Baked Caramel Corn

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 6 quarts popped popcorn (approx 1 c unpopped)
• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 1/2 cup light corn syrup
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 250 degrees.
• 2 pop popcorn. thoroughly coat a large roasting pan with cooking spray. add the popped popcorn to the pan and set aside.
• 3 combine the butter, brown sugar, light corn syrup, and salt in a 2 quart saucepan over medium-high heat. stir constantly until the mixture comes to a boil. remove from heat.
• 4 stir in the baking soda and vanilla (mixture will bubble and foam). pour caramel over the popcorn and stir until thoroughly coated.
• 5 bake popcorn at 250 degrees for approximately one hour, stirring every 15 minutes. the caramel corn is ready when the caramel is no longer sticky.