Great caramel popcorn for any holiday or occasion. If you like chewy popcorn, bake the coated corn a little less.
⏱️ Recipe Details
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 1 hr
- Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
- Servings: 20
- Yield: 5 quarts
📝 Ingredients
- 5 quarts 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
Step 1
Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Place popcorn in a very large bowl.
Step 2
Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar, corn syrup, and salt. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil without stirring 4 minutes.
Step 3
Remove pan from heat and stir in vanilla and baking soda. Pour caramel in a thin stream over popcorn while stirring. Stir until evenly coated.
Step 4
Divide popcorn between two large shallow baking dishes. Bake in the preheated oven, stirring every 15 minutes, for 1 hour.
Step 5
Remove from oven and let cool completely before breaking into pieces. Enjoy!
🥗 Nutrition Facts
Calories: 253
Total Carbohydrate: 33g
Dietary Fiber: 1g
Total Sugars: 24g
Protein: 1g
Total Fat: 14g
Saturated Fat: 7g
Cholesterol: 24mg
Sodium: 340mg
Calcium: 23mg
Iron: 0mg
Potassium: 52mg
