Butter Beer Caramel Corn

My husband and I are obsessed with butter beer which can be found at Orlando's Universal Studios Islands of adventure in Harry Potter world. check out my recipe HERE.

 Last week I made a scrumptious batch of butter beer and had a lot of leftover rum caramel. Almost immediately this brilliant idea popped into my head and I thought: What if made butter beer flavored caramel corn? So I did. WARNING: it's really addictive. 

BUTTER BEER CARAMEL

Start to finish: 1 hour (10 minutes active)

2-3 bags microwave popcorn

3 cups light or dark brown sugar

6 tablespoons water

1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk

6 tablespoon butter

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon cider vinegar

3/4 cup heavy cream, divided

1/2 teaspoon rum extract

In a small saucepan over medium, combine the brown sugar and water. Bring to a gentle boil and cook, stirring often, until the mixture reads 240 F on a candy thermometer.

Stir in the condensed milk, butter, salt, vinegar and 1/4 heavy cream. Set aside to cool to room temperature.

Once the mixture has cooled, stir in the rum extract.

 For the cream topping: In a medium bowl, combine 2 tablespoons of the brown sugar mixture and the remaining 1/2 cup of heavy cream. Use an electric mixer to beat until just thickened, but not completely whipped, about 2 to 3 minutes.

To serve, pour caramel and coat popcorn evenly. Add whipped cream just before serving and ENJOY!