This easy Peanut Butter Popcorn recipe uses just 4-ingredients and is the most delicious snack for peanut butter lovers!
The Best Peanut Butter Popcorn
This popcorn recipe is a fun twist on traditional caramel popcorn. I am a huge fan of peanut butter snacks like our peanut butter cereal balls and this peanut butter popcorn is at the top of my list! Perfect for movie night, gift giving or a after school snack!
Ingredients Needed
You’ll only need 4 simple ingredients to make this delicious peanut butter popcorn recipe!
- Popcorn – make sure it’s plain popcorn.
- Sweetener – we use a mixture of granulated sugar and corn syrup.
- Peanut Butter – regular peanut butter works best, but you can also use natural peanut butter. Then add in the peanut butter and mix.
How To Make Peanut Butter Popcorn
Just a few simple steps to make this delicious snack!
- Pop the popcorn as desired and spread out on a lined cookie sheet.
- Blend the sugar and corn syrup over medium heat on the stove until caramelized.
- Pour the peanut butter mixture over the popcorn and let it set for 4 hours or overnight.
Tips and Variations
Popping – any method of popping the popcorn is fine to use like an air popper or traditional pot on the stove. Microwaving is also a great method. If you don’t have packaged microwavable popcorn, you can put kernels in a medium brown paper bag and pop it right in the microwave to get quick and easy popcorn. That’s right. Use a lunch size paper bag and dump 1/3 cup of kernels in. You won’t add any flavor or oil at all.
Close the bag by folding it. No need to seal it. Microwave it on hight for about 2 minutes, OR until you hear the popping slow down – just as you do when you’re popping the stuff you buy in the store. Make sure you don’t leave the microwave, though. It’ll burn quickly.
Additions – Feel free to add in any candies like Reese’s pieces, M&M’s, marshmallows or any other candies you might prefer.
Variations – consider replacing the sugar with honey.
Perfect for Gifts – We love to give these out as gifts for the Holidays for our peanut butter loving family and friends. Just add the popcorn to a parchment paper lined decorative can or Holiday bag.
Storing
Store this peanut butter popcorn in an airtight container for up to 4-5 days.
Peanut Butter Popcorn
Ingredients
- 6 cups popcorn
- 1/2 cup corn syrup
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
Instructions
- Pop your popcorn as desired. Air-popped is best, but butter-free microwave popcorn works.
- Spray a cookie sheet with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
- Place the corn syrup and white sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir continuously, until the white sugar is completely melted and the mixture takes on a caramel appearance, about 3-4 minutes.
- Add the Peanut Butter and stir in completely. Continue to cook for one more minute before removing from heat.
- Immediately pour the Peanut Butter mixture over the popcorn and stir to coat completely.
- Spread the Peanut Butter popcorn over the cookie sheet in a single layer. Let set for 4 hours or overnight until no longer tacky to the touch.
- Break up the Peanut Butter popcorn and store in an airtight container until ready to serve.
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7 comments on “Peanut Butter Popcorn”
This popcorn sounds delicious!
Curious, what is the shelf life if I decide to make it as a gift?
Hi Anita. It’s always better when fresh, but it will taste best stored in an airtight container for about a week.
I love peanut butter popcorn.
My recipe is a little bit different. I use half honey and half corn syrup instead of plain corn syrup.
This is something I’ve made for over 25 yrs. I do add 1tsp vanilla when I mix in the peanut butter. While I was teaching, my classes loved this as a special treat. My grands love it & I live to send it to college for them! Yummmy!
This recipe is so good!We usually make it on Sunday afternoons when everyone is dozing around. Makes the perfect snack for any occasion!
Peanut butter popcorn was so easy and delish!