Appetizer for 16
Peanut Butter Popcorn
This sweet popcorn snack coats popped corn and peanuts with a warm peanut butter syrup before cooling.
$1.99for 4 servings
$0.50 per serving$1.99 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
- 20 minstart to table
- Easydifficulty
- 16servings as written
- $typical cost tier
AmericanVegetarianDairy-freeKid-friendlyBudgetAppetizersSnacksBack to school
What it costs
Pick your city to see which ingredients are on sale
| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Chips, pretzels, popcorn$0.22/oz typical | 1 oz | $0.22Typical price |
| Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical | 3.5 oz | $2.36Typical price |
| Peanut butter$0.14/oz typical | 9 oz | $1.26Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $7.98 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Sugar and brown sugarHoney or maple syrupSyrups, molasses, powdered sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unpopped popcorn or 15 cups popped popcorn
- 1 1/2 cups dry-roasted peanuts (optional)
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/2 cup corn syrup
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Steps
- Heat a large pot over medium heat, add the popcorn kernels and oil, cover, and shake for 6 minutes until popped.
- Place the popped corn and peanuts in a large bowl for 1 minute.
- Boil the sugar, honey, and corn syrup in a medium saucepan over medium heat for 3 minutes.
- Stir in the peanut butter and vanilla for 2 minutes until smooth.
- Pour the syrup over the popcorn and toss for 1 minute.
- Spread the coated popcorn on a baking sheet and cool for 7 minutes.
Find this week's cheapest dinners
Pick your store and we build five dinners from this week's ad, with cost per serving and a shopping list by aisle.
Find this week's cheapest dinnersMore like this
Collections with this recipe
Vegetarian American 30-minute appetizers 285Dairy-free American 30-minute appetizers 187Kid-friendly American 30-minute appetizers 129Vegetarian 30-minute appetizers 475