Great caramel popcorn for any holiday or occasion. If you like chewy popcorn, bake the coated corn a little less.
Ingredients
- quarts popped popcorn: 5 piece
- butter: 1 cup
- brown sugar: 2 cups
- corn syrup: 0.5 cup
- salt: 1 tsp
- vanilla extract: 1 tsp
- baking soda: 0.5 tsp
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Stages of cooking
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Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Place popcorn in a very large bowl. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar, corn syrup, and salt. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil without stirring 4 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Remove pan from heat and stir in vanilla and baking soda. Pour caramel in a thin stream over popcorn while stirring. Stir until evenly coated. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Divide popcorn between two large shallow baking dishes. Bake in the preheated oven, stirring every 15 minutes, for 1 hour. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Remove from oven and let cool completely before breaking into pieces. Enjoy! Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
