Old Fashioned Kettle Corn

Submitted by Kittencalrecipezazz

"Take a trip back in time to the county fair with a bowl of this kettle corn, your family may never want plain popcorn again!"

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 4
• Serves: 3-4

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup unpopped popcorn
• 1⁄4 cup white sugar
• 1⁄4 cup vegetable oil
• 1⁄4 teaspoon seasoning salt (or use white salt) (optional)

directions

1. Place the oil in the bottom of a large pot.
2. Add in the unpopped popcorn kernels with the sugar and salt.
3. Over a medium heat begin to pop the popcorn, constantly shaking the pot to ensure that the popcorn kernels and oil do not burn.
4. Once the popping has slowed down remove the pot from the heat.

Reviews

[Lorraine P.]

My late husband LOVED kettle corn. Our son and I like it too, but not like he did. One day I found a "whirly-pop" for $3 in a Goodwill store. It was perfect for making kettle corn. However, KC is supposed to be sweet and salty, which means more than 1/4 tsp salt. I heated a couple Tbls sunflower oil and after a couple minutes threw in a few test kernels. When they popped, I added 1/4 cup of kernels. When they started popping I added 1/4 Cup whihte sugar and 1 Tbl fine salt and started cranking. It doesn't have to be a workout, just keep the kernels moving. They tumble over each other, making the perfect kettle corn. I really like the idea of coconut oil. I'll have to try that. I've also been thinking of trying the whirly-pop to make sugared/spiced pecans.

 

[jlesondaksr]

Oh. My. Goodness! This is as good as any kettle corn as any I've had! I cut the amounts in half and got a huge serving. Let three or four kernels pop before adding the rest of the kernels, salt,and sugar. Pop as normal, then enjoy!

 

[l.cheryl]

I made this recipe for a second time. This time I popped half the popcorn with half the sugar, salt and oil at a time. I waited for the first few curnals to pop before adding the sugar and salt mixture. I used a stove top popper and stirred it all the time. Before doing the second batch, I washed the popper out so as to get all the sticky sugar out of it prior to doing the second batch. This way, I didn't get any burnt corn and all the popcorn popped. There was also room at the top so the popcorn wasn't stuffed to the lid. It is an excellent recipe and I will do it the same way next time so I don't get any burnt corn.

 

[KPD123]

oh wow!! this was wonderful!! i was skeptical that i could make kettle corn as awesome as any vender at a fair...but it worked and it was awesome! thank you so much. now i can make kettle corn anytime i want! thanks for another keeper!!

 

[4sweeper]

Excellent. I did as others have suggested and added the sugar & salt after the first kernels started to pop. I had no problems with burning.