Best 7 The Best And The Easiest Caramel Corn Ever Recipes
If you're looking for a delightful treat that will satisfy your sweet tooth, look no further than the ever-popular caramel corn. With its irresistible combination of crispy popcorn coated in a luscious caramel glaze, caramel corn is a timeless classic that appeals to people of all ages. Whether you're hosting a movie night, a party, or simply craving a sweet snack, making caramel corn at home is a fun and rewarding experience. With just a few simple ingredients and easy-to-follow steps, you can create a batch of the best and easiest caramel corn ever, leaving you with a sweet and crunchy treat that will tantalize your taste buds.
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MY AMISH FRIEND'S CARAMEL CORN
This recipe comes from an Amish family who package this treat for gifts to friends and neighbors every Christmas. It is truly the tastiest, easiest, and most foolproof caramel corn recipe you'll ever find!
Provided by ANITALOUISE
Categories Desserts Candy Recipes Popcorn Candy Recipes
Time 1h15m
Yield 28
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Place the popped popcorn into two shallow greased baking pans. You may use roasting pans, jelly roll pans, or disposable roasting pans. Add the peanuts to the popped corn if using. Set aside.
- Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Combine the brown sugar, corn syrup, margarine and salt in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring enough to blend. Once the mixture begins to boil, boil for 5 minutes while stirring constantly.
- Remove from the heat, and stir in the baking soda and vanilla. The mixture will be light and foamy. Immediately pour over the popcorn in the pans, and stir to coat. Don't worry too much at this point about getting all of the corn coated.
- Bake for 1 hour, removing the pans, and giving them each a good stir every 15 minutes. Line the counter top with waxed paper. Dump the corn out onto the waxed paper and separate the pieces. Allow to cool completely, then store in airtight containers or resealable bags.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 238.4 calories, Carbohydrate 21.9 g, Fat 16.3 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Protein 3.4 g, SaturatedFat 2.6 g, Sodium 387.6 mg, Sugar 12.2 g
BEST EVER CARAMEL CORN
The best ever caramel corn recipe with PERFECT crispy outside, chewy center, and sweet 'n salty flavor.
Provided by Tiffany
Categories Dessert
Time 1h5m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Fill two large bowls with the popcorn and set out two large baking sheets.
- In a large sauce pan on the stove, combine butter, sugar, and corn syrup over medium heat. Stir constantly and bring to a rapid boil. Continue to stir for 3-4 minutes, remove from heat and stir in vanilla then immediately stir in baking soda (be careful, mixture will bubble up!). Pour caramel over popcorn and stir with a rubber spatula until well-coated.
- Place baking sheets in the preheated oven and cook for 15-60 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes. ***For chewier popcorn, cook only 15-30 minutes. For crispier popcorn, cool closer to 45-60 minutes. My favorite is about 35-40 minutes for a crispy start and a chewy finish!
- Allow to cool, then serve or store in airtight container up to 3 days.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 317 kcal, Carbohydrate 47 g, Protein 1 g, Fat 15 g, SaturatedFat 10 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 41 mg, Sodium 112 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 47 g, ServingSize 1 serving
CLASSIC CARAMEL CORN
Sweet and crunchy, this caramel corn is easy to make and tastes better than the county fair's.
Provided by Karo Corn Syrup
Categories Trusted Brands: Recipes and Tips ARGO®, KARO®, FLEISCHMANN'S®
Time 1h
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Spray large shallow roasting pan with cooking spray. Add popcorn and place in preheated 250 degrees F oven while preparing caramel.
- Mix brown sugar, corn syrup, butter and salt in a heavy 2-quart saucepan. Stirring constantly, bring to a boil over medium heat.
- Boil 5 minutes without stirring. Remove from heat. Stir in baking soda and vanilla; mix well.
- Pour syrup over warm popcorn, stirring to coat evenly.
- Bake for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from oven and spread on foil that has been sprayed with cooking spray.
- Cool; break apart. Store in tightly covered container.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 395 calories, Carbohydrate 52.4 g, Cholesterol 30.5 mg, Fat 21 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 16.7 g, SaturatedFat 8.8 g, Sodium 567.3 mg, Sugar 32.3 g
THE EASIEST AND BEST CARAMEL CORN I'VE EVER MADE
Oh LORD, have mercy! LOL! This stuff is the kind-of snack you sit down in front of the tv with and you look down and it's all gone! The best part about this recipe is (other than the end product) the fact no candy thermometer is necessary.
Provided by Redneck Epicurean
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 1h10m
Yield 1 1/2 gallon bag
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 200°.
- Spray your largest cookie sheets.
- Pop the popcorn in the oil and set aside. I do this in two batches. Place in a very large bowl. (Plastic bowls work really well because the caramel won't stick; you could also spray the bowl with a bit of Pam).
- Over medium heat in a heavy saucepan, melt butter and stir in brown sugar, salt and syrup. Bring to a rolling boil.
- When it starts to boil, boil a full 5 minutes stirring constantly with a wooden spoon. (I used a plastic spatula and ended up sacrificing it)
- Remove from the heat and add the soda. Pour caramel directly on the popcorn and stir to coat completely.
- Pour popcorn onto the sheets and bake for 1 hour, stirring every 15-20 minutes. Allow to cool and break into pieces. Store in zip-top bags.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 2664.2, Fat 141, SaturatedFat 80.1, Cholesterol 325.4, Sodium 3554.4, Carbohydrate 369.1, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 311.9, Protein 2.1
CARAMEL CORN
Homemade Caramel Corn has never been easier! It's an incredibly addictive snack that is sweet, crunchy, and so easy to make!
Provided by Janelle
Time 1h
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Pop popcorn according to package directions.
- Have two bowls ready.
- Pour popcorn in one bowl.
- Gently Shake the bowl to get the seeds to the bottom of the bowl.
- Remove popcorn slowly into the second bowl leaving seeds in the 1st bowl.
- Toss seeds. Repeat with the second and third bag.
- Prepare 2 baking sheets with a baking mat or parchment paper.
- Preheat oven to 250*F
- In a pot, add butter and cook over medium heat until melted.
- Add brown sugar, corn syrup and salt.
- Bring to a boil and cook for an additional 4 minutes, stirring regularly so caramel doesn't burn on the bottom of the pan.
- After 4 minutes, turn off the heat and remove the pan from heat.
- Add vanilla extract and be prepared for the mixture to spit at you. Stir to incorporate.
- Add baking soda and stir. Mixture will become fluffy and increase in volume.
- Pour caramel mixture over your prepared popcorn.
- Stir well, careful not to touch the caramel mixture to your skin or it will burn you.
- Spread caramel corn on baking sheets, dividing mixture between the two sheets.
- Evenly space the racks in your oven so you can get both in there at the same time, one on top and one on bottom.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- Remove caramel corn, and stir. Place back in oven on the opposite oven shelf.
- Repeat 15 minute baking and stirring intervals until caramel corn has been baked 2 times total.
- Remove from the oven, stir and let cool.
- I like to stir again after caramel corn has been out of the oven for 5 minutes to prevent clumping.
- Serve once cool.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 462 calories, Carbohydrate 57 grams carbohydrates, Cholesterol 43 milligrams cholesterol, Fat 26 grams fat, Fiber 3 grams fiber, Protein 2 grams protein, SaturatedFat 13 grams saturated fat, ServingSize 1, Sodium 509 milligrams sodium, Sugar 41 grams sugar, TransFat 3 grams trans fat, UnsaturatedFat 10 grams unsaturated fat
THE BEST AND THE EASIEST CARAMEL CORN EVER
Get ready for some fantastic Caramel corn, buttery goodness and very addictive. I make this every year for the holidays. It is the best I have ever tasted, crispy and light.
Provided by Gail Herbest @Gaillee
Categories Candies
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Place popped popcorn into a large brown paper bag, set aside
- In a 2 quart casserole dish or other heat-proof glass dish, combine the brown sugar, butter, corn syrup, salt and vanilla. Heat in microwave for 3 minutes, then take out and stir until well blended. Return to microwave, and cook for 1 1/2 minutes. Remove from microwave and stir in the baking soda until blended
- Pour the syrup mixture over the popcorn in the bag. Roll down the top of bag once or twice to close the bag and shake to coat corn. Place bag into the microwave and cook for 1 min and 10 seconds, remove, shake and flip the bag over , and return to microwave for another 1 min 10 seconds.
- Dump the popcorn onto waxed paper and let cool until coating is set. store in air tight container
SUPER FAST, DELICIOUS, EASY, AND OOEY GOOEY CARAMEL CORN
This caramel corn whips up really fast and is the perfect consistency and taste. I received it from some good friends of my parents. It always goes over well when a bunch of friends or family get together. Even though its easy, my husband requests it often. We like light corn syrup, but if you prefer a stronger flavor, use dark.
Provided by Delish
Categories Dessert
Time 5m
Yield 12 cups, 10-12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- In a saucepan, bring to a boil butter, brown sugar, and corn syrup.
- Place popped popcorn in large bowl and drizzle caramel mixture gradually over popcorn, while tossing and stirring to coat evenly.
- Make sure to scrape the bottom as the mixture settles.
- We love to serve it warm in all its ooey gooey goodness! Once you start, you can't stop.
Tips:
- Use fresh popcorn for the best results. Stale popcorn will not caramelize properly and will be tough.
- Make sure the sugar mixture is completely dissolved before adding the popcorn. If the sugar is not dissolved, it will crystallize and the caramel corn will be gritty.
- Cook the caramel corn over medium heat. If the heat is too high, the sugar will burn and the caramel corn will be bitter.
- Stir the caramel corn constantly while it is cooking. This will help prevent the sugar from burning and will ensure that the popcorn is evenly coated.
- Remove the caramel corn from the heat as soon as it is golden brown. If you cook it for too long, it will become hard and brittle.
- Spread the caramel corn out on a baking sheet to cool. This will help prevent it from clumping together.
- Store the caramel corn in an airtight container at room temperature.
Conclusion:
Caramel corn is a delicious and easy-to-make snack that is perfect for any occasion. With a few simple ingredients and a little bit of time, you can create a batch of caramel corn that will be enjoyed by people of all ages. So next time you are looking for a sweet and salty snack, give caramel corn a try!
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