Caramel Corn
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Difficulty:
moderate
Difficulty
Preparation:
20 min.
Preparation
Ingredients
for
2
- Ingredients
- 1 ½ Tbsps sunflower oil
- ½ cup popping Corn
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- ¼ cup light corn syrup
- ¼ cup butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- 1 cup chopped Nut (pecans, almonds, cashews, etc)
Preparation steps
1.
Line a large baking tray with non-stick baking paper.
2.
Heat the oil in a large pan until very hot, but not smoking.
3.
Tip in the popping corn, reduce the heat to low and quickly cover with a tight fitting lid and wait for the corn to start popping. When the popping has ceased, remove from the heat
4.
Heat the sugar, syrup, butter, salt and vanilla in a large, heavy-based pan over a low heat, until the sugar has dissolved. Increase the heat and cook without stirring for 5-7 minutes.
5.
Stir in the bicarbonate of soda and then add the nuts and popcorn. Stir to coat the kernels all over.
6.
Quickly spread out onto the baking tray and allow to cool and set. Break up into chunks when cold.
