Tahmra's Sugar Popcorn

Today, I spent the majority of the day cleaning / organizing my work room with lots of breaks to check Facebook and Pinterest. A Facebook post from my friend Tahmra caught my eye - it was simply a picture of popcorn that she called sugar popcorn. She totally teased several of us because she posted it and then watched a movie. I thought maybe it was as simple as sprinkling sugar instead of salt. After the movie, she kindly shared the recipe.  Oh, it's so much more delicious than sprinkling sugar.

Every once in awhile a tasty treat gives me a flashback to childhood. Needless to say Tahmra's Sugar Popcorn did just that. The first bite took me back to the summer before fifth grade when we got our first microwave. The microwave was a great invention; however, I quickly learned to make Rice Krispie Treats in the microwave. That summer I gained 20 pounds. Making a bowl of Rice Krispie Treats was way to easy - heck, I mixed everything in a bowl and ate from the bowl. Enough of my trip down chubby lane.

Here's Tahmra's Sugar Popcorn Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 white sugar (use brown sugar if you want a caramel flavor)
• 2 Tablespoons corn syrup
• 1 bag of plain microwave popcorn (I recommend Orville Redenbacher's Natural)

Before I devoured more than half the bowl.

Pop the popcorn - dump in bowl. Melt (medium heat) the butter, sugar and corn syrup in a small saucepan. Once the sugar is dissolved, the mixture will be nice and smooth. Dump the mixture over the popcorn - stir or toss to coat the popcorn. 

Grab a handful of napkins and your favorite beverage - enjoy!

I'm curious to make this with Splenda and I Can't Believe It's Not Butter. I think it might also be good with sea salt or Kosher salt (something large ground) maybe even with some salted peanuts.