Easy Caramel Popcorn
"This is very habit-forming, it’s so good and so simple to make, you can also use unskinned almonds or use whatever nut you like If you prefer a stronger caramel flavor add in 1/3 cup molasses. Amounts listed will yield about 6 quarts "
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (40.5 g)
- Calories 187.1
- Total Fat - 12.1 g
- Saturated Fat - 2 g
- Cholesterol - 1.1 mg
- Sodium - 101.3 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 18.3 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1 g
- Sugars - 7.2 g
- Protein - 2.5 g
- Calcium - 17.2 mg
- Iron - 0.5 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.3 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.
Step 2
Put the popped corn in a large bowl.
Step 3
Melt the margarine (or butter) stir in brown sugar, corn syrup and salt; bring to a boil, stirring constantly, then boil for 5 minutes without stirring (this is important do not stir for 5 minutes!).
Step 4
Remove from heat and stir in baking soda and vanilla.
Step 5
Add in the nuts and stir to combine.
Step 6
Pour the mixture over popped corn in bowl; mix well with a wooden spoon to combine.
Step 7
Transfer to a large greased roasting pan, and bake for 1 hour, stirring every 10-15 minutes.
Step 8
Remove from oven then cool.
Step 9
Break into pieces.
Step 10
Store in a tightly covered tin box.
Tips
No special items needed.