Homemade Caramel Corn Recipe
One of my favorite things “down the shore” is caramel corn on the boardwalk. {If you are from the NJ/PA area, you will totally understand what “down the shore” means, if it not, it means at the beach}.
I asked Mystery Husband to recreate the popcorn at home. He found an awesome recipe from AllRecipes that he tweaked slightly. It was so yummy, that this recipe has become a a regular treat in our house.
Homemade Caramel Corn
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup of unpopped popcorn (about 6 quarts of popcorn)
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 1/2 cup light corn syrup
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
- Pop popcorn. Remove all unpopped kernels. (you can also use microwave popcorn)
- Place the popped popcorn into two shallow lightly greased baking pans.
- Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F.
- Combine the brown sugar, corn syrup, butter and salt in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring enough to blend. Once the mixture begins to boil, boil for 5 minutes while stirring constantly. {Do not over boil, pay close attention to the time}
- Remove from the heat, and stir in the baking soda and vanilla. {the baking soda is a must, don’t forget it!}
- Immediately pour over the popcorn in the pans, and stir or shake side to side to coat . Don’t worry if its not totally coating, as it melts it will coat the rest of the popcorn.
- Bake for 1 hour in 250 degree heat – every 15 minutes stir or shake pans.
- Line the counter top with waxed paper. Dump the corn out onto the waxed paper and separate the pieces.
- Cool completely before serving.
thank you, I tried a recipe similar to this years ago and lost it. I think this might be the one. If it is, its great. Thanks
Is it as good as Johnson’s Popcorn??
Can Mystery Husband come on over here and make me some?? I am starving!!
Thanks…you just made me drool over caramel popcorn. Like finishing a whole bag of Kettle Corn from the fair was not enough. :( ughh… summer is the worst if you want to lose a few lbs. Fairs, boardwalk, all these “free” veggies/fruits from the garden. Ok I am going for a run now so I can make this later :)
sounds good…but, why is he a mystery husband?
he he Karissa, my husband is VERY weird about me writing about him.. so I have always called him Mystery Husband on here.
I have an even easier version for when you want it fast.
1/2 cup air popped corn
2 T butter
2T syrup (even Log Cabin works)
2T brown sugar
splash vanilla
Microwave mixture until melted, about 1 minute
Pour everything into a brown paper bag (like from the grocery) and shake.
put in microwave for 2 minutes
shake
repeat 2 more times
Enjoy!