Best Homemade Caramel Corn Recipes

HOMEMADE CRACKER JACK® CARAMEL CORN RECIPE - (4.6/5)

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 200°F and line a large rimmed baking sheet (18 x 13-inch) with parchment paper (or use a deep roasting pan, which is my preference. Pour the popped corn into a large bowl (at least 6 quarts); remove any un-popped kernels. If using, add the peanuts, mix and set aside. In a large saucepan over medium-high heat cook the molasses, brown sugar, butter, and corn syrup, stirring occasionally, until the sugar dissolves. Stirring occasionally, boil the syrup for 5 minutes. The syrup will darken slightly. Note: This is about 230°F, close to softball stage in candy making. Remove the pan from the heat, add the vanilla, and add the baking soda. Stir well as the mixture turns foamy. Immediately (and carefully) pour the hot syrup over the popped corn and stir until the corn is well coated. Spread the hot caramel corn into the parchment-lined pan. Note: I spread mine onto two baking sheets. Bake at 200°F for one hour. Stir the corn every 15 minutes during this time. Remove from the oven. This caramel corn is a warm, sticky, sweet and crunchy treat straight from the oven. It can also be cooled and stored airtight for several days. This recipe doubles and triples very well. KAF Notes: To make popcorn balls on a stick, omit the baking soda from the recipe. As soon as you can handle the corn without burning yourself, form it into 1-cup balls, inserting a lollipop stick or skewer at one end of each. Be sure to assiduously remove any unpopped kernels; you'll get most of them by shaking the bowl of popped corn, and scooping out the hard kernels that sift to the bottom. If you don't remove them, the syrup will allow them to adhere to popped kernels, and the next thing you know - ouch! A dental bill.

HOMEMADE CARAMEL CORN

Steps:

• Put together:
• 1/2 white corn syrup
• 2 Cups brown sugar
• 1 3/4 sticks butter
• Bring to a boil - Boil for 5 minutes - DO NOT STIR
• Remove from heat.
• Add:
• 1 t vanilla
• 1/2 t baking soda
• Stir well. Lightly grease 2 large roaster pans (disposable work really well) Pour 1 bag of O-Ke-Doke corn puffs into each pan(you will need 2 bags) . Pour brown sugar mixture over and stir well.
• Bake at 250 degrees for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
• Cool in pans. Store in tightly sealed containers.[/recipe].

HOMEMADE CARAMEL CORN

Steps:

• Melt butter, br.
• sugar, corn syrup and salt in a heavy saucepan, then cook it 5 minutes without stirring.
• Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and baking soda.
• This will make it foam up.
• Immediately pour over popcorn and stir well.
• Turn into 2 large baking pans.
• Bake at 250 degrees for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.