One of life’s simple pleasures is indulging in a big bowl of caramel corn! My girlfriend Iesha and I were in cahoots again. This time we spent an afternoon cooking up a big, and I mean a big ole batch of caramel corn. I’ve enjoyed a lot of caramel corn over the years and I can honestly say this is the best caramel corn I have ever eaten!
Not only is it fun to make, but its oh so easy to make too! Start by preheating your oven to 275°F.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and pop corn using your favorite method.
NOTE: ¾ cup popcorn kernels will yield about 5 quarts of popped popcorn.
Place popped popcorn on the cookie sheet spreading it out in a single layer. Pick out any grannies and discard them. Set popcorn aside.
In a large sauce pan, heat butter over medium heat.
Once butter is melted, add brown sugar, corn syrup and salt.
Bring mixture to a full boil, stirring constantly.
Once the mixture comes to a boil, allow it to cook for exactly 4 minutes without stirring.
Remove caramel sauce from heat and stir in the baking soda, vanilla and nuts.
Once you stir in and incorporate the baking soda, the mixture will change in color to a lighter color.
Pour caramel mixture in a thin stream over the popcorn.
Use a rubber spatula to stir the popcorn and coat it the best you can with the caramel sauce.
Place popcorn in the oven. Cook for 45, stirring it every 15 minutes with a rubber spatula. The caramel sauce will soften as it’s in the oven and each time you stir it up it will coat the popcorn more evenly.
Remove from the oven and spread out on a clean counter to cool, or leave it on the baking sheet until completely cooled. Once cooled, break into pieces.
Store in an airtight container
This caramel corn is a totally addictive gourmet snack made in your very own kitchen! Once you try it you’ll be hard pressed to stop eating handful, after handful, after handful. It’s so very, very good!!! Both kids and adults love it. Make a double batch! You’ll be glad you did!
Serve some as a snack for guests over the holidays. Place some in a large Christmas tin to give as a gift. If you show up with a giant bowl at a potluck, you’ll be the instant hit! I guarantee you won’t be bringing any leftovers home with you.
Caramel Corn
Equipment
- popcorn popper or large pot with a lid
- baking sheet
- Parchment paper
Ingredients
- 5 quarts popped popcorn
- 1 cup butter
- 2 cups brown sugar
- ½ cup corn syrup
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1-2 cups pecans, roughly chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 275°F.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Place popped popcorn on the cookie sheet spreading it out in a single layer. Set aside.
- In a large sauce pan heat butter over medium heat.
- Once butter is melted, add brown sugar, corn syrup and salt.
- Bring mixture to a full boil, stirring constantly.
- Once mixture comes to a boil, allow the mixture to cook for 4 minutes without stirring.
- Remove from heat and stir in baking soda, vanilla and nuts.
- Pour caramel mixture in a thin stream over the popcorn.
- Use a rubber spatula to stir the popcorn and coat it with the caramel sauce.
- Place popcorn in the oven. Cook for 45, stirring it every 15 minutes with a rubber spatula.
- Remove from the oven and spread out on a clean counter to cool, or leave it on the baking sheet until completely cooled.
- Once cooled, break into pieces.
- Store in an airtight container.
Notes
Did You Make This?
Be sure to snap a pic and tag it #naturewayblog I love, love, love hearing from my readers! Please, don’t forget to leave a comment and a review below, and tag me on INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK, or TWITTER!
May I ask a small favor? If you enjoyed this blogpost would you be so kind and like the page? Just click the “like” button down at the very bottom, at the end of the post. It lets me know what you are enjoying the most. It also helps me focus my attention on creating content that will be most meaningful and beneficial to you, my readers. And don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE so you never miss out on all the latest that’s happening here at Nature Way. Thank you and God bless!
Our hope comes from God. May He fill you with joy and peace because of your trust in Him. May your hope grow stronger by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:13
Remember…Jesus ❤️’s you!