Name: Caramel Corn Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 6 qts Popped Popcorn; 1 cup butter; ½ cup light corn syrup; 2 cups brown sugar; 1 tsp salt; ½ tsp Baking Soda; 1 tsp vanilla; 1½ cups pecans

Caramel Corn Recipe

Devin Scholl Modified: July 23, 2024

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How To Make Caramel Corn

You don’t have to wait for Christmas to enjoy good caramel corn. Salty sweet caramel complete this sticky and crunchy snack.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 1 hour 5 minutes

Total: 1 hour 20 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

6qtspopped popcorn,approximately ¾ cup kernels
1cupbutter
½cuplight corn syrup
2cupsbrown sugar
1tspsalt
½tspbaking soda
1tspvanilla
1½cupspecans,or peanuts, optional

Instructions

Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.
Melt butter, brown sugar, corn syrup and salt in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil and let simmer for 5 minutes without stirring.
Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and baking soda.
Pour over popped corn (and optional mix-ins) and mix well to combine.
Spread mixture over two 9×13-inch pans and bake for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.