caramel corn
Recipe printed in the Reading Eagle back in the '70's. A favorite ever since...
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prep time
25 Min
cook time
1 Hr
method
Bake
yield
Ingredients
- 1 cup margarine
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 1/2 cup corn syrup, light
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 5 quarts popped popcorn
- 1 cup peanuts or other nuts
- 1 cup coconut
How To Make caramel corn
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Step 1In a large saucepan, melt margarine. Stir in brown sugar, syrup, and salt.
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Step 2Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil, without stirring, for 5 minutes.
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Step 3In the meantime, measure popcorn, nuts and coconut into a large dish pan. (Note - Use a 4 cup plastic bowl to measure a quart of popcorn.)
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Step 4Remove caramel from heat. Stir in baking soda and vanilla until frothy.
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Step 5Gradually pour caramel mix over popcorn mix, stirring well to coat.
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Step 6Turn into two large shallow baking pans that have been sprayed with PAM.
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Step 7Bake at 250 degrees for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
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Step 8Remove from oven. Cool completely. Break apart and store in a tightly covered container.
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