more combined.

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    • Lisa Huff says

      February 1, 2013 at 9:56 am

      Thanks Beth! Hardly as clever as all your creative recipes! I’m always amazed what you come up with!

      Reply
  5. Maeghan says

    January 31, 2013 at 2:23 pm

    This sounds great. I’m going to have to give it a try. Thanks for adding the link to my Cinnamon Glazed Popcorn!

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    • Lisa Huff says

      February 1, 2013 at 9:57 am

      Thanks! Was happy to add your popcorn! It looked great!

      Reply
  6. KimR says

    January 31, 2013 at 2:11 pm

    What a great idea, Lisa! Will try it for the Super Bowl.

    Reply
    • Lisa Huff says

      February 1, 2013 at 9:57 am

      Thanks Kim! Hope you enjoy the popcorn!

      Reply

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