Crispy and crunchy cubes of bread are tossed in caramel sauce- that’s what this delicious caramel popcorn is all about. The recipe is ridiculously easy, and yet, tastes insanely delicious, whether you serve it as a snack or as a sweet treat.
Plus, you can bring in quite a few variations to the recipe too. Scroll down and read on to get a quick look at everything you need to know about making it.
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Ingredients For the Recipe
To make the caramel bread popcorn, you’ll need just 2 simple ingredients.
- Bread slices (cut into small cubes): 2 cups
- Caramel sauce: 4 tbsp
How to Make the Caramel Bread Popcorn
Once you have all your ingredients ready, here’s what you’ll need to do.
Preheat the oven to 180℃ for 5 minutes.
Spread the bread cubes evenly on a baking tray and bake the cubes for 10 minutes at 160℃. Bake them until they turn golden brown and crisp.
Let the roasted bread cubes cool completely.
Next, heat some caramel sauce/caramel on a pan.
Once it melts, add in the roasted bread cubes to the pan. Coat the bread cubes properly with the caramel.
Let the coated bread cubes come to room temperature.
Enjoy easy peasy crunchy caramel bread popcorn.
Frequently Asked Questions
Apart from the bread, you can also add some whole nuts of your choice to the mix to turn this into a healthier snack. Nuts like cashews, almonds, walnuts, pecans and hazelnuts are good choices. 
Yes, you definitely can! In fact, stale bread may already be a bit dry, and will need less time in the oven to brown up and get crisp.
Yes! You can. Making the caramel sauce from scratch is actually pretty easy too. All you need to do is heat sugar in a non-stick pan on low heat until it starts to turn golden brown. Then, add a bit of butter and a pinch of baking soda and mix until the mixture turns bubbly. That’s it!
If you’re looking to make a healthier version of this caramel sauce, you can simply swap the sugar for jaggery. 
Your leftover caramel bread popcorn can be transferred to an airtight container and stored on the countertop. They can stay fresh there for 2-3 days. 
If you ended up making the caramel bread popcorn in a big batch, and are looking for some creative ways to put them to use, here are a few good ideas.
- You can use them as a topping for your vanilla ice cream scoop, followed by a drizzle of chocolate or caramel sauce.
- You can also crush them and layer them in your yogurt parfait.
- You can coarsely crush the bread popcorn and top it on your morning bowl of oatmeal to lend it a bit of texture. 
Tips & Tricks to Make the Caramel Bread Popcorn
While putting this unique popcorn together is super easy, having these tips and tricks handy can really help.
- If you don’t want to turn on the oven, but still want to try out this recipe, you can simply pan roast the bread cubes until they get a bit brown and crisp, and then follow the rest of the recipe as is.
- You can use practically any kind of bread you have at hand for this recipe.
- To lend some extra flavor to the bread popcorn, you can also add a dash of vanilla essence to it.
- If your leftover caramel bread popcorn seems to have lost its crispiness and crunch, you can simply reheat them in the microwave for a couple of minutes, let them cool down again and then enjoy them.
- To help the bread cubes get nice and crispy, you can also drizzle a bit of ghee or unsalted butter on them.
Serving Ideas & Suggestions
This crispy and delicious caramel bread popcorn can be enjoyed as a tea-time or evening snack, or even as a light dessert.
If you enjoyed making this delicious and easy snack, and are inspired enough to try out some more of such fun recipes, you might want to check these out.
📖 Recipe
Caramel Bread Popcorn
Ingredients
- 2 cups Bread Slices , (cut into small cubes)
- 4 tablespoon Caramel Sauce
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 180℃ for 5minutes.
- Spread the bread cubes evenly on a baking tray and bake the cubes for 10 minutes at 160℃. Bake them until they turn golden brown and crisp.
- Let the roasted bread cubes cool completely.
- Next, heat some caramel sauce/caramel on a pan. Once it melts, add in the roasted bread cubes to the pan. Coat the bread cubes properly with the caramel.
- Let the coated bread cubes come to room temperature.
- Enjoy easy peasy crunchy caramel bread popcorn.
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