Maple Bacon Popcorn
Maple Bacon Popcorn
Consider yourself warned — this sweet and salty popcorn is addicting. It’s coated with a sweet maple syrup glaze and topped with crispy crumbles of bacon. Created in celebration of National Maple Syrup Day by Snowday Food Truck and inspired by a recipe from Pure Canada Maple, this is one snack you’ll want to eat every day of the year.Click here for more of our best snack recipes.
Servings
6
servings
Ingredients
- 5 cup lightly salted air-popped popcorn
- ½ cup pure canadian maple syrup
- 5 slices of bacon
- 1 tablespoon bacon fat (reserved from pan)
Directions
- Fry the bacon in a skillet until crisp. Then, move the cooked bacon to a paper towel-lined plate, reserving 1 tablespoon of bacon fat from the skillet. Once the bacon has cooled, crumble it into small pieces.
- Using a large mixing spoon, lightly coat the inside of a bowl or casserole dish (large enough to hold the popcorn) with the reserved bacon fat. Combine the popcorn and bacon in the greased bowl and set aside.
- Pour the maple syrup into a heavy-bottomed, non-reactive saucepot over medium-high heat. Bring the syrup to a boil and then reduce heat to medium low and continue boiling until it reaches 236 degrees on a candy thermometer.
- Drizzle the hot maple syrup over the popcorn. Working quickly, stir with a greased mixing spoon until all the popcorn is coated with maple syrup.
- Cool and store in airtight containers in the fridge. Or, enjoy immediately!