Kettle Corn

                                         Kettle Corn  (made with the Whirlypop Popcorn machine)

5 Tblsp.    Sunflower Oil, or Coconut Oil 

½ c.           Popcorn

¼ c.           sugar

                  Sea Salt

1.   Heat oil in a stovetop popcorn maker with a hand crank over medium-high heat. Add a few popcorn kernels and cover. When popcorn begins to pop, add remaining kernels; cover and stir to coat with oil. 

2.   Add sugar; cover, and cook, stirring constantly, until kernels are popped, about 2 minutes. Immediately remove from heat.

3.   Transfer popcorn to a large bowl and season with sea salt; let cool for 1 minute while separating the popped corn so it doesn't stick together.

                                                Regular Popcorn
          
             Use 3 Tblsp. of Coconut Oil to make regular popcorn in the Whirlypop.

All-Natural Caramel Popcorn

All-Natural Caramel Popcorn   

submitted by Stacey Wood

Description:

Yummy popcorn, make sure there are lots of people around to help you eat it, otherwise you'll get fat!

Ingredients: 

2 bags of NATURAL microwave popcorn OR two batches of air popped popcorn.   Don't add any butter or salt!

1 cup    pure maple syrup

1 cup    real butter

Directions:

1. Pop the popcorn first, and try to scoop out any left over kernels that didn't pop.

2. Measure butter and syrup into a medium sized sauce pan, make sure it's big enough to contain at least double what you put in, it expands quite a bit while your cooking

3. Stirring continuously, bring to a gently boil over medium heat.   Seriously, don't stop stirring!   

4. The caramel is ready when it makes soft balls, about 280 degrees if you have a candy thermometer.   

5. drizzle half of the sauce over half of the popcorn, add the rest of the popcorn and then the rest of the sauce.   Mix well with a wooden spoon.   If you want less caramel, make more popcorn, if you want more caramel, make less popcorn

6. Eat, enjoy, and post your opinion on the website!

Number Of Servings:4-8 people in one sitting

Koolaid Popcorn

Koolaid Popcorn

Ingredients:

6 qts.   pop corn (popped)

2 c.      sugar

2/3 c.   margerine

1 c.      syrup (corn or lily white)

1 tsp.   Baking soda

2 pkgs. Koolaid

Directions:

Preheat oven to 225 F.

Boil sugar, syrup and butter/margarine together for 3 minutes.           It will more than double in volume because of the soda.                               Make sure you use a medium sized pot when making it.                       

* Remember to dissolve the sugar before it begins to boil by stirring                         while it is heating.  I use the spoon to make a steady stream of the syrup and take two fingers from the other hand and quickly pinch in the stream and rub my fingers together to feel for sugar crystals.  Yes, It is hot!

Do not stir while it is boiling for 3 min.

On a large shallow ungreased baking dish, spread out popped popcorn.

In a separate bowl, combine the Kool-Aid with the baking soda.

Remove sugar syrup from the stove and carefully stir in the Kool-Aid mixture. (Note: This will make the sugar mixture puff up. Be careful to not get burned.)

Now take sugar mixture and pour it over the popped popcorn. Carefully mix all till combined.

Place it in the oven and stir every 10 minutes. Repeat this 3 more times.

Take popcorn out of the oven and when it starts to cool, break it apart into pieces.

Enjoy!