My brother seems to think he's the king of caramel popcorn and while that may be true, in his mind at least, I will arrogantly declare that I am the queen of Butter Toffee Popcorn. I had previously posted a recipe on this blog for caramel popcorn that, in retrospect, just wasn't up to par. Then I found this recipe for butter toffee popcorn on Cook's Country and that all changed. Thus began my self-proclaimed reign as popcorn sovereign. Long live the queen!
This recipe is fantastic. The only tweak I made was to substitute cashews for the peanuts. I wanted to add a little extra decadence but I think using any kind of nut will work just as well.
A note on the popcorn: I find I get the best results using fresh popped corn, not microwave popcorn. My favorite way to make homemade popcorn is with the Whirley-Pop. Just two ingredients, kernels and vegetable oil, and in less than 5 minutes you've got fluffy, crispy popcorn.
I'm thinking of making this popcorn to give as gifts during the holidays - what a more appropriate accompaniment to my popular cashew toffee.
