Caramel Corn

Name: Caramel Corn
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 liters popped popcorn (a double batch of this popcorn recipe, unsalted, unbuttered), any un-popped kernels removed; 473 milliliters firmly packed brown sugar; 237 milliliters (2 sticks) unsalted butter; 118 milliliters dark corn syrup; 1 Tbsp molasses; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoons baking soda; 473 milliliters salted peanuts (optional)

Caramel Corn might be just the American recipe you are searching for. This hor d'oeuvre has 2019 calories, 57g of protein, and 50g of fat per serving. This gluten free and lacto ovo vegetarian recipe serves 10. If you have popped popcorn, peanuts, butter, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 10 minutes. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Corn Puff Caramel Corn, Caramel Corn, and Caramel Corn.

Instructions

Pre-heat oven to 225°F.

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Place already popped popcorn in large roasting pan; set aside.

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Popped Popcorn

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Roasting Pan

Bring sugar, butter, corn syrup, molasses, salt to a boil:

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Corn Syrup

Molasses

Butter

Sugar

Salt

Combine brown sugar, butter, corn syrup, molasses and salt in a thick-bottomed, 2-quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture comes to a full boil.

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Brown Sugar

Corn Syrup

Molasses

Butter

Salt

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Sauce Pan

Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until candy thermometer reaches 250°F or small amount of mixture dropped in ice water forms a hard ball (about 12 to 14 minutes).

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Water

Candy

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Candy Thermometer

Remove from heat; stir in baking soda. The caramel will foam up a little and turn a lighter color when you add the baking soda.

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Baking Soda

Caramel

Carefully pour hot mixture over the popcorn in a large roasting pan. (If you would like peanuts with your popcorn, sprinkle the salted peanuts over the caramel sauce at this point.)

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Peanuts

Caramel Sauce

Popcorn

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Roasting Pan

Using a wooden spoon, stir until all popcorn is coated. (Be careful not to let the caramel touch you; it's very hot.)

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Caramel

Popcorn

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Wooden Spoon

Place in the 225°F oven for 20 minutes.

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Oven

Remove from oven, stir to more evenly coat the popcorn with the caramel sauce.

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Caramel Sauce

Popcorn

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Oven

Return to oven. Continue cooking for 20 minutes more.

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Oven

Remove from oven. Immediately spread caramel corn out onto parchment paper or a Silicone mat.

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Caramel Popcorn

Spread

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Baking Paper

Oven

Let cool completely. Break into bite-sized pieces. Store in tightly covered container.

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Servings:

4liters

popped popcorn (a double batch of this popcorn recipe, unsalted, unbuttered), any un-popped kernels removed 473milliliters

firmly packed brown sugar 237milliliters

(2 sticks) unsalted butter 118milliliters

dark corn syrup 1Tbsp

molasses 1teaspoon

salt 1teaspoons

baking soda 473milliliters

salted peanuts (optional)

Recommended wine: Sparkling Rose, Sparkling Wine

Sparkling rosé and Sparkling Wine are great choices for Caramel Popcorn. If you're serving a selection of appetizers, you can't go wrong with these. Both are very food friendly and complement a variety of flavors. One wine you could try is Sophora Sparkling rosé. It has 4 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 15 dollars.