Easy Homemade Caramel Corn
Easy Homemade Caramel Corn is so much better than store bought! This recipe is simple to make and ends up sweet, crunchy and perfect.
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- ½ cup popcorn kernels
- ½ cup butter, salted
- ¼ cup honey
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 250°
- Pop the kernels in an air popper and remove any kernels that did not pop. Place popcorn in a very large bowl, big enough to stir popcorn.
- In a medium skillet, combine butter, honey, brown sugar and salt.
- Over medium heat, bring caramel to a boil and boil for 5 minutes, gently whisking the whole time.
- Remove from heat and quickly whisk in baking soda.
- Pour caramel over popcorn and stir to evenly coat as best you can.
- Spread popcorn onto two greased rimmed sheet pans.
- Bake the popcorn for 45 minutes stirring and rotating pans every 15 minutes. Fold the popcorn with a rubber spatula and rotate pans by switching between racks to ensure even baking.
- Stir popcorn one last time and spread into even single layer and let caramel corn cool.
- Once cooled, break apart with fingers.
Nutrition
Calories: 277kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 217mg | Potassium: 70mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 35g | Vitamin A: 355IU | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 1mg
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