This easy Peanut Butter Popcorn recipe has fresh popped popcorn tossed in an incredible 4-ingredient peanut butter sauce! I love to toss in some Reese’s Pieces and enjoy this 15 minute treat for movie and game nights!
Looking for more snack recipes? Try Caramel Popcorn, Cowboy Caviar, Sweet Chex Mix, or Chex Mix!
15-minute snack hack Peanut Butter Popcorn
15-minute snack hack Peanut Butter Popcorn There’s lots to love about this easy Peanut Butter Popcorn recipe, made with pantry staples in about 15 minutes. I’ll whip it up for a family movie night or a “late night” snack for my kids when they have friends over.
Make it your own by customizing the base recipe with other mix-ins. I like to replace a few cups of the popcorn with pretzels, Chex cereal, and other candy like marshmallows, candy corn, or chopped up candy bars.
How to make Peanut Butter Popcorn:
Pop popcorn and add to a extra large bowl.
Make Sauce: Stir together honey and sugar in a pot over medium heat. Boil for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter and vanilla, mixing until smooth.
Combine: Slowly pour HALF of the peanut butter sauce over the popcorn, gently stirring to coat. Add more, to your liking (you may not use it all). Allow to cool for a few minutes before serving.
Recipe Variations:
- Fall Party Mix: Replace one cup of popcorn with one cup of pretzels. Add some candy corn and Reese’s Pieces or M&M’s.
- Toppings: After tossing the popcorn in the creamy peanut butter sauce, add some M&M’s, Reese’s Pieces, chocolate chips, or chopped Butterfinger.
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Popcorn: Allow peanut butter popcorn to cool, then drizzle with melted chocolate.
More No-Bake Treats:
- Bananas Foster
- Peanut Butter Pie
- Buckeye Recipe
- Muddy Buddies
- Edible Cookie Dough
- Rice Krispie Treats
- Banana Pudding
- Tapioca Pudding
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Recipe
Peanut Butter Popcorn
Equipment
- Air Popper , optional
Ingredients
- 10-11 cups popped popcorn
Peanut Butter Sauce:
- 1 cup honey
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1-2 cups Reese's pieces , optional
Instructions
- Pop popcorn and add to an extra large mixing bowl.
- Peanut butter sauce: In medium saucepan over medium heat add honey and sugar and stir well to combine. Bring to a boil then boil for 2 minutes, stirring. Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter and vanilla, mixing until smooth.
- Combine: Slowly pour HALF of the peanut butter sauce over the popcorn and gently stir to coat. Drizzle more peanut butter sauce, until your desired coating is reached (you may not use it all, depending on preference). Add Reese's pieces, chocolate chips or other candy, if desired.
- Allow to cool for a few minutes before eating.
Notes
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I originally shared this post October 2016. Updated August 2021 and October 2024.
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Wow its a great and post and form this recipe mix peanut butter popcorn made very yummy!
I might adjust the recipe a bit after making it last night. It was quite sweet..I would use 1/2 c. honey and 1/2 c. brown (not white) sugar. After cooking it as instructed, add 1/8-1/4 tsp. baking soda which puffs up the sauce and lightens it up, making it easier to pour over the popcorn.
This is our new favorite snack. Literally.
Looks delicious. I hope to fix soon!
The taste of this popcorn is so yummy and adding the Reese’s pieces puts it over the top. Question: I used air popped popcorn and the popcorn got soft after adding the hot liquid. Did I do something wrong?
Thank you , great receipes
Do you think corn syrup would work instead of honey? I have never used corn syrup but I am not sure my husband would like honey.
Yes, I think that would be fine. It may make the carmel a little tackier.
Made these this weekend! So delicious! Fantastic snack recipe.
Hellooooo snacktime! This looks like after-school perfection… for the kids AND for me! 😉 Love it!