Aunt Jane's Caramel Corn
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
-
9 quarts
- Serves:
- 9
ingredients
- 9 quarts popped corn
- 1 cup butter
- 1⁄2 cup white corn syrup
- 2 cups light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
directions
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
- Butter the sides and bottom of a large roaster.
- Pop popcorn (air popper works best) and place in buttered roaster.
- Melt butter (do not use margarine) in a large sauce pan. Add white corn syrup, brown sugar, and salt. Bring to a boil. Boil for 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat and add vanilla and baking soda. The soda will make the syrup foamy and thick.
- Pour over popcorn in batches, mixing thoroughly with wooden spoons between batches.
- Bake in pre-heated oven for 30 minutes stirring every 10 minutes. Pour baked corn onto baking sheets and separate. Store in plastic bags.
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