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Caramel Popcorn
This homemade caramel popcorn is lightly salted popcorn tossed in a homemade caramel sauce, then baked to perfection. The best caramel corn you'll ever eat, and it's perfect for parties and gift giving!
Course Snack
Cuisine American
Prep Time 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes
Total Time 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes
Servings 20 servings
Calories 224 kcal
16 cups salted popcorn popped 1 cup butter 2 cups brown sugar 1/2 cup light corn syrup 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract cooking spray
Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F. Coat two sheet pans with cooking spray. Place the popcorn in a large bowl.
Cut the butter into 8 slices and place in a saucepan. Place the pan over medium heat.
Melt the butter, then add the brown sugar, corn syrup and salt to the pan.
Increase the heat to medium high, and bring the mixture to a boil, stirring continuously.
Once the mixture comes to a boil, stop stirring and let it cook undisturbed for exactly 4 minutes.
Remove the caramel from the heat. Add the baking soda and vanilla extract, then stir.
Pour the caramel over the popcorn then quickly toss the popcorn in the caramel mixture to coat.
Divide the caramel corn between the two sheet pans. Place the pans in the oven.
Cook for 1 hour. Every 15 minutes, stir the popcorn and rotate the pans from the top to bottom oven racks.
Remove the popcorn from the oven. Cool, then break into pieces and serve.
Calories: 224 kcal | Carbohydrates: 35 g | Protein: 1 g | Fat: 10 g | Saturated Fat: 6 g | Cholesterol: 24 mg | Sodium: 150 mg | Potassium: 61 mg | Fiber: 1 g | Sugar: 28 g | Vitamin A: 300 IU | Calcium: 23 mg | Iron: 0.4 mg