Caramel Corn - Homemade

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  • Number of Servings: 12
Ingredients
36 cups air-popped popcorn (1 cup kernels unpopped)**Cooking spray3/4 cup packed brown sugar1/3 cup light-colored corn syrup5 Tablespoon Country Crock spread (2.5 oz)1 teaspoons vanilla extract1/2 teaspoon baking soda1/2 teaspoon kosher salt (low sodium)
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Spray 2 or 3 cookie sheets with cooking spray.
3. Pop popcorn as directed by machine to equal approximately 36 cups (8 oz UN-POPPED) and set aside.
4. Combine sugar, corn syrup, and Country Crock butter spread in a medium heavy bottomed saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat.
5. Cook sugar mixture 4 - 5 additional minutes, stirring continuously scraping down sides.
6. Remove from heat then stir in vanilla, baking soda, and salt and mix well.
7. Place popcorn in a large bowl; pour sugar mixture over popcorn in a steady stream, stirring quickly to coat popcorn.
8. Then spread popcorn mixture into prepared cookie sheets and bake at 250 degrees Fahrenheit for 35 minutes.
9. Remove popcorn from oven and stir to break up any large clumps.
10. Cool 15 minutes before storing. Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week. Serving size is about 3 cups.

Recipe yields about 36 cups; 9 servings of 3 cups each.

Recipe yields about 36 cups

Servings Per Recipe: 12
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 165.5
  • Total Fat: 2.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 156.3 mg
  • Total Carbs: 42.9 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.0 g
  • Protein: 1.1 g

Member Reviews
  • ROSSYFLOSSY
    Tasty snack recipe. - 8/25/20
  • CD1987279
    great - 8/4/20
  • MNABOY
    Neat and tasty! - 8/1/20
  • GEORGE815
    Nice recipe - 7/18/20
  • CD6913562
    Something new for me and fun to make and eat. - 7/18/20
  • CECTARR
    Thanks - 4/18/20
  • PWILLOW1
    Made this for the grandkids. Great recipe. - 2/9/20
  • MUGABI123
    Great alternative ot buying it! - 12/27/19
  • DEE107
    looks good - 10/31/19
  • DENAKER1
    Thanks for the great recipe. Love the sweet and salty taste. - 10/26/19