This is the very first recipe I ever tried! It’s from my 6th grade Home Ec class and I’ve used it ever since. It’s really easy to make and the best caramel corn you’ll ever taste! I suggest doubling the recipe to share with friends. It makes a great treat to bring to play-dates. Also makes a great gift when wrapped in a fun container.
Ingredients:
9 cups freshly popped popcorn
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup light corm syrup
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup salted peanuts
Pam cooking spray
Brown paper grocery bag
Directions:
- Generously coat the inside of a brown paper grocery bag with Pam cooking spray.
- Put all popcorn into bag. Set aside.
- In a large microwave safe bowl, stir together brown sugar, butter, corn syrup and salt (not baking soda) until well combined.
- Microwave on high until boiling (about 3-4 minutes).
- Once boiling, continue microwaving 2 minutes.
- Remove from microwave and add baking soda.
- Stir vigorously until mixture is foamy.
- Pour mixture on top of popcorn in paper bag.
- Roll down top of paper bag to close. Shake bag really well to combine mixture with popcorn.
- Keeping bag closed, put in microwave and cook 1 1/2 minutes on high.
- Remove bag from microwave, open carefully and add peanuts.
- Re-close bag and shake really well.
- Keeping bag closed, put back in microwave and cook additional 1 1/2 minutes on high.
- Remove from microwave, open carefully and pour hot caramel corn onto a cookie sheet to cool.
- Allow to cool completely.
- Once cool, break into chunks.
- Store up to 3 days in an air tight plastic container.
AWESOME!!! Just made a double batch as suggested and it’s sooooo good! I paid $7 for a bag of Gourmet Caramel Corn yesterday at Plum Market and this is just as good if not better! Save your $$ and make your own. 🙂 Thanks Sis!
So glad you like it Sis!
This looks really good and really easy – I will be making this soon! Thanks for sharing.
I hope you like it Amy! It didn’t last long around here–both Ryan and Joe devoured it.