Recipe: Bell’s Two Hearted Spicy Caramel Corn

Good things come in threes. Bell’s Two Hearted Caramel Corn recipe is spicy, salty and sweet, making it the perfect snack to satisfy all your cravings! Yields about 1 gallon.

Ingredients

• 15 cups popped plain popcorn (from about 1/2 cup kernels)
• 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
• 12 TBS unsalted butter, cut into 6 pieces, and more to coat pan
• 1/4 cup and 2 TBS light corn syrup
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tsp lime zest
• 10 dashes of hot sauce
• 1 tsp ground cayenne pepper
• 1 cup of Two Hearted
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp baking soda

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 250°F and place popcorn in a large bowl.
2. In a large saucepan, combine the brown sugar, butter, corn syrup, salt, lime zest, hot sauce, cayenne, and Two Hearted. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil for 5 minutes.
3. Remove from the heat. Stir in vanilla and baking soda, mix well. Pour over popcorn and stir until well-coated. Pour into two greased 13×9 inch baking pans.
4. Bake, uncovered, at 250°F for 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes. Cool completely. Store in air-tight containers.