Spicy-Sweet Buffalo Popcorn
Description
Spicy Buffalo sauce meets sweet kettle corn to make this crunchy, addictive popcorn snack mix that your football party guests will destroy.
Ingredients
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cooking spray
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8 cups popped popcorn
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1 cup white sugar
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1/4 cup water
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1/3 cup Buffalo wing sauce (such as Frank's®)
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3 tablespoons butter, cut into small cubes
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Directions
1
Spray a large bowl with cooking spray. Fill with popcorn.
2
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone pad.
3
Combine sugar and water in a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook, without stirring and swirling pan gently as needed, until sugar has melted and the caramel is a deep amber color, 8 to 12 minutes. Remove from heat.
4
Stir Buffalo sauce and butter carefully into the caramel; it will spit and bubble and may form a ball. Return to heat; bring to a boil, stirring until caramel is dissolved, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the baking soda and cayenne pepper.
5
Pour spicy caramel mixture carefully over the popcorn. Toss to completely coat, guarding your hands from the hot caramel. Spread the coated popcorn onto the prepared baking sheet.
6
Bake in the preheated oven until dry, 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes; stir.