Fast and Easy Caramel Popcorn

UltimaMommy's Note:

This recipe is sure to be a hit with friends and family. It’s super easy and there’s not much of a mess to clean up afterwards. My kids love watching the mixture foam after adding the baking soda. We all start eating it right away but I do prefer it after it has had time to cool. It’s a real treasure to create! P.S. You might want to break it up with your hands as it starts to cool.

• Total Time: 10 mins
• Prep Time: 0 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 2 (3 1/2 ounce) bags microwave popcorn or 2 (3 1/2 ounce) bags approx 1 cup corn
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 1/4 cup light corn syrup
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 brown paper bag

Directions:

1. Place popped corn in brown bag.
2. Melt margarine, brown sugar and syrup in microwave on high for 5 min stirring once every 1/2 minute
3. Stir in baking soda, mixture will foam!
4. Pour over popcorn in bag and shake well.
5. Place in microwave on high for 1 inches Shake again, heat for one more minute.
6. Shake, pour into bowl to cool and then enjoy!

Reviews

[puppitypup]

WOW! Super easy, super delicious and no clean-up! I popped my own popcorn and used 2/3 cup of kernels as that's what fits in our popper. I also added 1/8 t kosher salt to the syrup. I'll never make caramel corn the old way again. Thanks so much for a true keeper Ultima Mommy. Made for the I recommend tag game.

[jswinks]

Can I give this 10 stars please?? So easy, and such a hit. We only had butter, so used that, and it was so delicious! We used a grocery bag, and it worked perfectly, then spread it out on 2 cookie sheets to cool, and it was crunchy and perfect (ours wasn't chewy at all)! We may add some peanuts at the cooling stage next time. You definitely want to use something to toss the popcorn and caramel that is disposable...it becomes a gooey sticky mess! I almost used a tupperware, and I'm glad I didn't. This will be requested for many future events! (Note: I have found it works better to make this in 1/2 batches, so the corn has more room in the bag to shake around. The initial cooking time is more like 3-4 minutes though otherwise it starts to taste burned with the smaller amount cooking).

[momofweethree]

Wanted something sweet and super simple, with next to no ingredients and this fit the bill! I can't believe HOW quick and easy it was to make! I added 1tsp Vanilla and made the ooey gooey mixture in a saucepan on the stove - took just a few minutes to melt and mix to the popcorn. Didn't have a brown paper bag so we used an empty cereal box - worked like a charm! The taste is sorta like a popcorn ball. I will definitely be making this more often. I love that it utilized microwave popcorn bags rather than a certain by-cup/quart measurement. SIMPLE!