Easy Sweet and Salty Kettle Corn Recipe - Feeding Your Fam (2024)

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How do you make sweet and salty popcorn Rachael Ray? ›

In a large pot with a tight-fitting lid, heat a drizzle of EVOO and the bacon fat over medium-high heat. Add the popcorn. When the EVOO sizzles, sprinkle the sugar over the kernels. Cover and shake the pan until the popping slows down, about 3 minutes.

Classic popcorn is mostly popped with oil and butter, while kettle popcorn is traditionally air-popped in an iron kettle. Regular popcorn is considered a healthy snack. While kettle popcorn has similar health benefits, you should watch the sugar.

As the popcorn cooks, the sugar melts and coats the popcorn, creating that unique flavor that is very different from from regular popcorn. I use plain granulated sugar in this recipe, but you could also use brown sugar for a more caramelized flavor.

Popcorn is often considered a salty snack, popularly flavored with cheese or cinnamon, among other flavor profiles. The neutral taste of popcorn is always there, modified slightly by choice of seasoning. Kettlecorn has a dominantly sweet flavor, with just a hint of salt noticeable to the palate.

The secret weapon: Popcorn coating

One surefire way to enhance seasoning stickiness is to make sure your popped corn has some sort of moisture on it - essentially a popcorn coating. You can use a drizzle of melted butter, a spritz of truffle oil, a glaze of caramel or even toss the popcorn in a bit of melted ghee.

Kettle corn is a variety of popcorn that is seasoned and mixed with light colored refined sugar, salt, and oil, giving it a sweet flavor. Back in the day it was made in cast iron kettles, hence the name “kettle” corn. Why is kettle corn sweet? Because there's sugar in there!

The popcorn is popped before it is tossed with a little salt, and of course some sugar, to give it that addictive flavor. The oil from the iron kettle is what keeps the seasonings on the popped kernels.

Kettle corn is a sweet variety of popcorn that is typically mixed or seasoned with a light-colored refined sugar, salt, and oil. It was traditionally made in cast iron kettles, hence the name, but in modern times other types of pots and pans are used.

Kettle corn is a combination of sweet and salty flavors. It is lighter in flavor and texture than caramel corn as the sugar and salt are mixed in during popping rather than coated.

Can dogs have kettle corn? ›

Kettle corn and caramel popcorn are not good snacks for dogs. In addition to the butter and salt, both types of popcorn have tons of sugar and other preservatives that are very unhealthy for our fur babies. They may give your pup stomach issues like gas, stomach pain, diarrhea, or vomiting.

Here's what you need: Popcorn kernels, salt, icing sugar/powdered sugar and clarified butter to keep the popcorn crispy (it's just simmered normal butter!

Sprinkle sea salt on the popcorn and using a wooden spoon gently toss your popcorn to evenly distribute the salt flakes. Then transfer to a serving bowl while still warm… and tuck in!

Salty popcorn is worse for your health by far. The reason for this is that salt can increase your blood pressure. Sugar can cause cavities and decay in your teeth, but cavities in general do not threaten one's life as would a heart attack or stroke brought about by high blood pressure.

If you want dry seasonings to stick to popcorn, you will probably need to add a liquid to adhere them with. You could try adding butter or oil to your popcorn while it is hot, then adding the salt and tossing it together.