Peanut Butter Caramel Corn

Caramel corn is one of my favorite snacks. I can eat my way through more than I should in one sitting. Because of this, I rarely make it at home. I whipped up this Peanut Butter Caramel Corn for hanging out with some friends a couple weeks ago. Everyone really enjoyed it.

I used Peanut Butter and Co’s White Chocolate Wonderful peanut butter. I think it has a hint of caramel flavor in it and figured it would pair well with the caramel. I think this would be delicious with regular old peanut butter, but I really enjoyed the flavor using the white chocolate PB.

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Peanut Butter Caramel Corn

Caramel corn kicked up a notch with peanut butter thrown into the mix.

Yield: Serves 8

Ingredients:

2 Tbsp canola oil
1/2 cup unpopped popcorn kernels
1/2 cup sliced almonds
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
2/3 cup light corn syrup
2 1/2 Tbsp unsalted butter
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1 tsp vanilla

Directions:

Preheat oven to 250 F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper and spray with cooking spray.

Heat the oil in a large Dutch oven set over medium-high heat. Add the popcorn kernels and cover. Cook, shaking the pan frequently, for about 4 minutes, or until the popping almost completely stops. Remove the pan from the heat and when the popping stops, remove the cover and add the almonds.

In a medium saucepan, combine the brown sugar, corn syrup, butter and salt. Bring to a boil over medium heat, then continue cooking for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove the pan from the heat and mix in the peanut butter and vanilla. Drizzle over the popcorn and use a rubber spatula to toss to coat.

Spread the popcorn on the prepared pan. Bake for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Let cool completely before serving.

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10 Responses to “Mixed Berry and Cream Cheese Filled King Cake”

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    nutmegnanny — February 10, 2010 at 2:38 pm

    What a beautiful cake! I love all that berry filling….yum!

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    Katie — February 10, 2010 at 3:21 pm

    YUM!! I Love king cake!!

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    Sherry G — February 10, 2010 at 4:39 pm

    I’ve never had king cake but I’m really hoping to getting around to making it! I didn’t know you could have a berry filling instead, but you’ve sold me!

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    Jen — February 10, 2010 at 4:46 pm

    I didn’t realize this either Sherry. Sorry I didn’t get any pics of the inside. It looked great – you could see a swirl of the berry filling.

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    It's Me SW — February 10, 2010 at 10:13 pm

    Hi there can you make this in a breadmaker?

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    Jen — February 10, 2010 at 10:15 pm

    I’ve never used a breadmaker so I’m really not sure. But I think I did see some recipes out there for king cake using a bread maker.

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    Erin — February 11, 2010 at 12:05 am

    This cake looks fabulous!

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    kitchen koala — February 11, 2010 at 5:00 am

    That is one GORGEOUS king cake! Mixed berry & cream cheese is such a delicious combo 🙂

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    Brisbane Baker — February 11, 2010 at 11:26 am

    YUM! I want to try this one 😀

    P.S I am soooo cut, my work blocked you blog so I can’t check daily 🙁

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    Ren — February 16, 2010 at 9:35 pm

    Yum! That does look amazing!

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