Easy Homemade Caramel Corn Recipe

It's so fun and easy to make your own homemade caramel corn when you're at home watching a movie or some TV! Popcorn is coated in a brown sugar caramel mixture and it gets nice and crunchy when it cools.

Ingredients:
10 cups prepared popcorn (either microwaved popcorn, or use 1/3 cup unpopped kernels and cook on the stovetop)
8 tbsp unsalted butter (1 stick)
1 cup dark brown sugar (light brown is okay too)
1/4 cup light corn syrup
1 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp baking soda

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F. If you're not making your popcorn immediately, I recommend keeping it warm in the oven while you make the caramel. You want the popcorn to be warm when you add the caramel, so it spreads easier.

Combine the butter, brown sugar, light corn syrup, and sea salt in a saucepan set over medium heat. Let all the ingredients dissolve and melt together, then bring to a boil. Once it reaches a boil, cook for about 5 minutes until the caramel starts to pull away from the sides of the pan. Quickly stir in the baking soda and add it to the popcorn immediately, and stir as quickly as you can to get the caramel mixture distributed. Once the caramel mixture will no longer spread (because the caramel has cooled down), put the caramel popcorn in the oven for 15 minutes, then take it out and stir it around. You can repeat the 15 minute oven cycles up to 3 more times, if necessary, to get the caramel to warm up and spread. Let the caramel corn cool completely before eating, because that will help it get crunchy. Enjoy!

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[keepitkuute]

Guys. Everybody listen up!!!! I made this Caramel Popcorn and it is ABSOLUTELY Wonderful. I'm making it again today it's so good. This is definitely the best snack. 👏🏾

[katrinaroque]

Is there a substitute for the corn syrup? Or can I just leave it out completely

[susiepeterson-lalonde]

WHY!  Why did I have to watch this video?  I am craving Caramel popcorn so badly now I am going to have to make me some!  :)

[MakaBelly]

This looks yummy! I used to use a lot of oil when I would pop the popcorn. I like how you combined two recipes, that you already posted, into one delicious endeavor.

[biancamartinez]

Amazing recipe my popcorn is in the oven. This is my 3rd time making it

[MeliMusicful]

YOU'RE MAKING ME HUNGRY! I'll probally try to make this for a fun snack! It looks delicious!!!

[Totalnoms]

this looks so good, and potentially addicting :) I'll have to make this before my next Scandal binge. 

[ralphdidomonic]

hi hon. yum and another yum.  i have been using ur way of making popcorn for awhile now.  so easy and so much healthier not using so much oil.  this one has got to be tried.   enjoy super bowl sunday.   take care ralph xx

[chelseyvillatoro]

Omg I made this and it's so good it only lasted 2 days

[sarahlolamusic]

Thank you so much!! I am gonna try to make this today!

[reneeperez]

This looks fantastic. Can't wait to make it!

[helpfulnatural]

I made this recipe last week. It was delicious but I clearly need some practice getting the caramel to coat more of the popcorn. :(  I think I need a bigger bowl to keep it from going all over the counters when I'm mixing. I'll keep trying, I'm no quitter when it comes to sweets!

[lemon]

What can you substitute for the syrup? Thanks!

[Diamondsareforever]

Omg Gotta Make This I Need This In My Life!!!

[ailinatasoy]

wait what if i hae caramel dip do i just use it like the sauce

[keepitkuute]

Can I use salted butter, and if so do I substitute anything?

[emilymay]

Can I use dark corn syrup? Please respond.

[MakaBelly]

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