The Best Kettle Corn

Kettle corn is sweet and salty popcorn that's easy to make at home in just 5 minutes with a few simple ingredients. It makes a delicious snack that's also great for parties and movie night as well as gifts

5 from 2 votes

The Best Kettle Corn

Kettle corn is a delicious sweet-and-salty snack that's light and airy. So easy to make with just 3 ingredients on your stovetop in 5 minutes! It’s the perfect finger food for snacking as well as movie night and parties, and makes a great DIY gift idea for teachers, neighbors and friends!

Prep Time1

Cook Time4

Total Time5

Course: Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: corn, kettle, popcorn

Servings: servings

Calories: 161kcal

Author: TipBuzz

Ingredients

1/2 cup popcorn kernels unpopped
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup white sugar 4 tbsp
1/2 tsp salt optional

Instructions

Prepare your ingredients and set aside a medium-large size pot with a tight-fitting lid.
Place the pot over medium-high heat and add the oil along with 2-3 popcorn kernels.
As soon as the kernels pop, add the rest of the kernels, the sugar and optional salt.
Cover the pot and shake continuously until the kernels start popping again. Reduce heat to medium.
Let the popping continue over 2-3 minutes with a shake every 20-30 seconds. Remove from heat once there's only a pop every few seconds.
Empty the popcorn into the bowl to cool for a minute stirring occasionally. Serve and enjoy!

Notes

You can use less sugar if desired with 1/4 cup working fine in this recipe.

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