Caramel Corn

  • 24 cups popped popcorn
  • 2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup light corn syrup
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 Tbsp molasses
  • 3/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup nuts

 

  1. Heat oven to 250°.
  2. Place popcorn in  large roasting pan
  3. Melt brown sugar, butter, corn syrup, salt and molasses.
  4. Cook on medium until full boil (8 – 12 mins)
  5. Cook until 238° or soft ball (2-6 mins)
  6. Remove from heat.
  7. Stir in baking soda and vanilla
  8. Pour over popcorn, sprinkle nuts over all.
  9. Mix and bake 20 mins
  10. Stir and bake 25 more minutes
  11. Remove from oven
  12. Immediately place popcorn on foil.
  13. Cool and break apart

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