Community Pick
Caramel Popcorn
"I got this recipe years ago from a neighbor and loved it! It's great at parties and gift giving at Christmas. Makes lots!"
photo by DianaEatingRichly
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
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12-14
ingredients
- 1 -2 gallon prepared popcorn
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 1 cup butter
- 1⁄2 cup corn syrup or 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup peanuts (Optional)
directions
- Preheat oven to 250.
- Prepare popcorn and set aside.
- In a sauce pan bring to a boil brown sugar, butter and syrup.
- Boil at a slow boil for 5 minutes without stirring.
- Remove and add baking soda, salt, vanilla and peanuts.
- Pour over popcorn and toss.
- Lay out on greased cookie sheets and bake for 1 hour stirring every 20 minutes.
- Store in Large Zip Lock Bags.
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Reviews
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It was so easy and wonderful. Brought some over to my neighbors house and their kids were instantly obsessed. I am going to have to make another batch soon or I am afraid they won't stop asking for it! -
I don't usually review a recipe that has over 20 reviews already - I mean, we get it - it's a good recipe, but this...this is worth another review. I love caramel and caramel (usually) hates me - I can't make it...ever. My family laughs at me, but it is true. Anyway, I can make this! And it is great! Double win! This is a superb recipe - not a ton of ingredients (and all in my pantry) and good, clear instructions that yield a fabulous result. Thank you! -
I used half coconut oil and half butter... And also lined pans with parchment paper to make easy cleanup... Excellent and will definitely make again -
My roomate and I threw a Halloween party...she went out and bought a zillion of individually wrapped carmel candies to make carmel popcorn. What a waste! Being a vegan, I used this recipe and substituted margarine for butter. Yum. Most people told me (away from my roomate's ears) that mine was much better :-) P.S. Very sticky stuff...if you have any dental appliance, I don't recommend this.
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i pour over 3 cups of mixed nutes then cook then put 1.5 cup of milk choc chips makes a beautiful nut bark
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Tweaks
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OMG.. this is fabulous.. I had to use maple syrup instead of corn and OMG.. this one will be gong on the list for Christmas for sure -
I did a trial run of this recipe to use for Christmas gifts, and my kids ate it faster than I could bag it! It is really simple to make and the results are fabulous. I added pecans instead of peanuts, and everyone was digging for the carmelized pecans. I do recommend getting a thin layer of popcorn on the pan when it goes into the oven.
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My roomate and I threw a Halloween party...she went out and bought a zillion of individually wrapped carmel candies to make carmel popcorn. What a waste! Being a vegan, I used this recipe and substituted margarine for butter. Yum. Most people told me (away from my roomate's ears) that mine was much better :-) P.S. Very sticky stuff...if you have any dental appliance, I don't recommend this.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Carol
United States
Hi there. :)
What a great site!
I am 36 and have been married 15 years.
I'm a stay at home mom with two busy children who are like night and day. One eats everything and the other is extremely picky.
Just about everything I've learned about cooking and baking has been tought to me by my sister Gayle who is a fantastic cook. :)
I have a couple favorite cookbooks I use, the "Joy of Cooking" and Betty Crocker's
"New Cookbook-Everything you need to know to cook." They've both been very helpful.
