Description
A recipe for making sweet and salty caramel popcorn at home.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup popcorn kernels
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup light corn syrup
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Pop the popcorn kernels using your preferred method. Set aside 8 cups of popped corn.
- In a medium saucepan, combine the sugar, corn syrup, butter, and salt.
- Heat the mixture over medium heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves.
- Bring the mixture to a boil without stirring. Let it boil for 5 minutes.
- Remove the pan from the heat. Stir in the vanilla extract and baking soda quickly. The mixture will foam up.
- Pour the caramel mixture over the popped popcorn in a large bowl.
- Stir quickly to coat the popcorn evenly.
- Spread the coated popcorn onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake at 250 degrees Fahrenheit for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
- Let the popcorn cool completely before serving.
Notes
- For extra crispness, you can let the popcorn dry for several hours after baking.
- Store cooled popcorn in an airtight container.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 60 min
- Category: Snack
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
Keywords: salted caramel popcorn, homemade caramel corn, sweet and salty snack, easy popcorn recipe