Carmel Corn Recipes

CARAMEL POPCORN

Steps:

• 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.

CARAMEL CORN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 250°F. Spread popcorn in ungreased 15x10x1-inch baking pan. Sprinkle almonds over popcorn.
• In large saucepan, combine brown sugar, butter, water, corn syrup and salt; mix well. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Boil 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Remove saucepan from heat. Stir in baking soda until well mixed. Immediately pour mixture over popcorn and almonds; toss until coated.
• Bake at 250°F. for 15 minutes. Stir; bake an additional 15 minutes. Stir; bake 5 minutes. Immediately spread on foil or waxed paper. Cool 30 minutes before serving.

CARAMEL POPCORN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (95 degrees C). Place popcorn in a very large bowl.
• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Stir in brown sugar, corn syrup and salt. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil without stirring 4 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in soda and vanilla. Pour in a thin stream over popcorn, stirring to coat.
• Place in two large shallow baking dishes and bake in preheated oven, stirring every 15 minutes, for 1 hour. Remove from oven and let cool completely before breaking into pieces.

MY AMISH FRIEND'S CARAMEL CORN

Steps:

• Place the popped popcorn into two shallow greased baking pans. You may use roasting pans, jelly roll pans, or disposable roasting pans. Add the peanuts to the popped corn if using. Set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Combine the brown sugar, corn syrup, margarine and salt in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring enough to blend. Once the mixture begins to boil, boil for 5 minutes while stirring constantly.
• Remove from the heat, and stir in the baking soda and vanilla. The mixture will be light and foamy. Immediately pour over the popcorn in the pans, and stir to coat. Don't worry too much at this point about getting all of the corn coated.
• Bake for 1 hour, removing the pans, and giving them each a good stir every 15 minutes. Line the counter top with waxed paper. Dump the corn out onto the waxed paper and separate the pieces. Allow to cool completely, then store in airtight containers or resealable bags.

THE EASIEST AND BEST CARAMEL CORN I'VE EVER MADE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200°.
• Spray your largest cookie sheets.
• Pop the popcorn in the oil and set aside. I do this in two batches. Place in a very large bowl. (Plastic bowls work really well because the caramel won't stick; you could also spray the bowl with a bit of Pam).
• Over medium heat in a heavy saucepan, melt butter and stir in brown sugar, salt and syrup. Bring to a rolling boil.
• When it starts to boil, boil a full 5 minutes stirring constantly with a wooden spoon. (I used a plastic spatula and ended up sacrificing it)
• Remove from the heat and add the soda. Pour caramel directly on the popcorn and stir to coat completely.
• Pour popcorn onto the sheets and bake for 1 hour, stirring every 15-20 minutes. Allow to cool and break into pieces. Store in zip-top bags.

EASY CARAMEL POPCORN

Steps:

• Set oven to 250 degrees F.
• Put the popped corn in a large bowl.
• 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!).
• Remove from heat and stir in baking soda and vanilla.
• Add in the nuts and stir to combine.
• Pour the mixture over popped corn in bowl; mix well with a wooden spoon to combine.
• Transfer to a large greased roasting pan, and bake for 1 hour, stirring every 10-15 minutes.
• Remove from oven then cool.
• Break into pieces.
• Store in a tightly covered tin box.
• Delicious!

CLASSIC CARAMEL CORN

Steps:

• Spray large shallow roasting pan with cooking spray. Add popcorn and place in preheated 250 degrees F oven while preparing caramel.
• Mix brown sugar, corn syrup, butter and salt in a heavy 2-quart saucepan. Stirring constantly, bring to a boil over medium heat.
• Boil 5 minutes without stirring. Remove from heat. Stir in baking soda and vanilla; mix well.
• Pour syrup over warm popcorn, stirring to coat evenly.
• Bake for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from oven and spread on foil that has been sprayed with cooking spray.
• Cool; break apart. Store in tightly covered container.

CARAMEL CORN I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).
• Add 1 tablespoon of the oil to a 4 quart saucepan, and heat over high heat. When oil is hot, add 1/2 cup of popping corn. Keep pan moving constantly. When corn stops popping, remove from heat. Place popped corn in oven to keep warm. Repeat until all corn has been popped. Set aside.
• Melt margarine or butter in a medium saucepan, and then stir in brown sugar, syrup, and salt. Bring to a rolling boil, stirring constantly; boil without stirring for 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Stir baking soda, vanilla, peanuts, pecans, and almonds into brown sugar mixture. Quickly pour nut mixture over warm popcorn, and toss until well coated. Spread on greased cookie sheets.
• Bake for 45 minutes, stirring well every 15 minutes. Cool on aluminum foil, and store in an air-tight container.

EASY HOMEMADE CARAMEL CORN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F.
• Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. To know when the pan is hot enough, add 3-4 kernels of popcorn. When they pop, the pan is hot enough. Remove the popped kernels and add the remaining ½ cup of kernels to the pan.
• Shake the pan or stir kernels so that they are evenly spread out in pan.
• Cover with a lid, leaving a small opening for steam to escape. Once the popcorn starts popping vigorously, shake the pot gently once.
• Remove from heat when the popping stops. You should be able to count to 3 between pops.
• Put the freshly popped popcorn into the baking pan. Be sure there are no unpopped kernels. (NOTE 3)
• Place in oven to stay warm while making the caramel.
• Combine the butter, corn syrup, and brown sugar in a pan and heat over low heat until the butter is dissolved.
• After the mixture is melted, turn the heat to medium and let simmer for 3-4 minutes until it reaches 255° F.
• Turn off the heat and stir in the salt and vanilla.
• Stir in the baking soda until it is well combined.
• Drizzle on top of the popcorn immediately and stir gently, trying to coat as much of the popcorn as possible.
• Bake for 45 minutes, stirring the popcorn every 15 minutes.
• Gently break apart large clusters, if desired.
• Store in an air tight container for 2-3 weeks.

EASY HOMEMADE CARAMEL CORN

Steps:

• Make popcorn.
• Salt popcorn and set aside.
• Melt 1 cup of butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
• Add 1 cup of brown sugar and stir until thoroughly mixed.
• Stirring continuously, bring the butter and sugar mixture up to a boil on medium heat.
• When it reaches a boil allow it to cook for 5 minutes without stirring on medium heat.
• Add the 2 tsp. of vanilla at the 4 minute mark and stir to mix.
• Continue to boil for one addition minute and then add the 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda.
• Drizzle the caramel mixture over the popcorn. Use a spoon to gently fold the popcorn with the mixture until the kernels are all covered.
• Pour the popcorn out onto a cookie sheet covered with aluminum foil or a silpat liner.
• Let the popcorn cool.
• Serve.

CARAMEL POPCORN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F.
• Line a jelly roll pan with parchment paper. Add popcorn to a large pan, spread out in an even layer.
• Melt butter in a large non-stick skillet over medium heat. Once melted, stir in brown sugar, corn syrup, and salt until smooth.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally. As soon as the caramel starts to gently boil, boil for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Remove from the heat and stir in baking soda and vanilla.
• Immediately drizzle caramel over popcorn. Toss gently with a spatula until the popcorn is evenly coated.
• Bake at 200 degrees F for 45 minutes, stirring the popcorn every 15 minutes.

CARAMEL CORN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250°. Place popcorn in 2 large bowls. Add 1/2 pound peanuts to each bowl. In a Dutch oven, combine remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir 5 minutes. , Pour half of the syrup over each bowl of popcorn and stir to coat. Transfer to large roasting or 15x10x1-in. baking pans. Bake 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes., Remove from oven and break apart while warm. Cool completely. Store in airtight containers.

CARAMEL CORN POPCORN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (95 degrees C). Place popped popcorn in a very large bowl.
• Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Then stir in the brown sugar, corn syrup and salt. Bring this mixture to a boil, stirring constantly. Then boil without stirring for approximately 4 minutes. Remove from the heat and then stir in the baking soda and vanilla extract.
• Then pour the caramel sauce over the popcorn and stir it to coat all the popcorn with the caramel sauce.
• Then place the popcorn in two large shallow baking dishes/ or pans and bake in preheated oven, for approximately 40 minutes (stirring half way through).
• Remove from oven and let cool completely before breaking into pieces.
• Store in an airtight container. I placed them in gallon size ziplock bags.

GRANDMA PAUL'S CARAMEL CORN

Steps:

• Over medium heat, combine first four ingredients and boil for 5 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in baking soda. Stir well. Pour over 8 quarts popped corn. Stir to coat well. Bake in large roaster or pan at 200 °F for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Spread on waxed paper to dry. Yields about 8 quarts.

NUTTY CARAMEL CORN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with a piece of parchment paper and spray lightly with cooking spray.
• Put the oil and 3 or 4 popcorn kernels in a large pot with a lid (at least 6 quarts). Cover the pot and turn the heat up to medium-high. Wait until you hear one of the kernels pop, then uncover the pot and add the remaining kernels. Quickly stir everything together then replace the lid. Cook the popcorn until the kernels begin popping and then reduce the heat slightly. Cook, shaking often, until the rate of popping starts to slow, 2 to 3 minutes. Do not wait for all of the kernels to pop or they will burn. Take off the heat.
• Combine the brown sugar, corn syrup, butter and salt in a medium pot. Heat over medium heat until melted and smooth. Stir in the baking soda.
• Pour the nuts on top of the popcorn. Then pour the caramel into the pot with the popcorn; stir to coat and spread the popcorn onto the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake, stirring occasionally, until slightly golden, about 20 minutes. Cool completely, and then break apart before serving.