How To Make Kettle Corn

  • June 4, 2010
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You don’t need to go to the fair to get delicious kettle corn. Pop your own at home with this easy-to-make recipe.

You Will Need

  • 1/4 c. vegetable oil
  • 1/2 c. popcorn kernels
  • 1/2 c. confectioners' sugar
  • 2 tbsp. granulated sugar
  • Salt
  • 1/2 c. brown sugar (optional)
  • 1 tsp. chipotle powder (optional)
  • 1/2 tsp. nutmeg (optional)
  • 1/2 tsp. cinnamon (optional)
How To Make Kettle Corn: Heat oil

Step 1: Heat oil

Pour the vegetable oil into a large pan over medium-high heat. Let the oil heat until it looks like it’s shimmering, but before it starts smoking.

How To Make Kettle Corn: Add popcorn kernels

Step 2: Add popcorn kernels

Add the popcorn kernels to the oil. Cover the pan with the lid, and shake it to distribute the kernels evenly.

How To Make Kettle Corn: Add confectioners' sugar

Step 3: Add confectioners' sugar

Heat the kernels until they begin to pop. Then remove the lid and sprinkle the confectioners’ sugar over the kernels. Replace the lid.

Use brown sugar instead of confectioners’ sugar for caramel-flavored kettle corn.

How To Make Kettle Corn: Continue cooking and shaking

Step 4: Continue cooking and shaking

Continue cooking the popcorn, gently shaking the pan constantly. Cook until the popping slows.

How To Make Kettle Corn: Add granulated sugar

Step 5: Add granulated sugar

Remove the lid and sprinkle the granulated sugar evenly over the kernels. Then replace the lid.

Add chipotle powder to make sweet and spicy kettle corn. Add nutmeg and cinnamon for a rich, sweet flavor.

How To Make Kettle Corn: Cook until popping has almost stopped

Step 6: Cook until popping has almost stopped

Continue cooking and shaking the pan until the popping sound has almost stopped. Then remove the lid and sprinkle the popcorn with salt. Transfer the popcorn to a large bowl, and serve immediately.

A single ear of corn contains about 800 different kernels divided into 16 rows.

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