Your Cart Is Currently Empty
Your Cart (0)

Honey Popcorn

15 minutes total

Makes 2 - 4 servings
Print recipe

This popcorn was a movie night favorite as a kid.

Our family never had a lot of sweets around the house, so a chance to eat this popcorn always felt super special. I hadn’t thought about this recipe for decades until my brother recently asked my mom for the recipe. As soon as she sent it, the memories came flooding back, and I had to make it. My mom’s recipe calls for corn syrup, but because we don’t live in the 1980s anymore, I decided to update things and use honey instead. I now make it for my own kiddo, and now every movie night he puts in a special request for “the honey popcorn.”

~ Heather Lin, Wellspent Marketing Manager, Designer & Photographer

What you'll need

Ingredients

From our shop

$9 - Gaston - Oregon

$9 - Hatermuma Island - Japan

Okinawan Brown Sugar

$27 - Tuscany - Italy

Novo Frantoio

$10 - Philomath - Oregon

Oregon Blackberry Honey

$16 - Gossen Island - Norway

Sea Salt Flakes

Equipment

From the kitchen

1

large saucepan + lid

1

large mixing bowl

1

small saucepan

measuring spoons

What you'll have to do

Step 1

Heat up 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat, toss in a few corn kernels and cover with a lid (if you have one, splatter guards work great instead of a lid). Once the few kernels have popped add in the remaining kernels; cover and shake regularly throughout the popping process. Once popping has stopped, move the popcorn into a large bowl.

Step 2

In a small saucepan add 4 tablespoons brown sugar, 2 tablespoons olive oil and 2 tablespoons honey. Over low-medium heat, slowly bring the mixture to a boil.

Step 3

Boil for 3 minutes, then pour evenly over the popcorn. Immediately mix until evenly coated and sprinkle with a pinch of flake salt.

Cleaning tip: At this point I highly recommend that you get water in that saucepan as soon as possible because that sugar mix hardens quickly!

Step 4

Place parchment paper (or a silpat) on your work surface and spread out the popcorn so it doesn’t stick into large clumps. Allow a few minutes for the popcorn to cool completely, and enjoy!

Shop this recipe

Crackers, Snacks, & Nuts

Amish Butter Popcorn

Ayers CreekGaston - Oregon
$9
Okinawan Brown Sugar
Baking

Okinawan Brown Sugar

Murakami SyotenHatermuma Island - Japan
$9
Oregon Blackberry Honey
Spreads

Oregon Blackberry Honey

Oso Honey FarmPhilomath - Oregon
$10
Novo Frantoio
Olive Oil

Novo Frantoio

Novo FrantoioTuscany - Italy
$27

More recipes

Stroscia

The ancient Italian dessert called stroscia makes a great snack with coffee.

Crunchy Chile Roasted Chickpeas from Arabiyya

Hospitality is an important part of Arab culture, and having snacks like these crunchy chickpeas on hand to feed guests makes it easy to be a good host.