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Homemade Caramel Popcorn

Learn how to make caramel popcorn at home with only a few ingredients. Once you know how to make homemade caramel popcorn recipe, you will make it all the time. It's simple and easy. The homemade caramel is amazing!

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
55 mins
Servings: 12
Calories: 316 kcal
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter
  • 2 cups brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup corn syrup
  • 1 teaspoon salt (if you use bagged popcorn that you pop in the microwave, do NOT add additional salt. If you make your own popcorn from just kernels then the salt will be needed.)
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 bags Popcorn, popped (I used 3 bags of popcorn that I got for FREE. If you use kernels to make your own popcorn, make about 2 cups kernels -YES, it is alot)

Instructions

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  1. Pop your Popcorn
  2. Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (95 degrees C). Place popped popcorn in a very large bowl (I used 2 large bowls because I didn’t have big enough bowls).
  3. 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.
  4. Then pour the caramel sauce over the popcorn and stir it to coat all the popcorn with the caramel sauce.
  5. 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).
  6. Remove from oven and let cool completely before breaking into pieces.
  7. Store in an airtight container. I placed them in gallon size ziplock bags.

Notes

  • Change up the recipe by drizzling melted chocolate over the popcorn. 

Nutrition Information

Calories 316kcal (16%) Carbohydrates 46g (15%) Fat 15g (23%) Saturated Fat 9g (45%) Cholesterol 40mg (13%) Sodium 393mg (16%) Potassium 53mg (2%) Sugar 46g (92%) Vitamin A 475IU (10%) Calcium 37mg (4%) Iron 0.3mg (2%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 316

% Daily Value*

Calories 316kcal 16%
Carbohydrates 46g 15%
Fat 15g 23%
Saturated Fat 9g 45%
Cholesterol 40mg 13%
Sodium 393mg 16%
Potassium 53mg 1%
Sugar 46g 92%
Vitamin A 475IU 10%
Calcium 37mg 4%
Iron 0.3mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.