Caramel Popcorn

          

Great caramel popcorn for any holiday or occasion. If you like chewy popcorn, bake less.

Original recipe makes 5 quarts

Ingredients

1 cup butter
2 cups brown sugar
1/2 cup corn syrup
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
5 quarts popped popcorn

  • PREP

    30 mins

  • COOK

    1 hr

  • READY IN

    1 hr 30 mins

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (95 degrees C). Place popcorn in a very large bowl.
  2. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Stir in brown sugar, corn syrup and salt. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil without stirring 4 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in soda and vanilla. Pour in a thin stream over popcorn, stirring to coat.
  3. Place in two large shallow baking dishes and bake in preheated oven, stirring every 15 minutes, for 1 hour. Remove from oven and let cool completely before breaking into pieces.

Nutrition

Calories: 253 kcal
Carbohydrates: 32.8 g
Cholesterol: 24 mg
Fat: 14 g
Fiber: 0.9 g
Protein: 0.9 g
Sodium: 340 mg