Easy, Homemade Oven Baked Caramel Popcorn
Did you know that it is super easy to make your own caramel popcorn? You can easily make your own homemade caramel corn that tastes even better than storebought, with better ingredients too! Let me show you how my family makes the best caramel popcorn in the oven.
Servings 8 people
Ingredients
- 5 qts popped corn
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 2 cups brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup light corn syrup
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 250° F. Spread freshly popped popcorn onto two large rimmed pans. You can easily make homemade popcorn in a large pot. Put 2 tablespoon oil and 2 kernels popcorn in pot, cover with lid and heat over medium heat. Whent the kernels pop, add 1/2 cup unpopped kernels and cover again. Shake the pot as you go, always keeping the lid on as the kernels will pop everywhere without it. Continue shaking pot, when you stop hearing consistent popping. Remove from heat and pour the fresh popcorn onto 2 large rimmed pans. For this recipe you will want to repeat the process and will have a little extra after popping 1 cup. Measure out the ~20 cups you need for the carmel corn and use the rest to snack on while you wait for your caramel popcorn.
- Wipe out your pan and re-use to make the caramel sauce. Over medium heat, combine butter, brown sugar, corn syrup, and salt. Bring to a boil and then boil without stirring for 4 minutes. Remove from heat and add vanilla and baking soda. (It will look foammy)
- Pour homemade carmel sauce over popcorn and toss until evenly coated. Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Once cooled break up any large clumps using your fingers. Then let caramel corn cool completely. Serve immediately or store in an airtight container for up to a week.