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Cup of pumpkin spice caramel corn with chocolate caramel corn.
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Pumpkin Spice and Chocolate Caramel Corn

Pumpkin Spice and Chocolate Caramel Corn is THE cure for your sugar cravings. I mean chocolate chips, butter, and brown sugar packed into bites of popcorn? Yes, please!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword chocolate caramel popcorn, homemade caramel popcorn, homemade kettle corn, pumpkin spice popcorn
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 9
Calories 993kcal

Ingredients

For the Pumpkin Spice Caramel Corn:

  • 3.3 ounces Kettle Corn popcorn popped with all un-popped kernels removed (I used a 3.3 oz bag of kettle corn)
  • 1 cup dry roasted peanuts
  • 2 cups Pumpkin Spice Hershey's Kisses unwrapped, (I find them at Target - if you can't find the kisses, substitute 1 cup of butterscotch chips)
  • 6 tablespoons butter
  • ¾ cup packed brown sugar
  • ⅓ cup corn syrup
  • ¼ teaspoon salt

For the Chocolate Caramel Corn:

  • 3.3 ounces Kettle Corn popcorn popped with all un-popped kernels removed (I used a 3.3 oz bag of kettle corn)
  • 1 cup dry roasted peanuts
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 6 tablespoons butter
  • ¾ cup packed brown sugar
  • ⅓ cup corn syrup
  • ¼ teaspoon salt

Instructions

For the Pumpkin Spice Caramel Corn:

  • Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. Place popped popcorn and peanuts onto a large rimmed baking sheet that has been sprayed lightly with non stick cooking spray.
  • Place kisses, butter, brown sugar, corn syrup and salt into a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir constantly until mixture comes to a light boil. Remove from heat and pour evenly over popcorn and nuts. Gently stir to coat mixture over popcorn. Bake in oven for 30 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and pour onto parchment paper to cool. Break into pieces and serve. Enjoy!

For the Chocolate Caramel Corn:

  • Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. Place popped popcorn and peanuts onto a large rimmed baking sheet that has been sprayed lightly with non stick cooking spray.
  • Place chocolate chips, butter, brown sugar, corn syrup and salt into a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir constantly until mixture comes to a light boil. Remove from heat and pour evenly over popcorn and nuts. Gently stir to coat mixture over popcorn. Bake in oven for 30 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and pour onto parchment paper to cool. Break into pieces and serve. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 993kcal | Carbohydrates: 120g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 57g | Saturated Fat: 26g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 16g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 55mg | Sodium: 500mg | Potassium: 401mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 103g | Vitamin A: 478IU | Calcium: 179mg | Iron: 3mg