Healthier Maple Pumpkin Pecan Popcorn + More Fall Favs
Prep Time
5mins
Cook Time
1hr
Total Time
1hr5mins
Fall into fall with Maple Pumpkin Pecan Popcorn, it freatures nearly every iconic flavor of the season! Healthier than store bought caramel corn thanks to wholesome ingredients like maple syrup and stevia baking blend. Also, find out two companies that I've been loving later.
Course:
Dessert, Snack
Cuisine:
American
Servings: 10servings
Ingredients
1/2 cup 100% real maple syrup
1/3cupmeasure for measure stevia baking blend
2tablespoonsbutter
2tablespoonspumpkin purreecan omit if not available (pumpkin pie spice adds a lot of flavor)
1 1/2 teaspoonspumpkin pie spice
1/2teaspoonsalt
1/4 teaspoonbaking soda
10cups air popped popcornabout 1/2 cup kernals
Instructions
Preheat oven to 250 F degrees.
In small saucepan over medium high, add sugar and syrup and heat for 1 minute until combined. Continue to heat and add butter, pumpkin, salt and pumpkin pie spice, stirring until butter melted and spices incorporated.
Bring to boil, reduce heat and let simmer for approximately 2 minutes until slightly thickening but not turning dark brown
.Add baking soda and stir. It will foam up a bit, continue to stir over the heat for 1 minute.
Remove from heat and immediately pour into large bowl containing popped popcorn. Add pecans. Stir well to coat as evenly as possible.
Spread out mixture on Silpat or parchment covered rimmed baking sheet. Bake at 250F degrees for approximately 45 minutes or until crunchy.
Let cool for 10 minutes and transfer to serving bowl. Store leftovers in airtight container.