Caramel Corn
This easy homemade caramel corn is a favorite in my family! It's the perfect balance of sweet and salty AND it doesn't stick to your teeth! I like making a big batch of this around the holidays to give out as gifts.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 bags buttery microwave popcorn
- 1/2 cup butter 1 stick
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup light corn syrup
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 250 degrees F. Pop your bags of popcorn, then pour them onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Set aside.
- In a medium saucepan, combine butter, brown sugar and corn syrup. Stir continuously over medium heat to dissolve the sugar (3-5 minutes) then turn off the heat and whisk in the baking soda and vanilla extract.
- Pour the caramel mixture evenly over the popcorn, then bake for 1 hour, stirring and scraping up the caramel on the bottom of the pan every 15 minutes (it gets much easier to mix around after 30 minutes in the oven so don't feel like it has to be perfect)!
- Once the popcorn is cool enough to handle, break up any large clumps using your fingers, then let the caramel corn cool completely.