Best Caramel Popcorn Recipe – Step by Step Guide: Great caramel popcorn for any holiday or occasion. If you like chewy popcorn, bake the coated corn a little less.
Best Caramel Popcorn Recipe – Step by Step Guide
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
- Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Place popcorn in a very large bowl.
- 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.
- 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.
- Divide popcorn between two large shallow baking dishes. Bake in the preheated oven, stirring every 15 minutes, for 1 hour.
- Remove from oven and let cool completely before breaking into pieces.
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| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings Per Recipe 20 | |
| Calories 253 | |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Total Fat 14g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat 7g | 33% |
| Cholesterol 24mg | 8% |
| Sodium 340mg | 15% |
| Total Carbohydrate 33g | 12% |
| Dietary Fiber 1g | 3% |
| Total Sugars 24g | |
| Protein 1g | |
| Calcium 23mg | 2% |
| Iron 0mg | 2% |
| Potassium 52mg | 1% |