Delicious recipe for Caramel TWIX Popcorn. A homemade caramel sauce is melted on the popcorn along with chopped up TWIX candy bars!
Today we’re going to make homemade Caramel Popcorn with some chopped up TWIX Bites candy bars on top. This recipe is happy snacking at it’s finest.
Homemade Caramel Popcorn
One of my favorite snacks at sporting events or carnivals is Caramel Popcorn. At the Brooklyn Nets game you can get a variety bucket of popcorn that has in it Caramel, Cheddar and Chocolate popcorn. It’s a beautiful snack. What I noticed is whenever we get this Matthew and I are always fighting over the caramel popcorn pieces, so I decided why not make some homemade caramel popcorn with chocolate thrown on top? I mean seriously.. isn’t life always better with chocolate on top?
TWIX Popcorn recipe
This popcorn is insane. It’s happiness. It’s smiles. It’s OH LA LA. It’s sweet. It’s crunchy. It’s worth all those sticky dishes due to the caramel sauce. Trust me.
The caramel sauce you’re going to make over the stove is made out of dreams. Whatever was left in the pot when I was done I basically let dry and then scraped it up with my hands and a spoon and ate it because I’m classy like that. Oh and the TWIX Bites you’re going to use on top? Addictive. I’m warning you now. I love these on the go snacks so much that I bought a undisclosed number of bags before I got around to finally making this recipe. I bought a bag specifically for this recipe and then we would just eat them all. And then we repeated this Again. And again. Don’t ask me how many Bites I ate! Also who wants to unwrap small candy bars? I love that these are all unwrapped for you…. quicker to eat! 🙂
So lets get on to this Caramel TWIX Popcorn already! Grab a bowl..
Ingredients
- 4 quarts popped popcorn this is 1/2 cup unpopped
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 1/2 cup corn syrup
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 7 oz bag of TWIX Bites - chopped in half
Instructions
- If you are popping your own popcorn do this first.
- Place popcorn in large bowl.
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
- In a saucepan over medium high heat melt butter. Stir in brown sugar, corn syrup, salt and vanilla. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Then don't stir it for 3 minutes straight, letting it continue to boil.
- Remove saucepan from heat and stir in baking soda.
- Pour this hot caramel mixture over your popcorn, stirring to coat all kernels. You need to move slightly quick during this part as the caramel dries.
- Prepare 2 large cookie sheets by spraying them with nonstick spray. Place popcorn on top trying to make it 1 layer.
- Put in the oven for 1 hour, stirring it every 20 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let cool completely. Break popcorn into pieces.
- Put popcorn in bowl, add in TWIX Bites and shake to combine.
- Enjoy!
Tamara Coleman says
Sweet & Salty wins my taste buds over all the time! Luv it!
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Norma | Allspice and Nutmeg says
Oh my Pamela. This is ultimate popcorn snacking.
Beth says
I actually felt my breath leave my body when I saw this recipe – it’s that good! I would also be digging out any leftover caramel any way I saw fit.
Tracy | Pale Yellow says
Barclay Center has the best food! I’m a sucker for brisket mac & cheese from Fatty ‘Cue! This popcorn looks fantastic!
Pamela says
Totally Tracy, I love that stuff!
Judit + Corina @WineDineDaily says
We are among the Twix fans too and just love this gorgeous bowl of OH LA LA goodness 🙂
Laura @ Lauras Baking Talent says
I totally want this popcorn as I watch the next episode of Game of Thrones… Delicous!
Lindsey @ American Heritage Cooking says
This wouldn’t last 5 seconds in my house! And then I would have to bake a second batch for Hubs! 😉 Pinned!
ps- thanks a lot – this is now ALL I want to eat!
Cate @ Chez CateyLou says
This popcorn looks so delicious!!! What a fun and decadent treat, and a great way to use Twix bars! YUM!
Jess @ Sweet Menu says
Wow, best snack ever! I just love caramel and chocolate popcorn, will have to try!
Monet says
Oh my heavens! Now this looks like the kind of popcorn I want in front of me every week! So delicious. Twix bars were my childhood favorite. Can’t wait to try!
Coffee and Crumpets says
I saw this on my Instagram feed and then had to wipe my phone screen of drool.
Kelly says
Wow, this popcorn looks amazing girl! I am such a sucker for caramel popcorn and twix is one of my absolute favorites. I just want to dive right in to that beautiful bowl of caramel goodness – pinning 🙂
Christin@SpicySouthernKitchen says
This popcorn looks unbelievable! Twix is one of my very favorite candies!
Danielle says
This looks so insanely good! I could eat an entire bowl of this no problem. Pinning this one for later!
Kristi @ Inspiration Kitchen says
You are killing me with these fabulous snack recipes. Stop, please stop. No. Don’t. Seriously. Don’t! 🙂
vanillasugarblog says
Oh boy, this is one dangerous looking bowl of popcorn.
I would eat this all in one sitting, no problem.
Emma @ Bake Then Eat says
I think I would be in heaven with a big bowl of this in front of me it looks so good. And yes I too have bought bags of candy for baking with and ended up inhaling the whole lot and having to return to the store….. more than once!
Amy @ Elephant Eats says
I LOVE caramel popcorn. My favorite is Poppycock brand- so many yummy nut clusters!!! Mmm, adding twix sounds amazing.
Alyssa @ My Sequined Life says
If you say this popcorn is worth all the sticky caramel dishes, then I KNOW it’s something special!
Helen @ Scrummy Lane says
I can’t believe how many of those little ‘bites’ you can buy over there, Pamela. We have a few but nowhere near as many as you do!
I love Twix and think it would go perfectly with popcorn. Not sure about pairing it with cheddar, though. Was the cheesy popcorn in the same bucket as the caramel and chocolate? 😉
Anyhow, love that you’ve shared this recipe with us. I’d definitely be sticking my head in that bowl to lick up the leftover caramel, too!
Pamela says
Yup, it’s all in the same bucket…. it’s amazing, I swear! 🙂
Laura @ laura's Culinary Adventures says
Caramel corn is better than cheedar any day. Looks delicious!
Kelly @ Hidden Fruits and Veggies says
Gahhhhh why would you let me see this? Caramel corn is like heaven, and twix are my absolute favs. I’m going to tell myself I’ll make this, but then just eat the caramel out of the pot and twix right out of the bag! ha. I wish I had the willpower to make it to the end product because it sounds incredible!
Mary Frances says
Pamela, no kidding, this is insane! I cannot get enough of the sweet and salty popcorn, but throw in some twix and caramel and I am in heaven! You nailed all the homemade ingredient, too
Pam says
My goodness… this has me drooling! My kids would be thrilled to eat this.
cheri says
These look amazing Pamela, I say if you going to go all out, enjoy it! so decadent!
Angie@Angie's Recipes says
These are addictive! That’s the reason I dare not to make any of them because I just have to finish them off!
Jamie | Jamie's Recipes says
I finally have discovered the Twix bites at my store. I may or may not have inhaled the first bag before being able to use it in a recipe 🙂
I can’t wait to stir in some Twix into my next batch of caramel corn. Over. The. Top.
Pamela says
I know, aren’t they addictive? I am in love with them! I totally love putting them in the fridge too… !
Chris @ Shared Appetite says
YESSSSSS! Love my twix. And no need to unwrap them? Score. I mean, who has time to sit there and unwrap your candy… gives me more time to stuff my face haha.
Kayle (The Cooking Actress) says
oh my GAWDDDD-this popcorn. So gooooood! Epitome of caramel corn, heaven!
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice says
This looks like the best snack EVERY! Such a great recipe! Twix and caramel is the perfect combination. Pinned!