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By: Rachel GurkPosted: 03/23/2012
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Kahlúa caramel corn with chocolate covered espresso beans — need I say more? It doesn’t get much better than that!
I hope you don’t I’m obsessed with all things alcoholic. I swear I’m not. Really!
I am obsessed with popcorn though. That much is very, very, very true.
I’m quite fond of coffee as well. And Kahlúa. Speaking of which, have you tried my Kahlúa brownies? Come on, what are you waiting for?! Or how about a white Russian? YUM!
Kahlúa caramel corn is pretty much a win-win. Trust me. Especially with those chocolate covered espresso beans…
About this Caramel Corn Recipe
I pour the hot caramel right over the chocolate covered espresso beans and popcorn so that the chocolate melts and turns into pure deliciousness.
If you would like perhaps a “prettier” caramel corn, stir in the espresso beans after the caramel corn has cooled. Then drizzle with more melted chocolate. I mean…it’s probably the best thing to do in that situation, right?
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Recipe
Get the Recipe: Kahlúa Caramel Corn with Espresso Beans
5 from 2 votesPrep Time: 10 minutes mins
Cook Time: 20 minutes mins
Additional Time: 10 minutes mins
Total Time: 40 minutes mins
10 cups
Kahlúa caramel corn with chocolate covered espresso beans — need I say more? It doesn't get much better than that!
Ingredients
- ½ cup popcorn kernels, unpopped
- 1 cup chocolate covered espresso beans
- 3 cups granulated white sugar
- ¼ cup Kahlua
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
Instructions
Pop the popcorn using an air popper (or on the stove with oil if you don’t have an air popper). Place popped popcorn in a large bowl or foil roasting pan, stirring lightly. The unpopped kernels will sink to the bottom so they can be easily removed. Sprinkle chocolate covered espresso beans over the popcorn.
Cover one to two sheet pans with foil or parchment paper.
In a large saucepan, combine sugar, Kahlua, butter, vanilla, and salt. Heat over medium heat, stirring constantly. Continue to cook until sugar melts and caramel becomes a pretty brown (caramel) color, about 15 to 20 minutes. Once it melts and turns a dark caramel color, act fast because it scorches quickly.
Add the baking soda (I measure it first and put it in a little bowl so I can add it all at once) and keep stirring. Be careful as it foams up quickly and almost doubles in quantity. Quickly remove from heat, pour over the popcorn and espresso beans and stir quickly to coat all the popcorn.
Spread the caramel corn out on foil lined sheet pans and allow to cool at least ten minutes before eating. Add more chocolate covered espresso beans if desired.
Nutrition Information
Serving: 1cup, Calories: 408kcal, Carbohydrates: 79g, Protein: 2g, Fat: 9g, Saturated Fat: 5g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g, Monounsaturated Fat: 1g, Trans Fat: 0.1g, Cholesterol: 11mg, Sodium: 519mg, Potassium: 85mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 70g, Vitamin A: 105IU, Calcium: 19mg, Iron: 1mg
This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.
© Author: Rachel Gurk
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Lucille Paquette says
I loved it , it was easy too make & my friends loved itReply
Rachel Gurk says
So glad to hear it!
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cookingrookie says
wow, this looks sooooo tasty! Yum!
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Rachel says
Thanks so much!
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Melissa Klotz says
This is such a good idea!! I’ve been obsessed with caramel corn and the like since I found white chocolate drizzled cinnamon kettle corn at Whole Foods. The brand is Popcorn Indiana, it’s to die for!!! I used to love Kahlua so this recipe looks awesome!
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Rachel says
That kettle corn sounds AMAZING. Popcorn is one of my favorite foods in the whole world–I’ll have to check that out.
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Melissa Klotz says
Oh my gosh, did you guys hear about this story?
“University of Scranton in Pennsylvania reported this week that popcorn has more antioxidant substances called polyphenols than fruits and vegetables.”
Woohoo! And apparently you can pop kernels in a microwave without oil. Full article here: http://todayhealth.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/23/10833588-popcorn-as-healthy-as-veggies-depends-how-you-pop-it
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Deanna says
Oh, that has everything I love to eat in one bite. My obsession with popcorn knows no bounds. Unless its microwave or movie theater popcorn…then there might be some issues.
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nat@thesweetslife says
oh my gosh. AMAZING. i’ve been obsessed with this bourbon bacon caramel corn for awhile now and the thought that i can now also have one featuring kahlua is just awesome!:)
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Rachel says
Bourbon Bacon Caramel Corn? SOUNDS AMAZING!
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nat@thesweetslife says
um it is! you need to try it next! http://www.thesweetslife.com/2011/06/bacon-bourbon-caramel-popcorn.html
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Bree says
This looks sinfully delicious!!
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The Food Hunter says
My husband is going to love this
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Baking Serendipity says
I think you’ve made the absolute perfect caramel corn. Let’s sneak this into a showing of The Hunger Games together soon…mkay? :)
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SweetTooth says
My family is addicted to popcorn and coffee. Best combo Eva! Mahalo!
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Rachel Gurk says
Woohoo, us too! Thanks!
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Looks like the ideal snack to me!
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Choc Chip Uru says
This is one of the coolest popcorn variations ever! Coffee an popcorn? Heck yea :D
Love how delicious it looks!Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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Tracey says
Salty, sweet, boozy – what doesn’t this popcorn have?? It looks awesome!
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My God, I think I could live on this. I don’t have an air popper but I’m sure I’d eat healthier if I did. Shopping list!
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Jessie says
I’ll be over to help taste test in a little bit. ;) My dad swears by air poppers too. What kind do you have? I was thinking about getting him a new one for his bday next month. His is from the 80’s.
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