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Twix Caramel Popcorn

by Two Peas on October 24, 2011

Every Fall we make caramel popcorn, it is a tradition in our house. Over the weekend we were hanging out at home with the baby and watching football. I thought it was the perfect day to bust out a batch of caramel corn, so I asked Josh if he could watch the baby while I went to work. Of course, he said yes:)  I decided to surprise him by jazzing up our traditional caramel corn recipe. This time I made Twix Caramel Popcorn. (We love Twix candy bars, remember our Twix Caramel Brownies? Oh yeah!) I knew Josh would enjoy this sweet and crunchy snack.

I got out our trusty air popper to pop the popcorn. I love watching the kernels pop enthusiastically into the bowl, yes, I am a nerd:) Next, I made the caramel to drizzle over the popcorn. I baked the caramel popcorn for about an hour, stirring it every 15 minutes. When the popcorn was done baking, I let it cool completely before adding the goodies.

I chopped up Twix candy bars into bite size pieces and mixed them into the caramel popcorn. I also melted chocolate chips and drizzled chocolate over the top of the candy caramel corn. Josh came upstairs and his eyes about popped out of his head. He was delighted to see my Twix Caramel Popcorn creation. I told him the chocolate needed to cool before we ate the popcorn-yeah, that didn’t go over well. He immediately started munching…so I did too:)

If you are looking for a fun way to jazz up your caramel corn, try our Twix Caramel Popcorn. It is a great sweet snack for movie night, game day, and Halloween. I am going to make a big batch during the holidays to give away as gifts. Who wouldn’t want a bag of this decadent popcorn? And the best part-it is super easy to make, but looks oh so gourmet:)

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Twix Caramel Popcorn

Yield: Makes a lot!

Cook Time: 1 hour

Ingredients:

5 quarts plain air popped popcorn
1 cup butter
2 cups light brown sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
20 "fun size" Twix candy bars, chopped
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted-to drizzle over popcorn

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. Place popcorn in a large bowl and set aside.

2. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Stir in brown sugar, corn syrup, and salt. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil without stirring for 4 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in baking soda and vanilla extract. Pour caramel in a thin stream over popcorn, stirring to coat. Gently stir until all of the popcorn is covered.

3. Place popcorn on two large shallow baking sheets and bake in preheated oven, stirring every 15 minutes, for about an hour. Remove popcorn from oven and let cool completely.

4. Break popcorn into pieces and mix in chopped Twix candy bars. Drizzle popcorn with melted chocolate. Let the popcorn sit until chocolate hardens, about 30 minutes. Store at room temperature in an airtight container.

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  1. 42
    Jenn — October 24, 2011 @ 6:49 pm

    I sooooooo know what i’m doing with the twix that the kids get while trick or treating!!

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    Krista {Budget Gourmet Mom} — October 24, 2011 @ 6:55 pm

    I would definitely have a hard time putting this down! Looks SO good!

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    Vicki Bensinger — October 24, 2011 @ 7:16 pm

    I love caramel popcorn and Twix bars. I wish I had seen this post several hours ago so I could have made it while watching the World Series. Oh well I can make it tomorrow night. I can’t wait, this sounds delicious!!!

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    Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers — October 24, 2011 @ 7:26 pm

    I’m trying to be good, but I need to make some of that Twix Caramel Popcorn! It looks so tasty!!

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    Erin @ Dinners, Dishes and Desserts — October 24, 2011 @ 7:29 pm

    Wow – now that is popcorn! Twix are one of my favorites, and this is such a different way to enjoy them! Great idea!

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    Tia G — October 24, 2011 @ 7:52 pm

    Not only does this dish look yummy, your presentation is beautiful. Happy Halloween, Peas!

  7. 48
    Joanne — October 24, 2011 @ 8:17 pm

    That lucky husband of yours! You have the best ideas. I haven’t had a twix in FOREVER but now I’m craving one!

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    Kelly @ livelovepasta — October 24, 2011 @ 8:53 pm

    Wow! This popcorn looks amazing!!!! I think I would eat the whole thing myself. Can’t wait to try!

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    Let Me Eat Cake — October 24, 2011 @ 9:03 pm

    mmm twix and popcorn! junk food heaven i love it!

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    Cookbook Queen — October 24, 2011 @ 9:11 pm

    Yes please :)

    It looks soooo much better than normal caramel corn!! Can’t wait to try it.

  11. 52
    Liz (Little Bitty Bakes) — October 24, 2011 @ 9:38 pm

    Wow!! This looks crazy good! I might need to make this to eat while handing out Halloween candy to kiddies next week ;)

  12. 53
    Donna — October 24, 2011 @ 10:17 pm

    My, Oh MY, does this look worth the calorie splurge!

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    Christina @ Sweet Pea's Kitchen — October 24, 2011 @ 10:28 pm

    Oh yeah! I know what I will be making on November 1st! Now the question is do I pass out the Twix bars to the trick or treaters, or save them all for this popcorn? :)

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    Diane {Created by Diane} — October 24, 2011 @ 10:33 pm

    looks delicious! will be making some of this for sure!!!

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    Sylvie @ Gourmande in the Kitchen — October 25, 2011 @ 4:08 am

    I may have a slight Twix fixation and this is like heaven for me!

  16. 57
    Sally — October 25, 2011 @ 8:43 am

    Would it be really awful if I picked out all the Twix from the Halloween candy stash right now to make this?? This looks so chunky and wonderful!

  17. 58
    TidyMom — October 25, 2011 @ 9:22 am

    oh wow you guys! I need a big bowl of this right now!!

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    HeatherChristo — October 25, 2011 @ 9:37 am

    MARIA! you are crushing me! this looks so unbelievably good!

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    Megan's Cookin' — October 25, 2011 @ 10:10 am

    Great idea for caramel corn. I need a batch of this! Perfect little gift too.

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    marla — October 25, 2011 @ 10:17 am

    What a TREAT girl :) Love Twix & popcorn!!

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    Wenderly — October 25, 2011 @ 10:51 am

    I would eat that by the fist-full. Yummy.

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    susan — October 25, 2011 @ 11:25 am

    twix and popcorn – I could get used to that!

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    Winnie — October 25, 2011 @ 11:57 am

    That looks fabulous! I think that would be a great gift!!!

  24. 65
    Steph @ Feasting With My Eyes — October 25, 2011 @ 1:19 pm

    The mini Twix bars are such a weakness of mine! This looks fantastic!

  25. 66
    Maria @ Crispy's Cafe — October 25, 2011 @ 3:42 pm

    Ohmaigawsh. I love stuff that involves chopped up candy bars!!!

  26. 67
    natalie (the sweets life) — October 25, 2011 @ 4:16 pm

    I saw you tweeting about this yesterday but didn’t have the chance to come check it out…now that I’ve seen it I want to make it ASAP! YUM!

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    Hannah — October 25, 2011 @ 6:28 pm

    Caramel corn is one of my favourite things but this? This is a new level of awesome.

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    Esi — October 25, 2011 @ 7:31 pm

    This would be trouble around me!

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    Shelby — October 25, 2011 @ 8:53 pm

    I am totally in love with this popcorn! I love twix bars…call me crazy but I prefer them over a snickers anyday…something about that caramel and cookie crunch. Great combo!

  30. 71
    Kevin (Closet Cooking) — October 25, 2011 @ 11:11 pm

    That is some amazing looking caramel popcorn!

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    angela@spinachtiger — October 26, 2011 @ 7:44 am

    This is a great snack for Halloween night. I like caramel anything, as long as load up the salt with it. Looks simply muchable.

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    Rachel - A Southern Fairytale — October 26, 2011 @ 11:55 am

    I LOVE this idea. Delish, as always! :-)

  33. 74
    Melissa // thefauxmartha — October 27, 2011 @ 12:00 pm

    Holy cow. Add Twix to anything and I’m in.

  34. 75
    megan @ whatmegansmaking — October 27, 2011 @ 3:46 pm

    This is a wonderful idea. Simply wonderful! :)

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    Courtney — October 27, 2011 @ 8:43 pm

    Wow, my two favorite things!! I absolutely love twix and eat popcorn almost daily.

  36. 77
    Georgia Pellegrini — October 27, 2011 @ 11:05 pm

    Now that is some caramel popcorn! Looks dangerous. I’m pretty sure once I started, I wouldn’t be able to stop ;)

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    Haley — October 29, 2011 @ 12:44 am

    We made this tonight and it was so delicious!! The chocolate and candy bars made it even more irresistible!! Perfect treat for the World Series! :)

    • Two Peas replied: — October 29th, 2011 @ 9:14 am

      It is a great game day snack! Glad you liked the popcorn!

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    Julie M. — November 2, 2011 @ 7:15 am

    Holy smokes! You’ve outdone yourself with this one. I adore twix! I can’t wait to try this one out soon. :)

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    Discounts — November 3, 2011 @ 6:48 pm

    Great game day snack is right! Go Peas!

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    Food Lover — November 3, 2011 @ 8:01 pm

    WOW sounds really yummy :)

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