Baked Caramel Corn
Perfectly sweet and salty combo of caramel covered popcorn that's baked in your oven. An easy homemade snack for movie nights, parties or just munching on!
Servings: 20
Calories: 306kcal
Ingredients
- 1 c. unpopped popcorn popped
- 2 c. brown sugar
- 1 c. butter
- 1/2 c. light corn syrup
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
- 1 c. salted peanuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. Line to large roasting pans or baking sheets (with sides) with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Prepare popcorn using your preferred way of popping i.e. stove top, air popper etc. Put popped popcorn in large bowl and set aside.
- Boil butter, syrup, brown sugar and salt in saucepan. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes stirring occasionally.
- Take off heat and add vanilla and soda. Mix thoroughly. Add peanuts and stir to combine.
- Pour mixture over popped popcorn in large bowl. Stir to combine. Pour the popcorn onto prepared pans and bake in the oven at 250 degrees for 1 hour. Stir every 15 minutes.
- Spread out on parchment paper and let cool. Store in air tight containers or ziplock bags.
Nutrition
Calories: 306kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 294mg | Potassium: 158mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 295IU | Calcium: 36mg | Iron: 0.8mg