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Caramel Popcorn
Caramel Popcorn
3 Reviews
From: EatingWell Magazine, Holiday Issue 1996
Homemade caramel corn isn't hard to make—whip up a batch for your Halloween party or anytime the neighborhood kids are invading your house for the night.
- By: EatingWell Test Kitchen
Ingredients 8 servings
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- 8 cups popped popcorn, (from ⅓ cup raw kernels), preferably air-popped
- ½ cup chopped nuts, such as pecans, walnuts or macadamia nuts (optional)
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- ½ cup corn syrup
- 1 tablespoon butter
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
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- Preheat oven to 300°F. Spread popcorn and nuts, if using, on a baking sheet with sides and set aside.
- Combine sugar, corn syrup, butter and salt in a heavy medium saucepan; bring to a boil over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally to dissolve the sugar. Clip a candy thermometer to the pan and cook until the mixture reaches 250°F and is at hard-ball stage (when a bit of syrup dropped into ice water forms a hard ball), 2 to 3 minutes. Remove pan from the heat and immediately stir in baking soda. Pour the mixture over the reserved popcorn and nuts, stirring until most of the kernels are coated.
- Bake the popcorn for 15 minutes. Stir, coating any kernels that were not coated at the beginning. Continue baking until amber, 5 to 10 minutes longer. (Longer baking produces a deeper caramel color and flavor.) Let cool until the caramel has almost hardened, about 2 minutes. Gently break up large clumps and let cool completely.
- Make Ahead Tip: Store in an airtight container in a cool, dry place for up to 1 week.
- Per serving: 196 calories; 2 g fat(1 g sat); 1 g fiber; 47 g carbohydrates; 1 g protein; 3 mcg folate; 4 mg cholesterol; 41 g sugars; 60 IU vitamin A; 0 mg vitamin C; 4 mg calcium; 0 mg iron; 199 mg sodium; 27 mg potassium
- Carbohydrate Servings: 3
- Exchanges: 3 other carbohydrates
Reviews 3
February 01, 2013
By: EatingWell User
Super easy and delicious!
Was really yummy! Amazing that it doesn't have more fat in it! I added vanilla vanilla bean, chopped almonds, and dried cherries and only baked it for a couple minutes to be able to thoroughly coat the popcorn easy then let it cool. This way, it's still a bit chewy how I like it. Will definitely make again!
Pros: Quick, low fat, easy to make
Cons: easily addictive!! lol
July 20, 2010
By: Vanessa Barron
was delicous, added the tsp of vanilla too :) will make again for sure
September 07, 2009
By: EatingWell User
I added 1tsp. of vanilla to give it more flavor. Tasted great. Will make it again.
