Caramel Corn
Sweet, buttery, and crunchy with just a hint of salt, Homemade Caramel is super easy to make! It's the perfect treat for game night or family movie night and makes a terrific holiday gift for friends and neighbors.
Ingredients
- 12 cups Popped Popcorn
- 3/4 cups Butter - 1.5 sticks
- 1 cup Brown Sugar
- 1/2 cup Light Corn Syrup
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- pinch of Sea Salt or Kosher salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Pop your popcorn and then place it in a roasting pan and set aside.
- In a heavy bottom pan or skillet, melt the butter and then stir in brown sugar and corn syrup. Bring the mixture to a rolling bowl and cook for 5-7 minutes, or until the brown sugar has fully dissolved.
- Remove mixture from the heat and add in baking soda, the mixture will foam up but continue to stir until all the ingredients are fully incorporated.
- Pour the caramel mixture over the popcorn and stir until popcorn is evenly coated. Place popcorn in the oven and bake for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and spoon the popcorn onto parchment or wax paper.
- Sprinkle with salt and let cool for 30 minutes to an hour, do NOT break apart yet. Once the Caramel Popcorn is fully cooled, break it apart, serve and enjoy!
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