{"id":161,"date":"2025-10-31T07:46:47","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T12:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sunshine-by-us.com\/?p=161"},"modified":"2026-03-02T16:03:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T21:03:20","slug":"coffee-caramel-popcorn-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sunshine-by-us.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/31\/coffee-caramel-popcorn-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Coffee-Caramel Popcorn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- VideographyWP Plugin Message: Automatic video embedding prevented by plugin options. --><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-884 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sunshine-by-us.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/appetizers\/recipes-appetizer-coffee-caramel-popcorn-800-400-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sunshine-by-us.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/appetizers\/recipes-appetizer-coffee-caramel-popcorn-800-400-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sunshine-by-us.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/appetizers\/recipes-appetizer-coffee-caramel-popcorn-800-400-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sunshine-by-us.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/appetizers\/recipes-appetizer-coffee-caramel-popcorn-800-400-1-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Brings a little bit of the holiday&#8217;s and special occasions&#8230;definitely a snackable!\u00a0 Don&#8217;t be afraid to use Steen&#8217;s Syrup when you can &#8211; even add a little smoke flavor or hot spices.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">INGREDIENTS<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">4.4 oz pkg lightly salted popped popcorn &#8211; total 12 cups<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">1 cup toasted pecan halves<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">1 cup toasted hazeltnuts<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">salted butter, softened<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">1 1\/3 cups of sugar (try cane sugar)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">1 cup salted butter<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">1\/2 cup light-color corn syrup<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">1 Tbsp instant espresso coffee powder<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">1 tsp vanilla<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">STEPS<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">1) Preheat oven to 300\u00b0F. Remove any unpopped corn kernels. Place popcorn and nuts in a roasting pan. Keep warm in oven. Coat a large sheet of foil with softened butter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">2) For caramel, coast the sides of a heavy medium saucepan with softened butter. In prepared saucepan combine sugar, 1 cup butter, corn syrup and espresso powder. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until the mixture comes to a boil. Clip a candy thermometer to the side of the pan. Reduce heat to medium. Continue boiling at a moderate, steady rate, stirring frequently, until the thermometer registers 280\u00b0F (soft crack stage, about 15 minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">3) Immediately remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Carefully pour caramel mixture over popcorn mixture. Stir gently to coat. Spread popcorn mixture on buttered foil. Quickly break into clusters with two forks. When cool, place in an airtight container. Cover and store at room temp for 2 weeks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">NOTES<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">From Oct 2025 BHG Magazine: What Can You Bring<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">Not visible on BHG Website<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sunshine-by-us.com\/index.php\/appetizers-snacks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3033 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sunshine-by-us.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/site-logo-back-button.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"56\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brings a little bit of the holiday&#8217;s and special occasions&#8230;definitely a snackable!\u00a0 Don&#8217;t be afraid to use Steen&#8217;s Syrup when you can &#8211; even add a little smoke flavor or hot spices. 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