Homemade Kettle Corn

Hi all!

I LOOOOVE Kettle Corn. I only had it for the first time a year ago. Ahhh! I was missing that amazingness this whole time! Sad face :(

Another thing you may not know about me is that I am cheep...very cheep. I learned it from my mother. A SALE shopper to the end. So I will NOT pay good money for popcorn when I know it is so easy to make. Example: As a child we NEVER purchased treats or popcorn at the movies. We brought our own. My mom had a really ugly green pleather bag that we took with us full of pre-popped popcorn, pop cans and candy from the gas station. Saved lots of money and I never knew the difference. So spending $8.00 for a bag of kettle corn at the theater is CRAZY! I will not do it!

Guess what I did. I figured out how to make it myself. GENIUS!

And I want to share it with you.

First you need an ugly pot with a fitted lid - Not to big and not to small. (he, he..Goldilocks) You will not want to use this pot for much else after you make this a few times. The bottom gets pretty scorched. The lid must fit well to avoid oil splatter.

• Pop Corn - I use the Walmart stuff
• Oil - vegetable or canola
• Salt
• Sugar

I have a gas stove so take that into consideration. An electric may take more time to heat.

In your pot dump:

1/4 cup oil

1/4 cup sugar

1/2 cup kernels

Mix up with long wood (not metal or plastic) spoon.

Put on lid. With hot pads hold your pot on each side.

Lift and shake side to side and up and down.

Put on burner, Count to 5.

one one thousand, two one thousand...etc.

Lift and shake....blah, blah, blah

Put on burner and count to 5.

Do this over and over till the popping slows and stops for 2 seconds.

This is me in motion.

Turn off heat and dump popcorn into large bowl IMMEDIATELY. The pot is still hot and will continue to burn your corn.
Sprinkle with salt, mix and salt some more.

NOTE: Be careful of unpopped kernels. They stick to the popped kernels and you don't know it till you bite down. I will not be held responsible for broken teeth! Let your kettle corn cool down and then break it apart gently. This should help dislodge those unpopped kernels.

Done.

This is my bowl, get your own!

This Post was featured on KettleCorn.Co!

Kettle Corn

Do you love Kettle Corn?

I recently did a post on how to make my Homemade Kettle Corn.

Yummy!

Kettlecorn.co contacted me and added my recipe to their website.

You really have to check it out.

An entire website devoted to Kettle Corn....WOW!

I know what I am making tonight.

Whirley Pop and My Absence

Hi! Remember me? Chelsea, the blogger.

You don't?! Well, I really don't blame you.

I have been absent for a whole month!

What happened?

Nothing.

I have just been lazy, bummed, depressed. The list goes on and on.

There really was no reason. It just happened.

But I am back!

And I am going to start off easy. Simple goals. Only a few posts a week, nothing crazy.

Do you remember how much I love popcorn? Kettle corn to be exact. I did a post showing how to make your own Kettle Corn. So yummy.

Then I saw this little thing on Martha Stewart.

The Whirley Pop.

I ran to Bed Bath and beyond and snatched it up, $20.

I first made a batch of plain old popcorn.

I used my generic WalMart brand pop corn.
It came out perfect! Not a single unpopped kernel!

Then I made a batch of my Kettle Corn. And it came out perfect as well! Normally I have at least a dozen unpopped kernels stuck to the popped ones. In the Whirley Pop I only had 3 or 4. Amazing! I no longer have to worry that I am going to crack my teeth in half.

You really should give it a try. The kids love it and are able to help spin the handle. i makes popcorn a family event and the possibilities are endless!

Kettle Corn Guest Blog

Guess what!

I am doing my very first guest blog over at What Allie's Making Now!

I am super nervous and excited!

I decided to show how to make my famous Kettle Corn.

Yummy! Not to sweet and not to blah.

Go check it out!

This is my bowl, get your own!