dee's version of puffcorn caramel corn

Name: Dee's Version of Puffcorn Caramel Corn
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 5 - 3.5oz bags of puffcorn. like puffy cheesey cheetos, except butter flavor (chester's is the only brand i can find, so just use abt 16-18 oz of any brand); 2 cubes or 1 cup butter; 2 cups brown sugar; 1 cup light karo syrup (sometimes i mix 1/2 cup each light and dark corn syrup; 1/4 cup molasses; 2 tsp baking soda; 2 tsp vanilla

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Dee Stillwell

Citrus Heights, CA

Updated on Jul 19, 2020

THIS MAKES A LARGE AMOUNT..ABOUT 2 - 1 GALLON ZIP BAGS FULL, BUT IT GOES FAST IN OUR HOUSE AND MY FRIENDS LOVE IT SO I MAKE ENOUGH TO SHARE. SINCE IT BAKES FOR OVER AN HOUR WITH STIRRING EVERY 20 MINUTES, I ALWAYS MAKE A BIG BATCH ALL AT ONCE.

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prep time 10 Min

cook time 1 Hr 20 Min

method Bake

yield

Ingredients

5 - 3.5oz bags of puffcorn. like puffy cheesey cheetos, except butter flavor (chester's is the only brand i can find, so just use abt 16-18 oz of any brand)
2 cubes or 1 cup butter
2 cups brown sugar
1 cup light karo syrup (sometimes i mix 1/2 cup each light and dark corn syrup
1/4 cup molasses
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp vanilla

How To Make dee's version of puffcorn caramel corn

Step 1

**NOTE: BE SURE TO READ THE PKGS OF PUFFCORN AND THAT YOU ONLY USE PLAIN OR BUTTER FLAVORED BCUZ THE CHEESE ONES ARE NOT GOOD FOR THIS RECIPE.

Step 2

** 06/21/26 - I recently found a generic brand at Dollar Tree for 5 oz bag I'm trying it tonite for my son's Father's Day gift. It's the only caramel corn he will eat. The Chester Cheeto brand got so expensive from $1.89 a few years ago to $2.99 now. And when you use five bags that's $15 worth of puff corn alone. Not counting the cost of butter, sugar, and syrup.
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