You can make great caramel popcorn for any occasion or holiday. Bake the popcorn a little less if you prefer chewy popcorn.
Summary of Recipes
Prep:15 mins
Cook:1 hr
Total:1 hr 15 mins
Servings:20
Yield:5 quarts
Ingredients
The original recipe makes 20 servings
Ingredient Checklist
- 5 quarts of popped popcorn
- 1 cup butter
- 2 cups brown sugar
- ½ cup corn syrup
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
Directions
Instructions Checklist
- Step 1
Preheat the oven to 250°F (120°C). Put popcorn in a large bowl.
- Step 2
Over medium heat, melt butter in a saucepan. Add brown sugar, corn syrup and salt. Bring to boil while stirring continuously. Boil for 4 minutes without stirring.
- Step 3
Stir in the vanilla and baking soda. While stirring, drizzle caramel over the popcorn. Stir until well coated
- Step 4
Divide popcorn between two large shallow baking dishes. Bake for one hour in the preheated oven. Stir every 15 minutes.
- Step 5
Take out of the oven and allow to cool before slicing.
Nutrition Facts
Per Serving: 253 calories; protein, 0.9g; carbs, 32.8g. Fat 14g. Cholesterol 24.4mg.