Apple & honey gourmet popcorn – a Rosh Hashanah treat!

Celebrate Rosh Hashanah in style with gorgeous homemade apple and honey gourmet popcorn. Delicious for snacking, or pack into cartons for a unique holiday gift.

D you know what the Rosh Hashanah celebrations have been missing? Gourmet popcorn. 

It’s obvious now I’ve said it, right?

I lay awake in bed the other night imagining how delicious this apple and honey popcorn would be, and figuring out how to make it, and I couldn’t believe I hadn’t done it before. Well, I’ve done it now!

Rosh Hashanah – Delicious foodie traditions

I really enjoy the food traditions of Rosh Hashanah – the Jewish New Year. The apple and honey especially seems to lend itself to a bit of recipe innovation and experimentation.

Take last year’s apple and honey cookies for instance – all the flavours of the festival in a delicious, sweet, chewy cookie. Or this wonderful Devon apple cake with honey crumble topping. Yum.

Gourmet Popcorn time

I wanted this Rosh Hashanah gourmet popcorn to be crispy, crunchy, sweet and delicious. It had to taste both unmistakably of honey, but also have a hint of apple. And the rich Autumnal flavours needed to be infused into every crunchy bite!

After a little experimentation, I think I cracked it! This easy homemade gourmet popcorn is super delicious, and so moreish that I had to leave the bag in the other room so that I didn’t eat the whole lot in one go… 

Apple and honey popcorn – Dangerously moreish

Honestly, this homemade gourmet popcorn is incredibly delicious. I asked DH to taste it. He’s diabetic, and usually doesn’t really go in for sweet snacks at all. He had one piece of popcorn, then immediately helped himself to a second and a third. An endorsement indeed!

I haven’t told my daughter Kipper about the popcorn yet. Would I be a terrible mother if I saved her from herself by eating it all?

Rosh Hashanah Holiday gifts

Obviously, this popcorn is great for snacking. Keep some handy for those Yomtov munchies! It’s also a fabulous homemade holiday gift.

Simply package it in cute gift bags or popcorn cartons and hand it out to friends and family. It’s also a sweet present for a teacher at the end of the Autumn term.

I think this would also be an easy prepare-ahead no-stress dessert, sprinkled over some vanilla ice-cream and drizzled with a little extra honey, to make a quick sundae.

Get popping!

I used my hot air popcorn maker to make the plain popcorn, but you can use whatever method you prefer (stovetop, microwave, hot air popper…) or just buy a bag of pre-popped plain popcorn then add the coating yourself. 

Enjoy your apple and honey gourmet popcorn, and have a very sweet New Year! 

Update: Kipper tried the popcorn! She has been eating it for breakfast, snack, dessert…

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Apple and honey gourmet popcorn

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Celebrate Rosh Hashanah in style with gorgeous homemade gourmet popcorn. Delicious for snacking, or pack into cute cartons for a unique holiday gift.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American, Jewish

Servings 6

Calories 276 kcal

Ingredients

 

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• 100 g plain popcorn (or 100g/⅗ cup unpopped popcorn kernels, see note)
• 30 g dried apple crisps (single serving sized bag)
• 75 g coconut oil or vegan spread
• 100 g light brown sugar
• 3 tablespoon honey
• ¼ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

Instructions

 

• Put the popcorn in a very large bowl and set aside. Line two large baking sheets with parchment. Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F).
• Using a food processor or mini-chopper, blitz the apple crisps to powder. Pour the powder over the popcorn.
• Combine the coconut oil, brown sugar and honey in a heavy-based saucepan and place on a medium-high heat. Cook, stirring, until the mixture comes to the boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 3-4 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the bicarbonate of soda. The honey caramel will bubble up and form a smooth, thick foam. Pour this over the popcorn and mix everything together using a large spoon. Be very careful not to touch the caramel as it is extremely hot and will burn you!
• Once the popcorn is thoroughly coated in the honey caramel and apple crisp crumbs, spread it out on the lined baking sheets in as close to a single layer as possible. Bake at 180°C (350°F) for about 15 minutes, until just starting to darken in colour.
• Remove from the oven and allow to cool before gently breaking apart the pieces of popcorn.
• Store in an airtight container.

Notes

You can buy plain, unseasoned ready-popped popcorn for this recipe, or alternatively make your own. Pop 100g (⅗ cup) popcorn kernels using whichever method you prefer – hot air popper, stovetop, microwave or campfire! Then simply continue with the recipe above.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Apple and honey gourmet popcorn

Amount per Serving

Calories

276

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

13

g

20

%

Saturated Fat

 

10

g

63

%

Polyunsaturated Fat

 

1

g

Monounsaturated Fat

 

1

g

Sodium

 

56

mg

2

%

Potassium

 

105

mg

3

%

Carbohydrates

 

41

g

14

%

Fiber

 

3

g

13

%

Sugar

 

28

g

31

%

Protein

 

2

g

4

%

Vitamin A

 

33

IU

1

%

Vitamin C

 

0.2

mg

0

%

Calcium

 

16

mg

2

%

Iron

 

1

mg

6

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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