Crunchy, sweet homemade caramel corn can be made even better with the addition of nuts or chocolate chips. This recipe first appeared in our Jan/Feb 2013 issue along with our article Caramel Corn.
Ingredients
- 1⁄2 tsp. canola oil
- 1⁄2 cup popcorn kernels
- 1 cup unsalted butter, plus more for greasing
- 2 cups light brown sugar
- 1⁄2 cup light corn syrup
- 1⁄4 tsp. cream of tartar
- 1 tsp. sea salt, plus more to taste
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
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Instructions
Step 1
Heat oven to 250°. Heat oil in an 8-qt. saucepan over high heat. Add popcorn, cover and cook, shaking pan, until popping subsides, 6–8 minutes. Let sit 1 minute. Grease a foil-lined baking sheet; cover with popcorn. Combine butter, sugar, syrup, tartar, and salt in a 2-qt. saucepan fitted with a candy thermometer over high heat. Cook, without stirring, until mixture is a dark brown and registers 260°. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Pour over popcorn and mix; spread in an even layer. Bake until caramel is soft again, 25–30 minutes. Stir to coat popcorn, season with salt; cool.
- Heat oven to 250°. Heat oil in an 8-qt. saucepan over high heat. Add popcorn, cover and cook, shaking pan, until popping subsides, 6–8 minutes. Let sit 1 minute. Grease a foil-lined baking sheet; cover with popcorn. Combine butter, sugar, syrup, tartar, and salt in a 2-qt. saucepan fitted with a candy thermometer over high heat. Cook, without stirring, until mixture is a dark brown and registers 260°. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Pour over popcorn and mix; spread in an even layer. Bake until caramel is soft again, 25–30 minutes. Stir to coat popcorn, season with salt; cool.
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