Caramel Corn Craze: 9 Caramel Popcorn Recipes

Cracker Jacks have nothing on these caramel corn balls. Salty peanuts are mixed throughout (protein!), so you can almost convince yourself that these count as dinner.

Recipe: Honey Caramel Corn Balls

In pursuit of the perfectly easy holiday gift, we dreamed up this rich caramel-covered snack of salted peanuts and fresh-popped corn. Buy a few pretty tins to serve up this gift in style.

Recipe: Caramel Crunch

A smart update for popcorn balls: chipotle-spiked caramel.

Recipe: Spicy Popcorn Balls

Coconut, caramel, and nuts elevate plain popcorn into a special party snack.

Recipe: Caramel Corn with Peanuts, Pistachios, and Coconut

More suited to a cocktail party than a baseball game, this riff on Cracker Jack by Atlanta pastry chef Taria Camerino is sweetened with agave nectar and spiked with tequila. Slow baking turns the popcorn-nut mix fabulously crunchy.

Recipe: Tequila-Spiked Caramel Corn

This milk-chocolate-and-caramel-covered popcorn treat is a hit with customers at Riverside Sweets in St. Charles, MO, along the Missouri Wine Trail.

Recipe: Turtle Corn

A classic carnival-style snack, these gooey, sugary popcorn balls are packed with crunchy pecans, almonds, and sweet flaked coconut.

Recipe: Old-Fashioned Popcorn Balls

Here's a great crunchy, munchy accompaniment for your favorite DVD. If you have to wear glasses while you watch the movie, avoid touching them with greasy popcorn fingers!

Recipe: Caramel Corn