Caramel popcorn made with a simple stove top caramel that stays sweet and soft and sticky.
Prep Time30 minutesmins
Course: Appetizers and Snacks
Cuisine: American
Keyword: caramel, Snack
Servings: 16
Calories: 140kcal
Author: Melissa Griffiths
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Ingredients
8cupspopped cornabout ⅓ cup unpopped
¾cupsugar
¾cupbrown sugarpacked
½cuplight corn syrup
½cupwater
1teaspoonwhite vinegar
¼teaspoonsalt
¾cupbutter
Instructions
Measure popped corn into large bowl.
Combine sugar, corn syrup, water, vinegar and salt in 2-quart saucepan.
Heat to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring frequently. Cook, stirring constantly, to 260º on candy thermometer (or until small amount of mixture dropped into very cold water forms a hard ball).
Reduce heat to low; stir in butter until melted.
Pour syrup in thin stream over popcorn in bowl, stirring until popcorn is well coated.
Spread mixture on wax paper lined baking sheet. Cool.