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These Popcorn Caramel Chews take just minutes to make and are a delicious, no-bake treat. They are great for the lunch box or for kids parties and celebrations.

Popcorn Caramel Chews

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Chill: 30 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Course: Snack
Servings: 18 small serves
These Popcorn Caramel Chews take just minutes to make and are a delicious, no-bake treat. They are great for the lunch box or for kids parties and celebrations.  

Ingredients

  • ½ cup/s coconut butter
  • 170 g rice malt syrup, honey or maple syrup (½ cup)
  • ½ tsp vanilla -powder, extract or essence
  • Pinch sea salt (optional)
  • 3 cup/s popcorn - plain or salted (or pop your own, approx.⅛ cup uncooked)

Your choice of extra nourishment (all optional)

  • 1 tbsp chia seeds
  • 30 g goji berries (¼ cup)
  • 30 g sunflower seeds (¼ cup) or pumpkin or sesame seeds (raw, toasted or dehydrated)
  • 30 g flaked almonds (¼ cup) or slivered or chopped nuts (raw, toasted or dehydrated)
  • Top with freeze dried raspberry fruit sprinkles for a party

* the nuts and seeds you can add in whole or grind them.

Instructions

  • Start by softening the coconut butter by standing the jar in hot water.
  • Once it's soft enough to be mixed with a spoon easily, add it to a bowl with your choice of sweetener and the vanilla.
  • Mix with a metal spoon until combined and creamy.
  • Add the popcorn (and any extras) and fold it thorough the caramel. If it's cold and the caramel is too thick to work through the popcorn, stand the mixing bowl in hot water for a few minutes.
  • Divide between 18 mini patty cases. You can top with extras if you like also.
  • Put in the freezer for 30 minutes or so to set.

Store

  • Airtight in the freezer. They can be eaten from frozen or packed into a lunchbox with an ice-brick. The caramel will soften a little but it holds up a lot better than coconut oil based raw treats.

Notes

Make a slice

To make a slice, double this recipe and press the mixture into a lined baking tray. You'll need to really push down the mix so it's firmly packed. Pop in the freezer to set and then cut into squares.

Corn-free

Make them with flaked almonds instead.

Nut-free

Choose one of the nut-free options above or use the base recipe.

Fructose friendly

Choose rice malt syrup as your sweetener.

Vegan

Choose rice malt or maple syrup as your sweetener.
*Coconut butter is NOT the same as coconut oil or cacao butter and it's NOT the cream off the canned coconut milk/cream. Though it is sometimes also called 'coconut cream' or 'creamed coconut'. Many health food stores and some supermarkets stock it also.