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Healthier caramel corn
Photo: Dragne Marius

Healthier caramel corn

11 ingredients 1 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

647
Calories
14g
Protein
15g
Fat
109g
Carbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Maple Syrup 1 tbsp (20ml) 52
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Popcorn not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

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  • 3/4 cup maple syrup
  • 3 tbsp butter (see note)
  • 2 tbsp sucanat (opt., see note)
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 cup nuts (opt., adds fat)
  • 8 cup (to 12) popped popcorn (see
  • -note)
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Directions

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Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Combine syrup, butter, sucanat and salt in saucepan until butter is melted. Boil without stirring 3 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in baking soda and vanilla (add nuts if using). Pour over popcorn. Mix well. Place on 2 large cook sheets. Bake for 15 minut4es. Cool. Break into pieces. Freezes well. Notes: ~ butter is easier to digest than margarine. Can be reduced to 1 tablespoon. ~ sucanat is a natural sweetener found in health food stores. Can be omitted. ~to save time, purchase a 16-ounce bag of pre-popped plain popcorn.

Recipe sourced from fandom

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