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Dessert for 12

Caramel Chocolate Popcorn

$2.69for 465 minServes 12

Caramel-coated popcorn bakes until crisp, then gets covered with chocolate and crushed sweet biscuits.

Caramel Chocolate Popcorn

Photo: recipetineats.com

What it costs

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IngredientAmountCost
Corn kernels, 2.5 oz$0.09/oz typical2.5 oz$0.22Typical price
Butter, 3.5 oz$0.40/oz typical3.5 oz$1.41Typical price
Evaporated, 0.5 oz$0.14/oz typical0.5 oz$0.05Typical price
Bagels, 4$0.70 each typical4$2.80Typical price
Total for the servings shown$8.06

Swaps

  • Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Olive and cooking oilSyrups, molasses, powdered sugarSalt and pepperBaking powder and soda

Not included in the cost.

  • 65 minstart to table
  • Mediumdifficulty
  • 12servings as written
  • $typical cost tier

AmericanVegetarianKid-friendlyBudgetDesserts

Typical price

$0.67 per serving$2.69 for 4

Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup popping corn
  • 100 g / 7 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup light corn syrup
  • 1/2 tsp cooking/ kosher salt
  • 2 tsp toffee or caramel essence or 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 4 plain sweet biscuits

Steps

  1. Heat the vegetable oil in a large covered pot over medium heat, add the popping corn, and cook until the popping slows.
  2. Melt the butter, brown sugar, corn syrup, and salt in a saucepan over medium heat, then boil for 5 minutes.
  3. Remove the syrup from the heat, stir in the essence and baking soda, and pour it over the popcorn.
  4. Spread the coated popcorn in a large roasting pan and bake at 250 F for 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes.
  5. Melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a pan of gently simmering water.
  6. Drizzle the chocolate over the popcorn, crumble the biscuits on top, and cool for 5 minutes before breaking into pieces.

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