Homemade Caramel Corn

Name: Homemade Caramel Corn
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 65 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 6 quarts popped popcorn (about ¾ cup kernels); 1 cup butter; ½ cup light corn syrup; 2 cups brown sugar; 1 tsp salt; ½ tsp baking soda; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 ½ cups pecans (or peanuts, optional)

This classic Christmas treat can be made with a variety of mix-ins for a fun and festive treat!

⏱ 80 min 🔨 Prep 15min 🔥 Cook 65min 📊 Medium 🍽 8 servings ⭐ 4.8 (13) 👁 4

Ingredients

8 servings

6 quarts popped popcorn (about ¾ cup kernels)
1 cup butter
½ cup light corn syrup
2 cups brown sugar
1 tsp salt
½ tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 ½ cups pecans (or peanuts, optional)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 250°F.
Melt butter, brown sugar, corn syrup and salt in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil and let simmer 5 minutes without stirring.
Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and baking soda.
Pour over popped corn (and optional mix-ins) and mix well to combine.
Spread mixture over two 9x13 pans and bake 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.

Nutrition per serving

Protein2g

Carbs82g

Fat24g

532kcal

2gProtein

82gCarbs

24gFat

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$647.00

Per Serving
$81.00/serving

🏠 Savings
~$1294.00 vs buying!

📋 Price Breakdown (88% ingredients detected)

Ingredient	Amount	Subtotal
quarts popped popcorn	6	$237.00
butter	1 cup	$260.00
light corn syrup	0.5 cup	$47.00
brown sugar	2 cups	$25.00
salt	1 tsp	$1.00
baking soda	0.5 tsp	$1.00
vanilla extract	1 tsp	$76.00
pecans	1.5 cups	-