Spicy butter caramel popcorn

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4-8

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
A Whisper of Cardamom

By Eleanor Ford

Published 2024

  • About

Get ready for the most addictive snack with a cloak of butter caramel and intense cacophony of warming spices. I particularly like the mustard seeds here; they are rarely used in sweet preparations, but they have a nutty aroma that works well with popcorn and release a snap of sharp heat if you happen to bite one.

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon sunflower oil
  • 110 g ( oz) popping corn

Method

Mix all the spices together in a small bowl. Line a baking sheet with baking parchment or a silicone liner.

Heat the oil in a large pan over a medium-high heat, add the popping corn and cover. Cook, shaking the pan occasionally for about 4 minutes, until the popping stops. Tumble into a large bowl, picking out and discarding any unpopped kernels.

Wipe out the pan with kitchen pa