How to make caramel popcorn

We are getting ready for my daughters bday party in the morn. Caramel popcorn is always a fav!

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INGREDIENTS

Gather ingredients

Gather ingredients

Over med heat, combine first four ingredients and boil for 5 mins

Over med heat, combine first four ingredients and boil for 5 mins

This is what it will look like

This is what it will look like

Use the sea salt to add to popcorn

Use the sea salt to add to popcorn

Do this while the popcorn is fresh, this is optional and you can skip it if your watching your salt intake. It does add that salt to sweetness.

Do this while the popcorn is fresh, this is optional and you can skip it if your watching your salt intake. It does add that salt to sweetness.

Remove from heat and stir in baking soda

Remove from heat and stir in baking soda

This is how it looks

This is how it looks

Add to popcorn

Add to popcorn

Stir stir stir until coated

Stir stir stir until coated

Add in pan at 200 degrees, stirring every 15 mins for an hour.

Add in pan at 200 degrees, stirring every 15 mins for an hour.

I use a roasting pan

I use a roasting pan

Once done put on parchment paper (caramel sticks to wax paper, so don't use it,)

Once done put on parchment paper (caramel sticks to wax paper, so don't use it,)

This is what it looks like out of the oven.

This is what it looks like out of the oven.

You'll have to break the pieces up so there is no clumps

You'll have to break the pieces up so there is no clumps

Let it cool and dry about 15 min or so

Let it cool and dry about 15 min or so

Then bowl and eat up! Yum!

  • 1 cup butter
  • 2 cups brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup light corn syrup
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 8 quarts popped, popcorn
  • 1 tablespoon sea salt