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Homemade Caramel Popcorn

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PREP TIME
15 min
COOKING TIME
50 min
TOTAL TIME
95 min
SERVINGS
11 servings
Dessert Snack
Homemade Caramel Popcorn
Ingredients
  • 11 cups popped popcorn
  • 1 cup Spanish peanuts
  • 1 1/4 cups dark brown sugar
  • 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces
  • 1/4 cup dark corn syrup
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
1
Preheat your oven to 250 degrees Fahrenheit (or 120 degrees Celsius, if you prefer metric).
2
Next, take a large and deep roasting pan and cover the bottom with popcorn; sprinkle peanuts evenly over the top of the popcorn.
3
In a saucepan, combine brown sugar, butter, corn syrup, and salt over medium-high heat. Stir constantly as the ingredients come together and the sugar and butter melt, resulting in a thick and caramelized sauce, approximately 2 to 3 minutes.
4
Pour the caramel sauce over the popcorn and peanuts, stirring until everything is fully coated; make sure to scrape any excess caramel from the bottom of the roasting pan.
5
Place the popcorn mixture in a preheated oven and stir occasionally until the caramel and popcorn are crispy, approximately 45 minutes.
6
Transfer the cooled popcorn mixture to a sheet of parchment paper in a single layer, allowing it to cool completely before serving.