2 Easy Homemade Caramel Popcorn Recipes

Several years ago, my great aunt sat down and shared her favorite Caramel Popcorn recipes with me. As a child, I had always looked forward to going to her home and digging into her popcorn container. After our visit was over, she would send my brother and I back home with little paper lunch bags filled with her delicious popcorn.

I hope these 2 recipes will be enjoyed by your family.

Classic Caramel

4 quarts popped popcorn
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup corn syrup
1/2 cup margarine
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Spread the popped popcorn in a large shallow baking pan. In a 2 quart saucepan, stir together brown sugar, margarine, corn syrup and salt. Cook mixture over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil. Cook for the final 5 minutes without stirring. Remove pan from the heat. Stir in vanilla extract and baking soda. Pour mixture over the popcorn. Stir until completely coated. Bake at 250 degrees for 1 hour, stirring every 10 minutes. Let cool to room temperature. Once cool, break into pieces and store in an airtight snack container.

Tip: If you are concerned about sticking, lightly coat your baking pan with margarine or nonstick cooking spray.

Caramel Nut

10 cups popped popcorn
1 1/2 cups peanuts
1/2 cup margarine
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup dark corn syrup
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

In a large baking dish, combine the popcorn and peanuts. In a 2 quart saucepan, combine margarine, brown sugar, corn syrup and salt. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly for 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in baking soda and vanilla extract. Pour mixture over popcorn and peanut mixture. Bake in a 250 degree oven for 45-60 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes. Let cool cool to room temperature. Once cool, break into pieces and store in an airtight snack container.

Optional - You can substitute the peanuts for sliced almonds or cashews.

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Shelly Hill has been working from home in Direct Sales since 1989 and is a Manager with Tupperware. Shelly enjoys cooking and baking for her family and sharing her favorite recipes with others. You can contact Shelly at: Web: my.tupperware.com/Ravish30 Recipe Blog: wahmshelly.blogspot.com

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