These Sriracha-Honey Popcorn Clusters come courtesy of the new amazing book “the Kitchn cookbook” by Sara Kate Gillingham and Faith Durand. I just had to share one of the recipes that totally knocked my socks off- this insane popcorn.
I did make some changes because of how we eat in our house- like all of the butter was swapped out for coconut oil. (And if you were vegan, you could swap the honey for agave). I also added honey roasted peanuts because I knew that Pia wasn’t going to eat the super spicy popcorn anyways, and it just seemed to be begging for the sweet and spicy addition!
I think that you know how obsessed I am with popcorn anyways, and the idea of adding sriracha to the caramel was just to great to ignore.
The house smelled incredible and I had a house full of people that were dying to get into it!
I think that you probably need your own copy of the “Kitchn Cookbook” don’t you think?!
So I am so excited that I get to offer 3 copies of the book to you guys!
Just leave a comment below telling me what your plans are for Halloween (are you dressing up!? Bobbing for apples?! Eating twix bars until you are green?!). Just let me know and you will be signed up to win a copy! This contest will run until Monday Night, October 20th at 11:59 PM. US residents only please ☺
(I will post the winner here on Tuesday AM)
Recipe: Sriracha-Honey Popcorn Clusters
Ingredients
- Sriracha-Honey Popcorn Clusters
- ¼ cup coconut oil
- ½ cup popcorn kernels
- ¾ cup coconut oil
- ¾ cup honey
- 3 tablespoons sriracha
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup honey roasted peanuts
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 250 degrees. Line two sheetpans with parchment or foil.
- In a large pot, heat the ¼ cup of coconut oil and then add the popcorn kernels. Put the lid on and cook the popcorn over medium heat until all of the kernels have popped. Move the popcorn off of the burner, add the peanuts and set aside.
- In a 2 quart saucepan, add the remaining coconut oil and the honey and bring to a boil. Let cook, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon, for about 4-5 minutes.
- Turn the heat off and add the sriracha, salt, vanilla and baking soda. Stir rapidly as it will foam up.
- Immediately add the syrup to the popcorn and peanuts and toss well, coating the popcorn as evenly as possible.
- Divide the popcorn between the two sheetpans and bake for 60 minutes, stirring every 20 minutes and rotating the sheet pans. The finished popcorn will be a deeper color and it will be crispy. When you first pull the popcorn out you can press clumps together or leave alone and it will be like caramel corn.
- Let the popcorn cool completely and then serve to snack on or store in an airtight container for up to a week.
Preparation time: 10 minute(s)
Cooking time: 1 hour(s) 10 minute(s)
Number of servings (yield): 12
Decorating the front porch with fake spider webs and jack o lanterns, and admiring all the great costumes as we hand out candy to our neighborhood trick-or-treaters! I usually dress up as a disheartened Vikings fan, which requires no special effort in the costume department.
I will be going to a Mad Hatter Tea Party in honor of someone retiring from a nonprofit group I volunteer with, and we are going to wear wild hats! (I think the tea party could use some of this popcorn! Do people eat popcorn at tea parties?)
Will be attending an annual Halloween party at a friend’s house!
All 11 of my grandchildren will be over for trick-or-treating in my neighborhood…afterward, we’ll have hotdogs and smores out back with a huge bonfire and the kids will all swap candy with each other….oh, yes….red solo cup drinks for the adults!
I hope to be eating this delicious spicy popcorn while waiting on our trick or treaters!
Handing out candy until all the trick-or-treaters are done and then heading up the mountains for a relaxing weekend! This popcorn sounds delicious!
For Halloween I will be cooking tomato basil soup and visiting a local corn maze and pumpkin patch.
I think we’ll go over to my in-laws house and pass out candy there!
It’s all about my great-niece who is 4. We’ll be going to their church for trick-or-treating, games, food and fun!
My friends and I always have a murder mystery night. We utilize the different characters we are all dressed up as, and those characters become the “players” in the game. Throughout Dinner, there are clues which come about, and we basically play a huge game of home-made “clue” while we eat amazing harvest food. I’m so excited that Halloween is on a Friday this year, as it really aids in our night 😀
Heather!! This is so happening in my house 🙂 Fab!
On Halloween, my family and I are heading over to my next door neighbors’ big Halloween Bash. All the adults dress up along with the kids. Around 7:30pm we had out as a very large group (60+ adults/kids) to go door-to-door. My neighbor made a coffin on wheels and inside it is a cooler with drinks for adults and kids to stay hydrated on our journey. It has been a fun tradition for the past 10 years.
You all looked great on TV yesterday. Pia is a natural!
Candy. I just want to eat all of the candy.
I want a big bowl!
Oh does this popcorn look great & the book too 🙂
Halloween — I will dress up the dog in his bumblebee costume (he hates it) — and we’ll greet the trick-or-treaters together. The littlest kids are awestruck by a dog in costume!
I will be spending Halloween watching “Hocus Pocus” and drinking a nice glass of wine…. and perhaps trying some of this popcorn! What a great giveaway- I would love to win!
There will definitely be dressing up, candy eating, and fun with family this year. Bonus will be our new addition in tow…our 10 month old :)!!! He is so precious, but I’m partial ;)!!!
Handing out candy to all the trick-or-treaters!
I’ll be having a Halloween horror movie fest!
We’ll be in Vegas, who knows what craziness we will see. Should be great people watching!
I am traveling for work and wish I could pack some of this corn in my bag…..maybe…..
I will be at a neighborhood party and I will be bringing this!
A Halloween party with our neighbors while the kiddos enjoy Halloween crafts and games.
This sounds so good! You have to love the combination of spicy and sweet, especially on crispy popcorn.
We are volunteering at a church event called O.K. Corral, games, candy, music, costumes, dancing. Halloween isn’t my fav holiday (I’m a 4th of July fan) but I do love the creative costumes and I especially love caramel corn, caramel apples and caramel apple cider!
P.S. I’m going to the store right now to buy ingredients to bake your fantastic carrot cake for a party tonight. I’m afraid I’m going to have to also buy sriracha and honey roasted peanuts so I can whip up a batch of this popcorn tonight as well, sounds amazing!
I’m going out for a Spooky dinner! (after the trick-or-treaters)
I’ll probably go trick or treating with my siblings.
we are planning on handing out candy to the trick-or-treaters!
We don’t really celebrate Halloween so just planning on staying home and maybe giving some candy to whoever comes trick or treating 🙂
No big plans here just staying home, sipping wine and catching up on my book list.
Totally craving this right now!
Holy sh*t. This looks like the best thing I have seen in a long time. Love the coconut oil and honey roasted peanuts. I wonder what peanut butter would be like…hmmm. This may be one of my Christmas giftys this year! As for Halloween, we are answering our door and giving out Clark bars (it is our last name ) 🙂
Can’t vegans eat honey? It is any part of the bee, but something they make. I am just wondering.
Making Taco Soup for nine grandchildren. Then trick-or-treating in the neighborhood!
Weather permitting I would like to sit outside to give treats to the children. Recently had stem cell transplant so I need nice weather. Suppose my costume will be as a patient.
Excited to sneak candy from my kids baskets 😉
For halloween we’ll be serving ghoulish drinks & fun treats for a party with all of our friends. I’m putting this popcorn on the list of appetizers!
I’ll be working overnight in the ER…we always see some crazy costumes on Halloween!
Setting up for my grandmother’s 90th birthday party, followed by family dinner party. I’m tempted to make stuffed bell peppers to serve, cutting out little faces in the peppers like jack o’lanterns 🙂
YUM! taking the kids out dressed as 2 characters from Star wars- then hopefully eating something half as yummy as this! definitely going on the list to make at some point!
This popcorn is pretty genius.
I will be taking my baby trick or treating.
Dressing up like the Blues Brothers with my boyfriend and heading to Manhattan!
What a fantastic combo!! Can’t wait to check out that book (my Christmas list just keeps growing!)
This is a genius idea!
I am going to make this for Halloween and eat it with my family while we greet trick or treaters! I, too, am pretty psyched about anything popcorn!
Oh good Laura! Sounds like the perfect night to make it!
Oh my Halloween plans! I have three options:
1. Sit home & give treats to visiting goblins.
2. Go with my one year old Spider-Man grandson & my 3 year old Super Girl granddaughter to save the streets from danger while they collect treats.
3. Go with my husband (we are both senior citizens & retired) to watch another grandson in his college production of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Decisions, decisions………..
Best options EVER Gayle!!