Caramel Corn

Name: Caramel Corn
Total time: 3600 s
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 12-16 cups popped popcorn; 1 cup salted peanuts chopped (optional); 1 cup brown sugar; 1 1/2 sticks melted butter; 1/4 cup light corn syrup; 1/4 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

cindybear @cindybearcooks

#CA2025 #june2026 A favorite popcorn snack. I used to make this and the Screaming Yellow Zonkers frequently. Quick to make and just a few ingredients that you probably have. You can use your regular bagged popcorn or the microwave type.

cindybear @cindybearcooks

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Ingredients

Approximately 1 hour start to finish.

12-16 cupspopped popcorn
1 cupsalted peanuts chopped (optional)
1 cupbrown sugar
1 1/2 sticksmelted butter
1/4 cuplight corn syrup
1/4 teaspoonbaking soda
1/2 teaspoonsalt
1/2 teaspoonvanilla extract

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Steps

Approximately 1 hour start to finish.

1

Preheat oven to 225 degrees Fahrenheit.
2

Spray a large roasting pan with cooking spray or coat with 1/2 stick of melted butter(I use a disposable aluminum pan.)and
3

Pop the popcorn. (no salt) Add popcorn and peanuts (optional) to roasting pan,set aside.
4

Melt butter in a microwave safe container, then add brown sugar, corn syrup and salt. Combine throughly. Microwave mixture one minute, stir and microwave an additional 3 1/2 minutes. *If you have a higher wattage microwave reduce the power to 60 % - 70 % (enough to keep it bubbling but keep it from exploding in the microwave). Keep your eyes on it.
5

Add baking soda and vanilla to the mix and stir throughly.
6

Pour mixture over the popcorn stirring until all are coated. Bake 45 -60 minutes stirring every 15 minutes. It is ready when the coating is hardened. Allow to cool before putting in a container. I store it in a zip lock bag.