Easy Caramel Popcorn
Created by KittenCal on October 15, 2011
- Servings: 24
- Prep Time: 20m
- Cook Time: 10m
- Recipe #566
Ingredients
- 24 cups popped corn (1 cup unpopped)
- 1 cup butter
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 1/2 cup corn syrup
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups whole peanuts or 1 1/2 cups unsalted walnut halves ( or use a mixture of both)
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.
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Step 2: Put the popped corn in a large bowl.
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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!).
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Step 4: Remove from heat and stir in baking soda and vanilla.
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Step 5: Add in the nuts and stir to combine.
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Step 6: Pour the mixture over popped corn in bowl; mix well with a wooden spoon to combine.
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Step 7: Transfer to a large greased roasting pan, and bake for 1 hour, stirring every 10-15 minutes.
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Step 8: Remove from oven then cool.
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Step 9: Break into pieces.
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Step 10: Store in a tightly covered tin box.
Nutritional Facts
- 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