Baked Caramel Corn
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
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6 quarts
ingredients
- 6 quarts popped popcorn (approx 1 c unpopped)
- 1 cup butter
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 1⁄2 cup light corn syrup
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
directions
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
- Pop popcorn. Thoroughly coat a large roasting pan with cooking spray. Add the popped popcorn to the pan and set aside.
- Combine the butter, brown sugar, light corn syrup, and salt in a 2 quart saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir constantly until the mixture comes to a boil. Remove from heat.
- Stir in the baking soda and vanilla (mixture will bubble and foam). Pour caramel over the popcorn and stir until thoroughly coated.
- Bake popcorn at 250 degrees for approximately one hour, stirring every 15 minutes. The caramel corn is ready when the caramel is no longer sticky.
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I was ready to make this recipe the minute I'd tagged it, but had to wait a few days for a treat that I haven't had in a long, long time! You've got AN ABSOLUTELY GREAT RECIPE here for a very satisfying treat! Thanks for sharing it! Definitely a keeper! [Tagged, made & reviewed for one of my adoptees in the current Pick A Chef]