Messy Microwave Kettle Corn Recipes

DIY MICROWAVE KETTLE CORN

Steps:

• Combine all of the ingredients in a brown paper lunch bag. Fold down the top 3 times and microwave on high for 1:30-1:45 seconds. You can add more cook time in 15 increments if necessary, but be sure to keep a close eye on the maple sugar as it will start to burn if it gets too hot.
• Once the bag is removed from the microwave give it a good shake, flip it over so that all of the melted sugars from the bottom of the bag drizzle down over the popped kernels, then serve.

KETTLE CORN (MICROWAVE)

Steps:

• mix everything in a small bowl.
• pour everything into the small brown paper bag.
• fold top over twice. (Maybe three times if you have the larger size lunch bags).
• put two staples through fold at least two inches apart.
• Microwave on high for at least two minutes. You may have to play around with the time a little. If you microwave has a "popcorn" button, try that, but listen for when the popping slows down.
• when it's done, carefully open the bag, watching for the steam, and dump into a bowl. The bag will be an oily mess, so you don't want to eat out of it.

STIR CRAZY KETTLE CORN

Steps:

• Make sure your Stir Crazy Popcorn Popper is turned off.
• Using your Stir Crazy Popcorn Popper, combine ingredients on the non-stick surface of the machine.
• Cover the Stir Crazy Popcorn Popper with the bowl provided by Stir Crazy.
• Turn on Stir Crazy Popcorn Popper.
• Watch the popcorn pop! It's fun!
• When only 3 seconds remain in between pops, flip Stir Crazy Popcorn Popper over to yield a big bowl of kettle corn.
• Salt to your liking!

KETTLE CORN IN A WHIRLEY POP

Steps:

• Note that this recipe's cooking method is for a gas stove. You might have to monkey with the heat a bit on an electric one.
• Add all ingredients to the Whirley pop, and pop, using, on average, a medium heat: alternate between a lower flame and a high one. This is in order to send the heat to the outside edges, which is where the popper sends the popcorn!
• Be sure to remove from the heat quickly when the popping slows. Empty immediately into a big bowl, and stir around with a big spoon and/or your hands to break apart the kernals. (Careful - it's hot!).
• For an easier cleanup, put some water and a squirt of soap immediately into the popper to soak.
• After it has cooled thoroughly, keep in an air-tight container to prevent sogginess.
• Whirley Pop Notes:.
• I actually purchased mine because, try as I might, I just couldn't make great Kettle Corn in a pot on top of the stove. I tried a number of recipes. They all came out tough, and never fully popped, and the sugar always burned. And I am a pretty patient cook! To make matters worse, the cleanup of burnt sugar on my stainless pots was a significant chore!
• So, I bought a Whirley-pop. With all the great reviews on-line, I knew I would come to love it. I was right! It makes great popcorn, all kinds! Bonus is that you can use less oil than cooking in a pot, like only 2 teaspoons per 1/2 cup batch.
• So, this recipe is for a Whirley Pop, as I haven't personally had any success in a regular pot. If you don't have one yet, and you make popcorn a lot, I highly recommend one! Although they are mostly a "single-use" item, they are only about $23. And, personally, I recommend this Kettle Corn recipe over the one in the book.

OLD FASHIONED KETTLE CORN

Steps:

• Place the oil in the bottom of a large pot.
• Add in the unpopped popcorn kernels with the sugar and salt.
• Over a medium heat begin to pop the popcorn, constantly shaking the pot to ensure that the popcorn kernels and oil do not burn.
• Once the popping has slowed down remove the pot from the heat.