salted caramel corn
(2 ratings)
Sweet, slightly salty. It keeps really well and would make a great gift when packaged in an airtight container. This recipe calls for adding salt. You can omit the salt completely and have a wonderful caramel corn. The salt will not affect the outcome other than it not being salty. It's one of our favorite snacks and it makes wonderful gifts.
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(2 ratings)
yield
16 or 1 very hungry man
prep time
5 Min
cook time
35 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For salted caramel corn
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1/2 cunpopped popcorn kernels (makes about 16 cups popped corn)
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1 csalted butter
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1 clight brown sugar
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1/3 clight corn syrup
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1-2 tspkosher or sea salt - divided in half
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1/2 tspvanilla
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1/8 tspbaking soda
How To Make salted caramel corn
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1Preheat oven to 275°
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2Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat. Set aside.
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3Pop popcorn kernels using air popper into a large bowl. If you must pop in oil, use as little as possible.
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4In a small saucepan melt butter. When butter is melted add your brown sugar, corn syrup and 1 tsp salt together over medium heat. Bring to boil over medium heat and boil for 4 minutes without stirring.
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5Remove from heat and add the vanilla and baking soda and stir well. Pour caramel mixture over popcorn and stir to coat evenly.
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6Pour popcorn into lined pan, sprinkle remaining salt on top (1/2 tsp - 1 tsp depending on your personal taste preference) and place in oven. Bake for 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes so the caramel gets well distributed and it doesn't burn.
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7Allow popcorn to cool before eating.
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8Feel free to add a couple of cups of dried fruits or pretzels to the popcorn before covering with the caramel.
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9Once it is completely cooled, put into airtight container such as rubbermaid or a canning jar. I've had it last in the container for as long as a month.
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10NOTE: If you don't want the caramel corn to be salted just omit the salt.
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