Caramel Corn
(The way I did it)
Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
Pop 24 cups (6 qts) of popcorn (don't salt it,) set aside.
Gather:
2 sticks butter
2 cups brown sugar
1/3 cup light karo syrup
Melt the butter and add the sugar and syrup. Bring to boil and cook on high heat, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes. (No need to measure the temperature. Yay!!)
Take off the heat and add:
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. baking soda
Stir to combine and keep stirring until the baking soda fizzes up and the mixture gets fluffy. (That happens pretty fast, so be prepared with your popcorn.)
Pour over the popcorn mixture and stir until the pieces are coated. Try to break up any giant lumps as you can.
Place the popcorn on a giant jelly roll pan and spread it out.
Put it in the oven for about 60 minutes, checking on it every 15 minutes to separate the pieces. (That process made it kind of crackly and yummy and then it didn't really stick to my fingers or teeth at all. A definite good thing!)
Take it out and allow it to cool. Package it up and give it away! (or eat it yourself. I won't tell...)
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OOOH! A must-try! Thanks for the recipe!
ReplyDeletehow many favors did this make? thinking it could be awesome for my sisters baby shower! also how many batches did you need to cook it in?
ReplyDeleteIt made about 12 favors plus a little extra to snack on. The recipe makes one giant batch so use a huge Tupperware bowl, or any container that holds at least 24 cups of popcorn. Definitely a great baby shower idea. The ladies will love you! ;-)
ReplyDeleteI bet if you added peanuts or almonds it would be good too.....
ReplyDeleteWhat kind of popcorn did you use? Sorry if that sounds dumb just wasn't sure if I could use microwavable popcorn. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteWhen you say- pop 24 cups of popcorn, do you mean 24C pre-popped or 24C post-popped? Sounds yummy!
ReplyDeleteYou use the amount that you would need to equal 24 cups once you have it popped. I think it probably worked out to be 1 cup of popcorn kernels. :)
ReplyDeleteI used the Ruby red gourmet popcorn that they had at our local Target. It was $2.99 for a little spice-type bottle. I would have just used the regular kind, like, Jiffy Pop brand or something, but they were out of it and I didn't want to go to the grocery store. I know that my friend told me she used microwave popcorn and had good results, but I heard from another friend that the air popped kind was better, so that is what I used. :)
Hope that helps!!
Hi Jennifer! This is really a really simple and delicious Caramel Corn recipe! Thanks for sharing!
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