Best Harvest Caramel Corn Recipes

HARVEST CARAMEL CORN

Steps:

• You will need 10 cups of popcorn. We pop our popcorn on the stove (you can find our directions on How to Make Perfect Popcorn here) but you can use air-popped or microwave.
• After the popcorn is popped, make sure to remove all of the un-popped kernels. You don't want to bite down on one of those!
• Once you have made the popcorn, salt it liberally. It is so nice to taste the salty popcorn with the sweet marshmallow coating. Not quite like Kettle Corn but close.
• Melt 1 cup of butter in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat.
• Add 1 cup of light brown sugar.
• Stir until thoroughly mixed with the melted butter.
• Stirring continuously, bring the butter and sugar mixture up to a low boil. When it reaches a boil allow it to cook for 4 minutes without stirring.
• After boiling for 4 minutes, add the vanilla and stir for one more minute.
• Take the caramel mixture off the heat and immediately add the baking soda.
• Stir the mixture. This will cause the caramel to change colors and foam up a bit. This is the chemical reaction that you want. The bubbling effect of the baking soda will aerate the caramel and make it lighter and smoother and therefore easier to coat the popcorn.
• Slowly pour about a third of the caramel mixture over the salted popcorn.
• Gently fold the mixture in with the popcorn. Continue to add the caramel mixture a bit at a time, stirring between each addition.
• The popcorn should be completely covered in the warm caramel corn mixture.
• Here is the candy that we added to our Harvest Caramel Corn. We added Rolo candy, Pretzel M&M's (Brown, Yellow, Red, and Orange), and Regular sized M&M's (Brown, Yellow, Red, and Orange).
• Pour the popcorn out onto a cookie sheet covered with aluminum foil or a Silpat liner.
• Let the popcorn cool and then sprinkle with your candy mix-ins. Now your super delicious Harvest Caramel Corn is ready to serve!

CLASSIC CARAMEL CORN

Steps:

• Spray large shallow roasting pan with cooking spray. Add popcorn and place in preheated 250 degrees F oven while preparing caramel.
• Mix brown sugar, corn syrup, butter and salt in a heavy 2-quart saucepan. Stirring constantly, bring to a boil over medium heat.
• Boil 5 minutes without stirring. Remove from heat. Stir in baking soda and vanilla; mix well.
• Pour syrup over warm popcorn, stirring to coat evenly.
• Bake for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from oven and spread on foil that has been sprayed with cooking spray.
• Cool; break apart. Store in tightly covered container.

HARVEST CARAMEL CORN

Steps:

• Dissolve the sugar, margarine, corn syrup and salt until firm ball stage.
• Remove from heat and add spices and baking soda.
• Pour over popcorn, stirring well.
• Spread evenly on baking sheet and bake at 250ºF 45-50 minutes stirring every 15 minutes until done.
• Cool.
• (Be careful-burns easily).