No-Bake Sweet and Salty Kettle Corn Bars

No-Bake Sweet and Salty Kettle Corn Bars

These Kettle Corn Bars are covered in gooey caramel and topped with chocolate. A perfect way to use that left-over kettle corn.

Course Dessert

Cuisine Dessert

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 10

cool time 30

Total Time 55

Servings

Calories 391kcal

Author Jere' Cassidy

Equipment

Ingredients

8 cups kettle corn
⅓ cup mini chocolate chips
1¼ cups chopped pecans
⅓ cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons sugar
½ cup light corn syrup
⅔ cup sweetened condensed milk
5 tablespoons butter
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
Maldon Sea Salt optional

Instructions

Butter or spray cooking spray in the bottom of a 13" x 9" pan
In a large bowl mix the kettle corn, pecans and mini chocolate chips
In a medium-sized saucepan mix the butter, sugars and sweetened condensed milk.
Stir constantly over medium heat and bring the mixture to a boil, reduce the heat and boil gently for 6 to 8 minutes until the caramel becomes a nice golden brown color and bubbly all over.
Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla.
Pour the caramel mixture over the kettle corn mixture with a wooden spoon that is sprayed with cooking spray.
Once the mixture is combined pour into the 13" x 9" pan. Spread the mixture out in the pan and pack down with the wooden spoon until it is compact.
Let cool.
Place the chocolate chips in a glass bowl and melt in the microwave for 30-second intervals, stirring each time until melted.
Immediately pour the chocolate on top of the kettle corn mixture in the pan, and sprinkle with the Maldon Sea Salt (optional)
After the chocolate has set up cut the bars into squares.
Store at room temperature in a covered container for three days

Notes

These bars can be cut directly in the pan or you can loosen the sides of the bars from the pan with a spatula and then pop the whole sheet out of the pan and place on a cutting board.

This recipe is very adaptable to other ingredients to mix in. Try these options:

Peanuts, Butterscotch chips, Pretzels, Toffee Bits, Peanut Butter

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