Life is a lot more exciting when you do something adventurous. This week I made bacon popcorn with honey. Flavoured popcorn is very popular nowadays, something that Brits aren't very familiar with! Have you ever seen flavoured popcorn in the cinemas? I decided to make the bacon popcorn from scratch and see if I like it. It can be quite time consuming, so if you can’t be bothered to faff in the kitchen like me and have no extra time to spare, you can always use sachets with different types of flavours. Read on to find out more.
common mistakes
There are two things I hate most about making my own popcorn. First, I hate when I burn it. Getting the timing right is so crucial. My kids love popcorn and ask for it all the time. However, I usually buy microwave popcorn and let it sit in there for too long. When I take it out, it’s all dark and burned. Second, sometimes I don’t cook it long enough and I have a ton of uncooked popcorn. Basically, I get my timing off. Timing with popcorn is everything! Make sure you get it right.
how to cook popcorn
You can either buy kernels or sachets. In the end, getting the right fluffy texture of the popcorn can be quite tricky. If you are using kernels or a sachet for the bacon popcorn, then place a cup of water in the microwave and leave it in for a minute. It will get the microwave nice and moist, which will then keep the kernels fluffy. Same goes for the bag of popcorn. As soon as the minute is up, place the kernels or sachet of popcorn immediately into the microwave. Believe it or not, but this trick works and makes all the difference!
bacon
Chop up the bacon in bite-sized pieces. You need to then fry the bacon in a pan until crisp. Alternatively, you can fry he rashers whole and crumble them afterwards. To remove the excess grease from the bacon, use a kitchen towel to soak it up. If you like having a bit of grease, then skip this step. Generally, I like to reuse the grease and place some on top of the bacon popcorn once it’s finished. If grease is too heavy for you, try melting some butter.
maple syrup
It’s no secret that maple goes extremely well with bacon. In fact, many high-end restaurants use maple as a core ingredient in multiple bacon- inspired desserts. Have you ever had a bacon dessert before? Why not substitute the honey with maple syrup? Try it out and let me know how it goes.
spicy caramel
In addition to the maple syrup being a fantastic substitute to honey, I have also seen versions of popcorn with spicy caramel. Sounds funky, right? It might not taste as funky as you think at first. In my mind, when I think of spicy caramel, I think of flavours like chocolate with chili. I’ve never tried this combination before, but I am sure that it works with the popcorn.
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Bacon Popcorn with Honey
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
Description
Bacon popcorn is easy to prepare. Simply grill streaky bacon until you can crumble it. Fry the kernels in the bacon fat and sprinkle the bacon and honey on top!
Ingredients
- 8 rashers streaky bacon
- 30ml (2 tbsp) vegetable oil
- 125ml (½ cup) popcorn kernels
- 30ml (2 tbsp) honey
- Salt
Instructions
- Fry or grill the bacon until crisp. Drain on paper towel, let it cool down and break it into little pieces.
- Mix the bacon and popcorn together then drizzle with honey.
- Season to taste and drizzle with honey. Serve immediately.
Notes
- Instead of using vegetable oil, you can use the bacon dripping to cook the popcorn in.
- After the popcorn has been popped you can be extra decadent and pour the bacon drippings over the popcorn.
- Add a sprinkle of dried chilli powder for a bite.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Snacks
- Method: Fry
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 127
- Sugar: 5.8 g
- Sodium: 161 mg
- Fat: 6.9 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.7 g
- Carbohydrates: 15.5 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 3.3 g
Keywords: bacon popcorn, popcorn recipe, bacon and honey popcorn
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Natalie Gillham
I like sweet popcorn prepared in the microwave.
Alisa Moore
I prepare it in a saucepan as that's the only way I can
ellie spider
i love popcorn with melted butter
Teresa sheldon
We like to cook it in a saucepan love hearing the popping
Josh Gough
On the hob
Susan Blatt
Air-popped in a popcorn maker and sprinkled with salt
Adrian Bold
In a microwave. No messing about, you just buy whatever flavour you want.
Sandra Bald
In a saucepan with Salt
Emma wiggins
In a saucepan with some sugar
Catherine Gregory
In the microwave with pecan nuts and chocolate drizzle
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Steven Beasley
Ive never made my own popcorn to be honest but would love to as my girlfriend loves popcorn .
sharon martin
in a saucepan, then sprinkled with sugar
jamie Millard
We have a little popcorn machine, works really well.
We sprinkle on nandos peri peri chip sprinkle for a spicy salty kick
Carly Belsey
In a pan with lots of butter and sugar, yummy! Thank you
rosie
I love freshly made popcorn with sugar and cinnamon
elaine stokes
in a saucepan, with a bit of salt
Karen Lloyd
With butter and paprika in a pan.
Cheryl
Quick and easy pop in a hot pan and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar
Beccy Rowley
In a saucepan with sugar
Emma Beckett
I usually just like sweet and salty but I am completely sold on the idea of bacon popcorn - take my money!!
Diana
With caramel 🙂
Claire little
In the microwave
chirag patel
sweet and spicy in a microwave
Jenny Sue
Only just getting into popcorn, trying different flavour combinations
Caroline Bourne
I never knew you could do so much with popcorn!
Hayley Gibson
I used to pop it fresh, and cover it in butter and pink Himalayan salt. I also have a dill pickle flavoured shake from kernels. So good too!
Jessica Barber
With chilli oil!
Emma Price
Classic warm popcorn slathered in butter
Maria Jane Knight
On the hob with butter and sugar!
Melanie Pennie
Only ever had the bagged ones that you pop in the microwave 🙂
Jessica Hutton
I have only ever cooked it in the microwave but I love toffee popcorn xx
Dorothy K
In a saucepan, bit of maple syrup going to try it with bacon too now!
Allan Fullarton
In the saucepan mixed with honey
natalee gosiewski
i have never made my own always been microwave would love to have a popcorn maker to learn and be creative
Lydia Graham
I just buy it in a packet. I prepare meals from scratch, bake pies and cakes so I need something instant.
zoe calloway
i use a bag saucepan as with 3 kids it doesnt last long in my house
Robyn Clarke
A little bit of butter and some cinnamon sugar
Stewart Biddle
In the microwave eat it while watching a film with my wife
DENISE WILDEN
Either in a bag or in a saucepan with butter /oil the Pop and Sprinke flavours sound amazing
Rachael Mccadden
In the microwave
Vicki-Anne Smith
I love fresh popcorn made in a pan drizzled with Marmite and cheese flavouring 😛
Paula Phillips
I use the microwave as it's quicker.
amanda greensmith
in the microwave or we did till my teenage son burnt popcorn and ruined the microwave x
Susan B
I was brought up on plain popcorn cooked in a big saucepan so plain is still my favourite.
Kevin Johnson
Lovely with a bit of caramel sauce on.
Katy Malkin
With a drizzle of coconut oil and dark chocolate flakes
ADEINNE TONNER
For me it has to be in the microwave quick and simple!
Maria Clarke
we have a popcorn maker - we then sprinkle icing sugar and cinnamon on
Sheri Darby
I have never made it.
Jones Jenny
sweet for me please
Charlie Lovatt
I love it with some butter on
Ruth Wollerton
In the microwave, because otherwise I end up burning it xxx
Hayley Pemberton
we have just bought a popcorn maker. so much easier
Rebecca Howells (@PeanutHog)
in the microwave - sweet and salty combo - nice and quick and easy - and enjoy with a film!
Christina Palmer
In a saucepan and then add honey
joanne casey
In a pan with butter & sugar
Avs
In a popcorn maker
Kelly Hanson
I like my popcorn prepared by someone else! Always taste better that way ?
Stacy Fenemore
in a saucepan
Ruth lee
In a saucepan with syrup
Robert Price
In a saucepan with a lid, then melt butter & sugar to pour over them when popped
Carole Nott
ive never made my own but perhaps must give it a try
Ashley Phillips
I've never made my own before but would love to give this a try
Naz M
In a paper bag in the microwave
Sharon Lou Johnson
we dont have a popcorn maker but my kids love hearing and watching it pop in the microwave x
SHIRLEY EVANS
love to make in saucepan
Tom Newman
In my mouth really quickly
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Lorraine Mabbitt
In the microwave
Emma Smith
We bought our daughter a machine for her birthday so that's our go to method now
Samantha Atherton
In a popcorn maker
Emma Farrell
I have never made my own
Caroline Kelly
I have a duck shaped popcorn maker
Ren Taylor
My favourite way to prepare popcorn is with my friends x
MARK HOPKINS
Old school, in a pan with a little butter.
Chantelle79
I'm abit of cheat so I use the microwave
Kay Sherman
In a saucepan with homemade toffee sauce
Angela Kelly
I buy it premade but these kits look delicious.
Clare Hubbard
In the microwave
Linda Thorn
I love pan frying as I love the smell and taste
Emily Ceely
I usually just buy the boring salted stuff and microwave it, sometimes with cheese, but that might change now I've seen your bacon creation!
Sally Collingwood
Wow, this looks amazing. Only ever put a pack of popcorn in the microwave.
Mary H
I love making a cajun seasoning and sprinkling that over my popocrn with some cheese.
Deirdre M
In a pan with butter & salt!
Arabella Bazley
I normally make it in the microwave because it is easy but I've never heard of the water trick before so I will give it a try (not all kernels are equal!!) but you can't beat doing it on the stovetop to amuse children.
Stevie
I like the old fashioned way of pan frying.
Rich Tyler
Sugar & Salt Mash Up Mix
Susan Hoggett
salted caramel sauce drizzled over, yum!
Lesley Bradley
I like it with sugar and salt together!
Iris W
I just pop them in a saucepan and then add sugar and butter or salt. Nothing very exciting but these bacon and honey ones look fab I will have to try
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Hannah Lord
quite honestly Ive only ever tried sweet or salty... would love to try the bacon honey though!!
cheryl price
im the microwave with butter melted over it.
Sarah Collins
In a microwave with cinnamon.
Jo Young
Microwave but I have the same problem as you and either burn it or have loads of unpopped kernels!
Ruth Harwood
In the microwave
Emma Salter
In the microwave - easy peasey!
Marie Elvin
Ina pan with seasalt
Hannah Ingham
In a saucepan with melted chocolate!
Carole E
In a microwave
nicky pearce
in a pan with salt
spencel
My fav way is to watch my sister do it. This is after I wasted tons of the stuff (I burn it!). She is very good though, makes a sweet one as good as the cinema 🙂
Rachel
In a pan, plenty of butter and sugar! Yum!
Rebecca
With lots of melted butter poured over the top!
Rochelle Lear
in a saucepan, then coat in caramel sauce and melted chocolate, make into treats on sticks!
aj
in a popcorn machine.
Charlotte
i love this idea, my fave is sweet and salted although i tried making my own once and it was awful haha
claire griffiths
i just do it the boring way in the microwave
Angie McDonald
Classic way with corn in a saucepan with my mum!
karen hill
I have only made pop corn a few times , but i can never get it right, i have only tried in a pan on the stove so far , x
Chelsea
microwave
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Kerry Kilmister
I love popcorn fragranced with lavender
Ray Dodds
Saucepan with chocolate and honey
Jo Carroll
To be honest if it's not been out of a packet already made...the most I've stretched to is the microwave variety 😉 x
Isabel O
I love really salty popcorn and also cheesy popcorn but cheesy popcorn can be really hard to find!
Abigail Cullen
In the microwave, quick and simple. 🙂
Kim Draper
I must confess that like you I can never get the timing right. I'm guilty of buying mine in big bags (why would you buy small ones?).
pete c
I would keep it nice and simple just adding some tasty honey
Tee Simpson
I like it sweet with golden syrup popped in the microwave with a bit of butter
Sharon jones
We love hearing it pop in the microwave
Emma Ferguson
In the microwave with caramel sauce
Bryan Murphy
In a saucepan with plenty of butter
laura stewart
in a sauce pan 🙂
Margaret Clarkson
I prepare it in a heavy based pan and serve with melted butter
Sheena Batey
I like it simple with butter and I pop it in the microwave.
hannah wood
In a pan on the hob
Susan Sargent
Put it in the microwave ready in minutes
jo liddement
I make popcorn using a little butter and a big saucepan with a lid and then we just sprinkle a little salt and shake it up
Michelle smith
I love combining caramel and cinnamon
claire woods
I've never made my own popcorn.
Laura Pritchard
I haven't ever made popcorn, but I'd love to try!
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Dorothy RawlingsSmith
We like homemade with salt
Inga Andersen
We all like a toffee topping or plain with melted chocolate all over
A S,Edinburgh
With butter! Lots of it.
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Mel Turner
In a pan with melted butter
fiona waterworth
I like mine with butter
kim wallace
Saucepan with well fitting lid. I am more of a salty person.
Hayley Atkins
Have to confess to doing it the easy way...microwave or just open the packet!
Louisa
Butter sugar and salt
Caroline Hunter
I make it in the microwave and my favourite flavour is sweet and salty 🙂
Kim Neville
I have only made the microwave ones in a pack
Katie
In the microwave... but I loooovvee the bacon idea!
katrina walsh
If I'm feeling VERY naughty I like it buttery and toffee covered with a small tub of clotted cream
kira cook
i never have i always just buy the already made but would love to make my own with my kids
Kelly West
I usually make it with a sauce that my mum used to make when I was a kid, butter, sugar, golden syrup, salt, water, malt vinegar and a pinch of salt, its delicious.
iain maciver
in a pan
kRIS
Micro popcorn, easy & fuss free!
Judith Allen
I just put the bag in the microwave now, no pots to clean. This recipe does look good though.
lyn burgess
In a pan with melted butter toffee on drizzled over
Helen Tovell
It has to be toffee popcorn for us
Jade Hewlett
In the microwave
Emma Ellams
In the microwave with some melted butter 🙂
rebecca h
I love melted butter!! lots of it!
Laura Jeffs
To be honest I tend to buy ready made popcorn , but if I was to prepare them I'd probably use the microwave
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Emily Hutchinson
I've only ever made it in a pan
Hilda Wright
I like it salty and with butter! I used to have a popcorn maker but my son wanted it so I let him have it! Bad decision haha!
melanie stirling
I have never made my own,I just buy it ready to eat but I would like to make some buttery popcorn.
Natalie Charman
Straight from the bag to a bowl.
Claire Blakeley
microwave
Ali Thorpe
I like it buttery with a little sugar.
Jess
I love all and any popcorn but especially fresh with just a touch of salt (or maybe a cheeky hint of parmesan!
Katharine Balyuzi
With sugar and salt
Marc H
Open the bag and eat. I would love to try making my own though.
laura banks
in the microwave with butter
Ritchie Dee
Home-made toffee sauce.
Jo Richards
Well, until I win this I do it in the microwave with two very impatient children watching and waiting lol
Vicki D
I'm really boring and just buy the bags that you pop in the microwave. I love the caramel flavour ones
Jen Schofield
Would like to try these flavours!
Louise A
after popping in a pan, I like to sprinkle a little sugar
Mags
In saucepan with salted butter
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Justine Hughes
The microwave bags, seem to get the best flavour with these rather than when I make my own.
stuart hargreaves
I would have said straight from the packet however reading some of the comments above have given me ideas thanks
Lucy
Bacon Popcorn!! Yes please, what a marvellous idea. The sprinkle on flavouring look so useful too, need to get some as my kids love popcorn too!
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Tracey Belcher
We have always prepared our in a saucepan with butter, demerera sugar
Becky Yeomans
I have always used the bags that you put in microwave
Marycarol
In the microwave but same as you quite often burn it xx
Fiona King
In the easiest way such as in the microwave
Kelly glen
I've never made my own but these sound like a good product to try.
Rebecca Brown
I like mine sweet with fudge pieces and chocolate bits mixed in
Emily Clark
Sweet n salty!
Suzanne Jackson
I just do mine in the microwave
Fiona
I'm boring and generally prefer it plain - although I have to say these sprinkles sound lovely.
Dannii
My husband thinks that bacon makes everything better, so I am sure he would love this. A great weekend treat.
Choclette
I love homemade popcorn. Spicy caramel sounds rather good. I tend to make sweet flavours for mine, but I like the idea of savoury too.
cheryl hadfield
In a saucepan with salted butter
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frances hopkins
In the microwave
clair downham
in a pan with salt
Jodie A Green
in all honesty ive never made my own, i tend to buy packets then add my own flavourings, sprinkles ect
Naila
In a saucepan and i pour caramel on top.
Kim Styles
in a saucepan then coat with marmite
Hali Kinson
In the saucepan mixed with honey!
Julie Kenny
I use a saucepan and then put it in a huge bowl for everyone to enjoy x
Solange
Open the packet and pour it into my mouth...or a bowl!
Tracy Nixon
In a sauce pan! I enjoy melting chocolate and then mixing it in with the popped warm popcorn!
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Tracey Peach
I a saucepan with lid! then melt butter & sugar to pour over them when popped
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