Caramel Crunch Popcorn
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Difficulty:
easy
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Preparation:
10 min.
Preparation
ready in 1 hr 20 min.
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Healthy, because
Even smarter
This recipe for caramel popocorn has considerably less calories and sugar than store-bought varieties, not to mention no preservatives.
Drizzle this popcorn with some melted milk or dark chocolate for an extra sweet kick.
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Ingredients
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- Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 2 cups packed brown sugar
- ½ cup light corn syrup
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp pure vanilla extract
- 12 cups popped Popcorn
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saltPreparation steps
1.
Preheat oven to 200º F. Place popped popcorn in a large bowl.
2.
In a medium saucepan set over medium heat, melt butter. Stir in brown sugar, corn syrup and salt. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly to dissolve the sugar. Boil for 4 to 5 minutes. Remove pan from heat source; stir in the baking soda and vanilla extract and stir well. Pour in a thin stream over the popcorn, gently stirring to coat.
3.
Place the coated popcorn in two large shallow roasting pans and bake in a preheated oven, stirring every 15 minutes, for 1 hour. Spread caramel corn on waxed paper to dry and cool. Gently break apart and serve.
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